HSU Has Announced a Partnership With AMCAL on ‘The Village’ Student Housing Development
Revised plans for the Village from the Arcata City Staff report
During last night’s Arcata City Council meeting Humboldt State University announced a partnership with AMCAL — a Los Angeles based developing company — on the Village student housing plan in Arcata. The involvement of HSU in this project has been the subject of much inquiry since theMad River Unionpublished letters and emails showing coordination between the University and AMCAL.
A press release from Humboldt State University was sent out this morning officially announcing the partnership plans. The release states that the University will be in charge of managing the Village, but has no plans to purchase the facility from AMCAL.
A letter from HSU President Lisa Rossbacher dated June 6 states:
I am pleased to share with you that Humboldt State is actively
working to finalize a partnership with AMCAL in which HSU would manage
the village student housing project. We have been receiving information
on this project for over a year and had not made progress on forming a
partnership until our conversation on May 8
HSU’s goal is to
increase the availability of quality, safe and affordable housing for
our students, who have repeatedly expressed the importance of this. That
need was reinforced in a market demand study that external consultants
completed last year. Without expanding housing opportunities, we have
serious concerns about HSU’s ability to effectively serve the number of
students we currently enroll.
From the Arcata City Staff report
The City Council will hold a second meeting addressing the Village
tonight at 6:00pm at Arcata City Hall. This meeting will be open to
public comment and will include comments from members of the Arcata Citizens for Responsible Housing, who have been in opposition of the Village project.
The full letter from Rossbacher and information about the partnership can be viewed here.
The revised plans for the Village and last night’s powerpoint presentation can be viewed on the City of Arcata website.
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