Marymount College expansion still controversial with RPV residents
An 1,800-page analysis of the two-year private college's plan to refurbish its library and build on-campus dormitories has hit the table, but has yet to win over activists who have complained about it.
Here's the gist of the objection from Megan Bagdonas' story:
But the sticking point for neighbors remains a proposal to build two on-campus dormitories to house 255 students. Residents say the neighborhood isn't compatible with potentially rowdy coeds bunking down in their bucolic enclave.The Concerned Citizen Coalition, which formed in 2000 in response to Marymount's expansion plans, says it's not the increased number of cars that worries them but who's behind the wheel.
"We're not talking about traffic doubling or tripling; we're talking about the nature of it," activist Tom Redfield said. "As it is, the campus gets very quiet in the late afternoon. "But with (the dorms) we would have (students) here 24/7, and that would totally change the nature of our community."
Attend the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 27) at Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Blvd.