Hotel accommodation for students in Goleta continues.
When it comes to hosting the University of California, Santa Barbara has been in the spotlight.
At the beginning of the fall term, the university approached at least 10 hotels to house the students.
Ramada by Wyndham’s Drew Wakefield said students shouldn’t be crammed into dormitories, cars or garages.
The students, who held a rally last Friday, agree.
They oppose billionaires Charlie Munger’s design of a namesake Munger Hall with few windows.
As they rallied, the Goleta City Council ordered city attorney Megan Garibaldi to file a lawsuit accusing the university of not complying with a Long Term Development Plan agreement.
More than a decade ago, the plan required additional housing to handle the increase in enrollment.
When students stay in hotels, the city of Goleta loses tax revenue from hotels and visitors.
Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte said: “UCSB’s currently proposed student housing project, Munger Hall, a 4,500-unit dormitory, has recently received harsh criticism in the national press. In light of this, in the City We are concerned that there may be no certainty as to whether the necessary student housing will be built in a reasonable amount of time. ”
More than two dozen students live at the Ramada by Wyndham.
Wakefield is the director of sales and marketing.
He said they want to be there for UCSB Gauchos.
“We have a number of students who will stay with us until December 15 and then it’s back in UCSB court. They are still going to need rooms, but we don’t know how they are going to accommodate them. We have reserved rooms, but no I don’t know. whether UCSB will accept them. ”
UCSB could not be reached for comment Monday afternoon but will have to respond to the housing deadline and the lawsuit in December.
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