Hotel at Olmstead isn’t practical
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers Alan Fish’s proposed development of the Olmstead lot and the paper’s objections.
- The News-Letter reported that Fish, the university’s vice president of real estate and campus services, presented development ideas to the SGA, including a hotel on the vacant lot.
- The paper reported that Fish said the hotel could bring “really great restaurants” to Charles Village and give students another place to “hang out.”
- The article argued that the lot would be more useful for a large supermarket or a student union, citing a lack of nearby grocery options and growing demand for a student union.
- The reporter writes that Fish should discuss the plans with more students before proceeding.