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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Instead of opening new schools when the population is going down, they should be closing some underutilized elementary and middle schools. Shutting down a few of these would solve the whole budget issue.[/quote]

You do understand that populations in a lot of these communities are very cyclical.  The Montgomery Village schools are all facing massive low enrollment because many of the homes in the Village were bought in the late 80s/Early 90s and those people still live in those homes without children.  In the 90s, Halloween used to be an event where the whole village essentially was shut down due to massive trick or treating participation.  Now we are lucky to get 3 kids the entire night in our extremely walkable neighborhood.  These older, childless households won't stay there forever.  The Village will likely see a massive housing spike in the next 5-10 years as these homes all turnover.  Whether housing prices stay at a level where families can afford them is a different question though.[/quote]

Right- this was what happened in my neighborhood.  Enrollement in the local ES declined as families aged and MCPS closed the school, but then when the neighborhood, and other nearby neighborhoods, started turning over, the consolidated ES they were now all attending became overcrowded and there were portables for years until a new ES was built (FWIW, the previously closed ES is still owned by the county, but leased out to other entities).  I think there has too often been a knee jerk reaction to declining enrollment and not enough foresight as to how patterns will change again a few years down the road.[/quote]

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