FCPS Skyview Boundary Revised Scenario 1 / 2

[Anonymous]

I got a canned useless reply email from Seema Dixit this morning after I emailed three weeks ago.

I guess she reads along here.

[Anonymous]

I am really interested in finding out if Seema Dixit dictated to the consultants exactly which area to move out of Centreville HS.

I agree that there is no way they would create 1) a new island, 2) in a location closer to CVHS then Westfield that 3) is all low income/apartments. Someone told them to do this. Who?

That new apartment building island is 2 miles from Centreville and 4.5 miles from Westfield FWIW. Other areas of Bull Run that were not moved are farther from CVHS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got a canned useless reply email from Seema Dixit this morning after I emailed three weeks ago.

I guess she reads along here.

Since she's here anyway maybe she can explain her very sus behavior

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got a canned useless reply email from Seema Dixit this morning after I emailed three weeks ago.

I guess she reads along here.

Since she's here anyway maybe she can explain her very sus behavior

Trained by Kathy Smith, no doubt.

But, Bull Run is already a split feeder. She could have had the kids along the area where the Westfield group already is go to Westfield. And, still have kept her neighborhood at Centreville. But, I guess that would have been too obvious

Irony: Westfield could be "better" than Centreville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am really interested in finding out if Seema Dixit dictated to the consultants exactly which area to move out of Centreville HS.

I agree that there is no way they would create 1) a new island, 2) in a location closer to CVHS then Westfield that 3) is all low income/apartments. Someone told them to do this. Who?

That new apartment building island is 2 miles from Centreville and 4.5 miles from Westfield FWIW. Other areas of Bull Run that were not moved are farther from CVHS.

This interference in what should be a logical process is really irritating. Westfield loses it's Floris/Coates/McNair section which bisected the boundary by a major manmade slice of territory, Dulles International Airport and major swatches of commercial...

Never moved Floris Avion Parkway which is closer to Loudoun than some major Floris commercial. And what is in that? Stuff like Eurostone. Many go to the Chantilly area for home improvement projects. 3900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, United States

Westfield borders Loudoun and Prince William counties. It's core capacity was about 2500 then it got a classroom only addition - use 50% of it for academies. So load the site to 2500. Pull more out of Chantilly and Centreville. Borders Prince William and over capacity Robinson and Fairfax.

What is this? HOA and don't move us lobbying groups. If you don't move areas from Chantilly [modular] surrounded by other FCPS attendance areas and Centreville, exactly what will utilize Westfield?

Chantilly is still overloaded and compare this situation to the overloaded Mclean. Some drained to Langley but the Timberlane tail refused to get on a bus for Falls Church. Willing to go to Marshall so in the supreme BS domino from Marshall to Madison /Oakton to South Lakes plus Langley 2 powerful HOAs into South Lakes. Meren seems to forget South Lakes borders Madison and Langley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am really interested in finding out if Seema Dixit dictated to the consultants exactly which area to move out of Centreville HS.

I agree that there is no way they would create 1) a new island, 2) in a location closer to CVHS then Westfield that 3) is all low income/apartments. Someone told them to do this. Who?

That new apartment building island is 2 miles from Centreville and 4.5 miles from Westfield FWIW. Other areas of Bull Run that were not moved are farther from CVHS.

This interference in what should be a logical process is really irritating. Westfield loses it's Floris/Coates/McNair section which bisected the boundary by a major manmade slice of territory, Dulles International Airport and major swatches of commercial...

Never moved Floris Avion Parkway which is closer to Loudoun than some major Floris commercial. And what is in that? Stuff like Eurostone. Many go to the Chantilly area for home improvement projects. 3900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, United States

Westfield borders Loudoun and Prince William counties. It's core capacity was about 2500 then it got a classroom only addition - use 50% of it for academies. So load the site to 2500. Pull more out of Chantilly and Centreville. Borders Prince William and over capacity Robinson and Fairfax.

What is this? HOA and don't move us lobbying groups. If you don't move areas from Chantilly [modular] surrounded by other FCPS attendance areas and Centreville, exactly what will utilize Westfield?

Chantilly is still overloaded and compare this situation to the overloaded Mclean. Some drained to Langley but the Timberlane tail refused to get on a bus for Falls Church. Willing to go to Marshall so in the supreme BS domino from Marshall to Madison /Oakton to South Lakes plus Langley 2 powerful HOAs into South Lakes. Meren seems to forget South Lakes borders Madison and Langley.

What is this word salad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am really interested in finding out if Seema Dixit dictated to the consultants exactly which area to move out of Centreville HS.

I agree that there is no way they would create 1) a new island, 2) in a location closer to CVHS then Westfield that 3) is all low income/apartments. Someone told them to do this. Who?

That new apartment building island is 2 miles from Centreville and 4.5 miles from Westfield FWIW. Other areas of Bull Run that were not moved are farther from CVHS.

