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[quote=Anonymous]They could use Little Falls library space to make a new elementary school, that shared fields with Westland. Then the library moves into the new Westbard development similar to the library at Rockville Town Center. Wood Acres, even after the renovation, will already be at capacity and they have no more further space to expand.

The big wildcard is Pyle. Whitman can expand by taking over the Whittier Woods space and kicking out the tenants there (daycares and preschools mostly). Pyle has no such option. They're at the limits on physical space, and surround by houses so there's nowhere to go.

I also don't buy the developers saying it won't add many kids. First, a development of that size will be required to have MPDUs (lower-income housing) and those will be very popular with families who want to get into that school cluster.

I think this (school capacity) will be the sticking issue, especially since a rewrite of the master plan will be needed for some of the proposed developments.[/quote]

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