Superintendent spending $70M for developers

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

[Anonymous]

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

This is what happened with the police station in Bethesda. It used to be on the corner of Wisconsin Ave and Montgomery Ave, a prime location a block from the Metro. They did a swap and there's a hotel there now, and the police station was moved to Rugby Ave and the county came out ahead on the deal.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

School buses run in Potomac. Why wouldn't there be bus depots in Potomac?

[Anonymous]

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

It's literally kitty-corner from an active quarry.

If you're worried about "environmental issues," you must be saying you want MCPS to lease more EV buses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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

Anything coming from parentscoalition should immediately be put in the trash.

[Anonymous]

They can move it to the old Wootton campus

[Anonymous]

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

School buses run in Potomac. Why wouldn't there be bus depots in Potomac?

There is no proposal to put a bus depot in Potomac. Taylor's two locations are Germantown and Rockville.

[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.

Maybe we can put Wootton there and park the busses at old Wootton

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

School buses run in Potomac. Why wouldn't there be bus depots in Potomac?

There is no proposal to put a bus depot in Potomac. Taylor's two locations are Germantown and Rockville.

Rockville residents call Rockville Potomac

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

Yeah, 4 am start times in those bus depots - but it makes sense, right?, if you are just an apartment dweller - not like this is in Potomac. Should be pleasant enough.

School buses run in Potomac. Why wouldn't there be bus depots in Potomac?

There is no proposal to put a bus depot in Potomac. Taylor's two locations are Germantown and Rockville.

Not in the city of Rockville.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Actually, for environmental reasons, this proposal to move the buses to residential neighborhoods is more appropriate for a lawsuit than the Wootton move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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

Anything coming from parentscoalition should immediately be put in the trash.

Just stop.

[Anonymous]

How about moving the buses to the site of the empty Mens Homeless Shelter on East Gude...

[Anonymous]

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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.

Neither location is "densely populated." And residential areas are served by school buses. It makes sense to locate buses closer to where they're going to be used.

There are more than 1300 residence in the immediate area. On top of that, the homes closest to the supposed bus depot are town homes which include HOC units. That means that those people will be most affected by a pollution spewing, loud bus depot. There are no bus depots in the county currently located within residential communities. If they have a spot on East Gude Drive that would make the most sense since that area is primarily industrial.