This interference in what should be a logical process is really irritating. Westfield loses it's Floris/Coates/McNair section which bisected the boundary by a major manmade slice of territory, Dulles International Airport and major swatches of commercial...

Never moved Floris Avion Parkway which is closer to Loudoun than some major Floris commercial. And what is in that? Stuff like Eurostone. Many go to the Chantilly area for home improvement projects. 3900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, United States

Westfield borders Loudoun and Prince William counties. It's core capacity was about 2500 then it got a classroom only addition - use 50% of it for academies. So load the site to 2500. Pull more out of Chantilly and Centreville. Borders Prince William and over capacity Robinson and Fairfax.

What is this? HOA and don't move us lobbying groups. If you don't move areas from Chantilly [modular] surrounded by other FCPS attendance areas and Centreville, exactly what will utilize Westfield?

Chantilly is still overloaded and compare this situation to the overloaded Mclean. Some drained to Langley but the Timberlane tail refused to get on a bus for Falls Church. Willing to go to Marshall so in the supreme BS domino from Marshall to Madison /Oakton to South Lakes plus Langley 2 powerful HOAs into South Lakes. Meren seems to forget South Lakes borders Madison and Langley.

You may have a point, but it is really not clear to me what it is.

But, I don't think anyone lives on Avion Parkway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. Scenario 2 slices Franklin Farm by combining Chantilly Highlands HOA to send part of Franklin Farm neighborhood that is above Franklin Farm Road to Carson and Skyview and the Franklin Farm neighborhood below Franklin Farm Road to Franklin and Chantilly HS. All we are asking is for Scenario 1 that would send our entire Franklin Farm neighborhood to Franklin instead of Carson and Skyview, so our kids can stay together. Let Chantilly Highlands go to Carson.

Sounds like you didn’t coordinate with your neighbors. Most of them are asking for your homes to be sent to Carson/Skyview so they can stay with Oak Hill ES friends, not for all of the weathern part of Franklin Farm to stay at Franklin/Chantilly.

If they see the feedback from that area split like this, they may very well keep it like it is in Scenario 1.

[Anonymous]

It looks like they moved maybe 25% of Brookfield to Westfield, is that accurate?

[Anonymous]

Wednesday before noon is a little earlynin the week for drunken tirades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am really interested in finding out if Seema Dixit dictated to the consultants exactly which area to move out of Centreville HS.

I agree that there is no way they would create 1) a new island, 2) in a location closer to CVHS then Westfield that 3) is all low income/apartments. Someone told them to do this. Who?

That new apartment building island is 2 miles from Centreville and 4.5 miles from Westfield FWIW. Other areas of Bull Run that were not moved are farther from CVHS.

This interference in what should be a logical process is really irritating. Westfield loses it's Floris/Coates/McNair section which bisected the boundary by a major manmade slice of territory, Dulles International Airport and major swatches of commercial...

Never moved Floris Avion Parkway which is closer to Loudoun than some major Floris commercial. And what is in that? Stuff like Eurostone. Many go to the Chantilly area for home improvement projects. 3900 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, United States

Westfield borders Loudoun and Prince William counties. It's core capacity was about 2500 then it got a classroom only addition - use 50% of it for academies. So load the site to 2500. Pull more out of Chantilly and Centreville. Borders Prince William and over capacity Robinson and Fairfax.

What is this? HOA and don't move us lobbying groups. If you don't move areas from Chantilly [modular] surrounded by other FCPS attendance areas and Centreville, exactly what will utilize Westfield?

Chantilly is still overloaded and compare this situation to the overloaded Mclean. Some drained to Langley but the Timberlane tail refused to get on a bus for Falls Church. Willing to go to Marshall so in the supreme BS domino from Marshall to Madison /Oakton to South Lakes plus Langley 2 powerful HOAs into South Lakes. Meren seems to forget South Lakes borders Madison and Langley.

Meren is never going to suggest people move from Madison or Langley because she knows those families will fight any move and she doesn't have the will to fight that. She abstained from the vote to purchase the school. She didn't have the guts to vote no, she just didn't vote. Her response to the entire Skyview process is to have meetings where she says she doesn't have the answers, even though many of the questions were asked had answers that where provided in the many meetings and zoom meetings surrounding Skyview. Or to post FB messages and videos that were just wrong. Now, at the last minute, she sent out an email to parents who contacted her saying that she thinks the rezoning needs to be slowed down.

Meren is never going to take a solid position on the subject because her doing so will upset someone in her region. Honestly, I would be more impressed if she had voted no and regularly questioned some of the choices that were being made regarding Skyview instead of the way she has handled the situation. At least show us the courage of your convictions and champion what you think is right. Instead she waits to the last minute and sends out a weak email to some people while ignorning the majority of voices on her various posts saying they are happy to move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It looks like they moved maybe 25% of Brookfield to Westfield, is that accurate?

