Residents, Officials Complain of Rowdy College Renters
Fredericksburg's elected leaders want to meet with officials from the University of Mary Washington to hash out a strategy to deal with problem residences in city neighborhoods.
College students living off campus are taking center stage in an ongoing debate among city officials about how to better deal with repeat violators of Fredericksburg's neighborhood nuisance laws. The Fredericksburg City Council now wants to meet in person with representatives from the University of Mary Washington to discuss how to address problems which may be caused by students living off campus. A UMW representative was supposed to have attended last night's City Council meetings, but had to cancel citing a death in the family. Fredericksburg Mayor Thomas Tomzak had harsh words for the university, which he said was "oblivious" to the problems caused by their students in residential areas of the city. Nuisances Get Second Look …
Paul Randall
3:06 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
@Annoyed Student and others: Nothing is stopping you from registering to vote here in the city. If you want council members who listen to students instead of creeps like Rodger Provo, then VOTE here. Vote people like Fred Howe and Brad Ellis who only care about your neighbors out of office. You'll be doing us all a favor. Oh, and hardly anyone votes in local elections. If you get a couple of … more ›