FCPS Boundary Review - New Maps

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I live in the area. They have promised a high school for years. It has been in the CIP for years in some form. The last excuse was that they could not find a site. KAA is a great site for the area that needs relief. The price was right.
The only objections seem to come from FFM and their reps. The post by the representative of FFM attacks the purchase on many levels. Since the area clearly needs relief according to FCPS and they were proposing all sorts of "creative" boundary moves in the area, this makes great sense.

Look, unless you and your neighbors are planning to fund the entire purchase yourselves, it’s entirely appropriate for others to ask what type of due diligence went into the purchase and how it’s going to affect other projects, etc.

You can say it’s been in the CiP for years, and that’s true, but the references were basically just a placeholder getting pushed out year after year, with no real efforts being made to advance the project. In the interim, lots of other schools in western Fairfax were getting expanded and there was and perhaps still is a plan to build Centreville out to 3000 seats on top on the recent expansions of Oakton and Herndon. There were multiple threads on the fate of the new western HS prior to this spring, and the general consensus was always that it was not going to happen because they couldn’t find a site, they wouldn’t have the money, and the expansions of other schools was starting to negate the need in any event.

We all get that you’re excited now that KAA fell in their lap, and want everyone to concur, no questions asked, that it’s a great deal that couldn’t possibly be turned down. But as long as we’re all going to be funding this purchase/conversion, we’re entitled to answers to basic questions, and posing those questions doesn’t make people from Great Falls or anywhere else villains.

Oh please lady, we know you want TJ2 (that your child won't get into), but it's not going to happen.

You’re completely off the mark, but the fact that you respond this way just underscores that you expect everyone to roll over, no questions asked, and cut a big check for a school in your own back yard (although you’d never return the favor).

DP. But, you'd be happy to spend the $$ on a magnet? Got it.

No taxpayers want to turn that new high-school into a magnet.

It needs to be an actual high school.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

And, you expect DCUM posters to know? I doubt we will hear anything until the next SB meeting. I think there is a policy for drawing boundaries for a new school. Not sure what it is. I'm guessing there will be "community meetings." And, hopefully, it will solve some of the problems created by THRU.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

Your last two sentences align with what others have been saying for some time but some of the KAA proponents repeatedly elect to demonize people for raising these and related points if (but only if) they live in Great Falls. Truly bizarre.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

Yeah, anyone who wants accountability and transparency from their government is a conspiracy theorist.

We should be writing blank checks no questions asked!

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

Your last two sentences align with what others have been saying for some time but some of the KAA proponents repeatedly elect to demonize people for raising these and related points if (but only if) they live in Great Falls. Truly bizarre.

+1.

[Anonymous]

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

Yeah, anyone who wants accountability and transparency from their government is a conspiracy theorist.

We should be writing blank checks no questions asked!

So, I assume you are writing the School Board to object to their stance on Title IX? You know, their decision to forego federal funding?

[Anonymous]

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

Your last two sentences align with what others have been saying for some time but some of the KAA proponents repeatedly elect to demonize people for raising these and related points if (but only if) they live in Great Falls. Truly bizarre.

LOL! They haven't even closed. It has been just over a month since it was announced. Are you planning to stop the purchase? When have they ever asked their constituents? The CIP funds are fungible. They've done this many, many times. There are still open questions about Dunn Loring. The huge Centreville expansion may not be needed, Etc.
My concern is what they are going to do about Coates. That is the egregious omission by the School Board.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

Your last two sentences align with what others have been saying for some time but some of the KAA proponents repeatedly elect to demonize people for raising these and related points if (but only if) they live in Great Falls. Truly bizarre.

+1.

+2
It's comically absurd at this point.

[Anonymous]

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

If the school truly were “desperately needed,” it would have been built by now. It will be nice for those who ultimately benefit from it, whoever they turn out to be.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

Oh, the irony.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

They have to get the security details in place first. That, plus total silence on the matter doesn't bode well for neighborhood school proponents.

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That’s not an FFM post but also doesn’t support your claim. I agree with that poster btw that there should be more transparency in the KAA process.

It may not be a FFM post, but it is from a member of Fairfacts Matter who represents the organization on the BRAC committee.

Everyone is allowed to have varying opinions in things, even within the same organization. Requiring a purity test and giving group condemnation for individual thought is not a normal way for adults to interact.

Of course they do. However, someone had said that FFM had not said anything about extra buildings that could be used in a response about the KAA purchase. Perhaps it is not on FFM Facebook, but it is posted by their representative to the BRAC committee.

So what? Why shouldn’t people ask FCPS whether it explored alternatives before committing to drop $150 million (and the final price tag will be higher) on a building designed as a private K-12 school for about 1000 kids?

Again, that’s not opposition to the deal, just an effort to understand whether any rigor went into FCPS’s decision. The SB had been claiming FCPS was cash-strapped for years and couldn’t possibly do anything for other overcrowded schools, so it’s a surprise when they suddenly announce they are prepared to cough up $150M that wasn’t fully funded to buy KAA. We still don’t know where the money will come from or what other renovation projects will be delayed.

I feel like I am talking crazy pills when I repeatedly see that poster push back on people who advocate for transparency.

I’m guessing she is a Region 5 special interest rep.

I doubt our Region 5 special interest rep has any interest in KAA. And, what does that have to do with moving Forestville? Forestville has no impact at all on the KAA area. Why would you think that?

The great falls people are aggressive and conspiracy minded. They will not accept that people have different opinions than they do and cannot understand that many of us welcome the KAA purchase. Of course we are still concerned that the board will screw it up and use it for some niche program rather than much needed capacity in that area.

I’m really starting to think that some of the proponents of the KAA are cognitively challenged. Of course people in Great Falls understand that people near KAA want a new high school in their neighborhood, courtesy of all the taxpayers in the county. Who wouldn’t? That doesn’t mean they can’t press for answers to some basic questions that the school board should have anticipated and already addressed by now.

DP. I don’t have to think too hard that you’re a very intolerant person who doesn’t care about others. I live in West Springfield and couldn’t give a crap about KAA other than it sounds like they got a good deal and the school is desperately needed in that part of the county. But I also don’t understand why the school board can’t be more open about their plans for the school. And it does need to be addressed before they change boundaries.

If the school truly were “desperately needed,” it would have been built by now. It will be nice for those who ultimately benefit from it, whoever they turn out to be.

Well, it has been needed for years. However, it is even more needed now. There is new construction all over the Westfield and Chantilly area. Go drive near the Chantilly Wegmann's or Westfield High. Go drive in the Coates boundary. Tons of new construction. The boundary lines in the area already look like a spider web and THRU is making it worse. Hopefully, this stops THRU in this neighborhood.