A changing fabric (From York Press)
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A changing fabric
11:08am Monday 7th January 2013 in Letters By Reader's letter
THE University of York has for a long time, and continues to do so, altered the fabric of living in our city’s eastern suburbs (The Press, December 28).
Because the university expected and was allowed to have the accommodation needed for its continual expansion of student numbers provided by the private housing stock, local residents have dramatically reduced in number, which has led to school closures.
The university should have been made to provide accommodation on site. The new Derwenthorpe development should help sustain the local schools.
One further point in the article is interesting. The outgoing head teacher bemoans family homes being bought for students, thus changing family life in the area, but then says she will spend part of her retirement at her second home in France.
I do hope that family life in this part of France has not been dramatically altered by too many foreigners buying holiday homes there.
Geoff Robb, Hunters Close, Dunnington.
Comments(3)
last of the mandms
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7:40am Tue 8 Jan 13
Mulgrave
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10:15am Tue 8 Jan 13
Disruptive behaviour in a community is a serious issue, and needs addressing, whoever is responsible, however 4 or 5 young adults occupying a property is a very effective use of resources, there is never an unused room in a student house! It could be argued that the familiy homes in the area with bedrooms set aside for student offspring to return to in the holidays from their studies in other towns and cities are just as much part of the problem, but would anyone seriously want to put their name to a campaign againt this?
J-Dawg says...
1:08pm Mon 7 Jan 13
It was the greed of the local residents who decided to cash in on this rise and buy in a cheaper location which you should be aiming your anger at. Either that or you should have been quicker to cash in yourself.
Regarding school closures. This is a problem, however as one school closes, another gets bigger and perhaps one which may have loooked as closure previously has been saved instead.