Article promotes direct response

Dear Editor,
 
    I just now read your article about the proposed re-zoning conflict within the Milledgeville historical district, and I would like to share my opinion with you about the topic on hand. I was unaware of this until I read your article, but now that I have read through it, I believe that the Milledgeville City Council may be, in a way, acting against students. I am sure that there are many local residents that dislike seeing many of the historical houses and other buildings being lived in by college students, but the truth of the matter is those houses are open (as far as I know) for anyone who is willing to pay the price to live in. I do not live in one of these houses or even a section of the town that could be affected by this proposal, but I do know people who will. I disagree with the people who are concerned about allowing students (non-family members living in single family housing) to continue living in these houses because of the fact they "don’t care about keeping up with the appearance" of the buildings.
     It is true that some of these buildings could use some work, but then again, so could half of the city of Milledgeville, so I don’t think it is fair for people to be saying the students don’t care enough.
    I have seen students outside working on their houses many days, and I don’t see the appearance as a problem in this particular area of town. This article has inspired me to join the group, Isn’t it Ironic?, so that I can remain updated on the political issues concerning the GCSU area. Thank you for your time in reading this.

Sincerely,
Amanda Severin
Business
Sophomore

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Oct 13 2006. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry