TitanTarHeel wrote:Any new news on the privately built dorms and campus expansion to the south? It was announced it seems about 18 months ago but things appear stalled. I believe Peter Cummings was somehow via his real estate company. That sounded like a very positive development for campus overall.
TitanTarHeel wrote:The area (District 2) just got a new council member in Tuesday's election. Not sure if they may or may not assist on this project and working for the best outcome for the area and city. A more vibrant and successful UDM seems like a real key to the district. I'd be curious what the city demands were that are scuttling this. I would've guessed that Cummings was seeking certain financial returns on the project that we couldn't make happen for him.
Not sure how much there is discussion on taking down the fences for campus, or how that may play into this. While I totally support UDM being much more connected with the local community - I do think its reasonable to have fences, to have security to have some sort of controlled and thoughtful way to monitor campus and the students well being. Private and public businesses do this everywhere -- look at the bollards (posts) that surround public buildings so that they can't get rammed by cars for example. Reasonable measure to ensure security. Anyhow, it's an interesting topic of how to best get UDM in the fabric of the community and I think the fence is merely symbolic than anything else.
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