Some 250 Rodgers Forge residents attended a meeting last Wednesday evening to confront Towson University about the new arena that is slated to be built virtually in the backyard of Stanmore Road, a very important boundary for our neighborhood.
Residents wore red and carried a red banner: "Halt TU Arena Now". The meeting was widely covered by the print and broadcast media. The residents, the Rodgers Forge Board, and other concerned citizens did a good job of articulating the concerns of the neighborhood which include the following:
- Without informing the neighborhood TU changed the scope and location of the Arena from the 2003 Master Plan
- Property values will be in jeopardy due to industrial noise, safety issues and inherent parking problems that will ensue from basket ball games and concerts of some 6000 students
- Neighbors on Stanmore believe their quality of life will be greatly diminshed
Neighbors are collectively calling for a HALT to all plans for the new arena until a forum can be called in which the community is invited to sit at the table and work together with the university to agree on a plan that is in the best interest of the entire community.
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