Superintendent spending $70M for developers

[Anonymous]

On Tuesday the County Council will approve Taylor’s plan to spend $70M on moving a bus depot so developers can build condos. That $70M could have paid for school mold remediation or school bathroom repairs.

https://parentscoalitionmd.substack.com/p/taylor-spending-70m-on-a-plan-that

[Anonymous]

This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

[Anonymous]

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A smart person would play it so that developers moved it happily, and paid to do so!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:??
A smart person would play it so that developers moved it happily, and paid to do so!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

Take it up with the County Council; they've wanted that space forever and they finally found a place to relocate the depot. My assumption is that this speeds up the timeline than trying to find a developer willing to front that money on an uncertain timeline in a high interest rate environment.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DGS/OPD/SGI/JeremiahPark.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

This, developers should pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

This, developers should pay.

Are they being gifted the land?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

This, developers should pay.

Are they being gifted the land?

No

[Anonymous]

Not so fast on this one. They are trying to put one of the bus depots in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The land was designated for a school not a bus depot. In addition to the fact that they want to put it smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood, there are significant environmental issues specific to that site that they would have to be addressed first. It's also zoned R-200 which is residential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not so fast on this one. They are trying to put one of the bus depots in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The land was designated for a school not a bus depot. In addition to the fact that they want to put it smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood, there are significant environmental issues specific to that site that they would have to be addressed first. It's also zoned R-200 which is residential.

I was confused by the CIP mentioning putting the bus depots at other sites (like the elementary school site), but the County website says the depot is going to a Warehouse area that they've already leased.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DGS/OPD/MCPSShadyGroveBusDepotRelocation.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so fast on this one. They are trying to put one of the bus depots in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The land was designated for a school not a bus depot. In addition to the fact that they want to put it smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood, there are significant environmental issues specific to that site that they would have to be addressed first. It's also zoned R-200 which is residential.

I was confused by the CIP mentioning putting the bus depots at other sites (like the elementary school site), but the County website says the depot is going to a Warehouse area that they've already leased.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DGS/OPD/MCPSShadyGroveBusDepotRelocation.html

It does not say that. It says “locate the maintenance and training functions” only.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not so fast on this one. They are trying to put one of the bus depots in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The land was designated for a school not a bus depot. In addition to the fact that they want to put it smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood, there are significant environmental issues specific to that site that they would have to be addressed first. It's also zoned R-200 which is residential.

I was confused by the CIP mentioning putting the bus depots at other sites (like the elementary school site), but the County website says the depot is going to a Warehouse area that they've already leased.

https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DGS/OPD/MCPSShadyGroveBusDepotRelocation.html

It does not say that. It says “locate the maintenance and training functions” only.

Ah, that explains it. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not so fast on this one. They are trying to put one of the bus depots in the middle of a densely populated residential area. The land was designated for a school not a bus depot. In addition to the fact that they want to put it smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood, there are significant environmental issues specific to that site that they would have to be addressed first. It's also zoned R-200 which is residential.

Put this on the county council and vote accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This wasn't Taylor's idea, this was a county council priority, since that bus depot is right next to a Metro station.

Then let the developers pay to move the depot. Taylor has decided to use MCPS Capital Budget money.

The Shady Grove site isn't MCPS property. MCPS is basically being evicted by the county, which completely makes sense. It is a huge waste of land next to a metro station. The two new spots make much more sense.