More like a third. There are a lot of families
doubled up in those Mews apartments.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought I heard McDaniel say he supports children attending schools within walking distance. Under Scenario 1, Franklin/Skyview, we are within walking distance to Franklin MS. Is McDaniel in favor of making kids go to Carson MS instead of attending Franklin MS? [/quote]'
Oak Hill parents on the call were BEGGING him to move kids in your neighborhood from Franklin to Carson, so you'd better organize your neighbors and get your voices heard if you don't want that to happen.[/quote]

Yes. Pretty sure they were Frankllin Farm parents of kids who go to Oak Hill. People seem to think Franklin Farm is only Crossfield and Navy.[/quote]

Right, Franklin Farm HOA has always been split into East and West with Fairfax County Pkwy running north/south.
[b]East:[/b] (think Crossfield ES) Crossfield/Oakton challenges (Scenario 2 seems most popular, [b]splits western Franklin Farm at Franklin Farm Rd.[/b])
[b]West:[/b] (think Oak Hill ES) Split in half vs. staying together (Scenario 1 - Keeps kids together, seems most popular, splits eastern Franklin Farm)

Western Franklin Farm has only asked to move the boundary line in Scenario 2 to avoid splitting it in half, and then East/West (seemingly) keeps most kids together.

Meaning:
1. Move the boundary from Franklin Farm Rd south. To Lees Corner Rd/Thompson Rd - West Franklin Farm goes to Carson/Skyview
2. Move the boundary north to the HOA boundary at Chantilly Highlands, West Franklin Farm goes to Franklin, MS (but this could create another split feeder)[/quote]

You're wrong about the bolded. The split only includes one street from Franklin Farm. The rest are all separate small neighborhoods.[/quote]

No, it’s not wrong. Remember—this is focusing on WESTERN Franklin Farm—Not Eastern, (east of Fairfax County Parkway.)
Franklin Farm Rd., between Centreville Rd. And Fairfax County Pkwy, goes through the middle of the western HOA. Scenario 2 isolates 281 homes in the HOA south of Franklin Farm Rd. (These homes back up against Lees Corner and Thompson Rd) and homes north of Franklin Farm Rd. Were paired with Chantilly Highlands, a separate HOA. There are HOA fences and tree lines that separate the two.

The scenario creates an attendance island for the southern side, and splits up kids going to the same pools, parks, teams, paths, etc.

So, that boundary needs to be moved to the HOA boundary with Chantilly Highlands or south to Lees Corner/Thompson Rd. [/quote]

You said eastern Franklin farm was split in one of the scenarios and it is not. It's just one street and they are going to fix that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. Scenario 2 slices Franklin Farm by combining Chantilly Highlands HOA to send part of Franklin Farm neighborhood that is above Franklin Farm Road to Carson and Skyview and the Franklin Farm neighborhood below Franklin Farm Road to Franklin and Chantilly HS. All we are asking is for Scenario 1 that would send our entire Franklin Farm neighborhood to Franklin instead of Carson and Skyview, so our kids can stay together. Let Chantilly Highlands go to Carson.

Many of your neighbors disagree. Also Franklin Farm east and west of the parkway are basically different neighborhoods unless your kids do swim team, and most kids don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agreed. Scenario 2 slices Franklin Farm by combining Chantilly Highlands HOA to send part of Franklin Farm neighborhood that is above Franklin Farm Road to Carson and Skyview and the Franklin Farm neighborhood below Franklin Farm Road to Franklin and Chantilly HS. All we are asking is for Scenario 1 that would send our entire Franklin Farm neighborhood to Franklin instead of Carson and Skyview, so our kids can stay together. Let Chantilly Highlands go to Carson.

I’m sorry, but this is really confusing - not sure if it’s just me. I think the focus should be on a school not on HOA’s?

Yes. They ALL go to Oak Hill Elementary School.

Parts of Chantilly Highlands and Franklin Farm are right next door to one another. Like literally nextdoor neighbors.
From what I hear, most of the Franklin Farm group that are in Oak Hill boundary want to stay with their Oak Hill cohort.
Carson and Franklin are 1.5 miles apart. A small group lives across the road from Franklin and are walkers. So, the dilemma is whether to have Oak Hill be a split feeder or whether to let a small group split off and go to Franklin/Chantilly. Some of the kids that are "walkers" to Franklin are currently bused to Carson.

Most people I know in that area want to stay with Oak Hill friends.

I suspect the tweaking that was mentioned my Kyle is moving the Franklin MS Oak Hill kids to Carson and Skyview.

That's my expectation as well. Honestly it's an easy fix. Sceanrio 2 with all Oak Hill going to Carson and Skyview.