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After hearing about the whole story read a letter a gentleman had written to the courier
Sir,—The report that Abertay University may move out of Dundee cheered me up considerably. For years past the centre of the city has been swallowed up by the universities—tearing the heart out of the city and exiling Dundonians to the outskirts, with all the expenses of travel etc.
Successive city councils have allowed this to happen as it gave an air of importance to the city—prestigious buildings and direction signs.
Now it seems they are to be blackmailed into acceding to the idea of more housing space being swallowed up by Abertay, in addition to the more essential Dundee University, which does more than enough to enhance the standing of Dundee internationally.
Think of all the central housing that has been lost to “student accommodation” while the folk who pay these institutions are sent out to the wilderness. And the parking spaces, which householders could enjoy if the supposedly hard-up students had their own little cities on the outskirts of Dundee (or elsewhere).
I would ask that you do not print my name and address if you decide to use this letter.
Name and address
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