[Durham INC] Opportunity to improve quality of life in near-duke neighborhoods?

[Debra Hawkins]

Hi Frank hope you're doing well... I'm only a former delegate like you and
citizen comms committee member, but of all the ideas with all their hurdles
and advantages, this one seems like a possible winner - and worth getting
behind. Newly broken into the top 10 tertiary institutions in the country
Duke with its enormous endowment seems like it's capable and ready to move
in this direction; a good fall back negotiation could be similar to what
other schools of their caliber have in place which is to require on campus
residents for at least the lower three undergraduate years AKA all but the
senior class. Any level of increase in the on-campus requirement, as soon
as it is doable, and even if done in phases, is still a win for the
community housing situation. Phasing maybe kind on the University, the
students/families, housing seekers and local landlords alike, is currently
held Lisa's by the student population naturally expire. (An exception for
the Greek communities with off campus owned frats or sorority dwellings may
also be necessary.)

D Hawkins

On Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 12:31 PM Frank Hyman via INC-list <
inc-list at lists.deltaforce.net> wrote:

> Hi, hope y’all are well.
>
> I represented Burch Ave. at INC decades ago and was on the city council in
> the 90’s.
>
> I’m wondering if there’s anyone in INC who  might find this campaign below
> of interest? (Text and attachment).
>
> And is it possible I could bring this up at your October meeting?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Frank Hyman
> 919-824-2239
> www.bluecollarcomeback.com <http://bluecollarcomeback.com/8.html>
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> *More Affordable Housing &*
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> *Better Quality of Life at*
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> *No Cost to Durham Government*
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> *Problem:*
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> Affordable houses and apartments for working class families are becoming
> scarcer in Durham.
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> Part of that scarcity is created by about 2000 of Duke’s undergraduate
> students, who occupy several hundred affordable units in the
> transit-friendly neighborhoods of Durham.
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> This problem is aggravated by the fact that a portion of these undergrads
> are bad actors—late night noise, trash, blocking driveways etc.--who reduce
> the quality of life of their neighbors.
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> *Solution:*
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> Duke University builds undergrad housing on the now almost empty Central
> Campus. The present master plan has no goal for that campus. When that
> housing becomes available, Duke requires all future undergrads to reside on
> campus as a contingency of acceptance. Presently, all freshman are already
> required to live on campus.
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> *Result:*
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> The quality of life in all near-Duke neighborhoods improves.
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> Several hundred houses, apartments and fixer-uppers become available for
> Durham’s working families.
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> *Costs: *
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> Local government would bear no cost, yet hundreds of housing units would
> become available.
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> Duke’s cost for new undergrad housing would be covered by the grants,
> loans and family money that already covers the rent money that these
> 2000-ish undergrads already pay for off-campus housing.
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> *How Winnable is This Campaign:*
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> Can you imagine Duke successfully objecting that there’s some academic or
> economic benefit when their undergraduates displace Durham’s working
> families from affordable housing?
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> *Best Time to Start This Campaign:*
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> Right now.
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