He has said that a computerized tracking system to monitor repeat offenders could also strengthen cases in court. We'd like the university at the least to inform students of our county ordinances and to connect violations to student conduct records. But I don't think they're interested. A letter from Adams addressed none of King's concerns but did tell her that the university plans to build more residence halls on campus over the next 20 years. We certainly hope our students would want to be good citizens no matter where they live.
Tech is interested in being more of a neighbor and working together.
The neighborhood serves us by providing housing for our students. Association members meet regularly with Tech administrators to discuss neighborhood problems, and they're reaching out to students. Their behavior impacts everyone around them. The Home Park Association is even negotiating to have the school rebuild a community day care center, which serves Tech employees as well as neighborhood residents. Some in the community are still smarting from memories of decades ago when Georgia Tech took some 200 houses and turned them into parking lots, said State, but other residents realize that looking to the future is more productive.