Common Council is expected to vote on a set of proposed development guidelines on May 8.

To the Editor:

Re: “A Heightened Sense of Urgency: City Policy Endangers Collegetown Development,” Opinion, March 30.

Collegetown has long been a part of Ithaca and the culture of student life at Cornell. For many of us we have grown to love this neighborhood as a home away from home. Chris Basil ’10 and Ryan Lavin ’09 were absolutely correct in saying that we must be concerned with the City of Ithaca’s policy regarding Collegetown’s development. The Common Council’s proposed policy changes will hinder the growth and development of Collegetown creating problems for landlords, permanent residents and the growing student population.