Village residents may need
to relocate
By Luis Jiménez
Summer
Reporter
According to housing officials, residents of Purdue
Village that are going to be affected by the construction of the nanotechnology
research complex will be required to relocate, but officials expect
to house them in the undisturbed portions of the Village.
John Sautter, vice president of housing and food
services, said notices about the construction were sent out to all Purdue
Village residents. He said the construction of the complex would be
done in phases.
Phase one will require 126 families living in eight
buildings, north of Nimitz Drive and south of Marshall Drive, to be
relocated.
Residents living in the 22 buildings slated for
conversion will be required to relocate before June 2002, Sautter said
in a University press release.
He said the residents that are going to be affected
will be relocated within the Village area as he assured that the Village
has enough space to accommodate the displaced families.
"We anticipate, that through attrition and graduation,
the number of people wanting to live in Purdue Village will continue
to decline," he said. "For those who still want to live in the Village,
married students and students with children probably will receive top
priority for the remaining apartments."
After the construction of the complex is over,
22 buildings containing 350 apartments will have been torn down. These
buildings include both married students as well as undergraduates living
in the Village because of the renovations undergoing at Cary Quadrangle
residence hall, which minimized the space for undergraduates in the
residence hall system.
Christa Pazera, assistant manager of Purdue Village,
said a community reunion was held last week to address residents' questions
about the relocation of their homes. She said 25 to 30 residents showed
up and various issues were addressed such as: why the village was chosen
as construction site and when do they have to move out.
About 15 Purdue staff members will be affected
by the changes, however, Sautter said his office would work to ensure
that any displaced employees would maintain their employment with Purdue.
"We are doing everything we can to accommodate
any of the Purdue Village staff members who will be affected by this
project," Sautter said.
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