Gonzalez's letter also requested open publicizing of where the revenue from Block Party goes, as well as clear numbers kept on how much beer is purchased and consumed. Gonzalez emphasized the importance of making Block Party a community event, involving the entire student body. By changing the activities surrounding the event, Gonzalez hopes to prevent the problems associated with last year's Block Party, when intoxicated students spilled out into the Georgetown community with nothing to do, according to Gonzalez. Gonzalez's demands also include limiting the party to three or four hours, instead of the previous seven-hour Block Party. On the plus side, it would fix community relations with Georgetown.
Every year there are a small handful of people who ruin it for everyone.
On the other hand, there are some things we'd have to lose. Moving it on campus would probably improve relations with the vocal minority that opposes Block Party, but the neighbors around the party itself don't have a problem with it. Gonzalez said that individual members of the community had lauded him for deciding to help move Block Party on-campus. The university needs other remedies for their off-campus student problem.