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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And we're back to the beginning.

LAMB is trying to buy it without city funds.

But the building is not today, and never was, zoned to be a school. So that's where the fight is.

And neighbors get a say in zoning matters. [/quote]

And the city also gets a say, and can say this is and has been for many years now a school. And schools need buildings, and DC is not willing to sell charters any of its buildings. DC can and should help. Whether with funding as well or not.

The idea that the cap needs to be lifted in a few years doesn't work for the school because the school needs to close down and sell its other building in order to move here. And, the school is already capped above 400 even if enrollment isn't there yet.

What, exactly, do you think is going to happen? What is the school going to do? You just want to kind of "see how it goes" and how bad your traffic is snarled coming down 16th from upper NW or something? The thing the city could do if it were interested is offer a way to mitigate or mediate concerns between charters and neighbors during moves and increases in population. This would be smart because it's happening more and more often. If the city doesn't want to finance or help charters find good buildings and wants to rely on private help from NGOs like it does now, then it needs to take charge of situations like this in ways that help schools and neighbors both. Not leave this up to the zoning board and appeals courts!

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Just because it was operating as a "school" doesn't mean it can/should continue if it was done "illegally". Maybe LAMB should keep the Missouri Ave. location as PK-2 (non-testing grades) and the Kingsbury site 3-5. [/quote]

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