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Perhaps all this land supposedly set aside for schools could instead be turned into bus depot. Added up I'm sure it would equal the athletic fields bing paved over. Cost-efficient? Don't know but it's a thought.[/quote]

The school sites are typically in the residential neighborhoods, so that future students will be able to walk to the schools when (if) they get built. (This is not only good for the students and the environment, but also cuts down on the school district's busing costs.) [b]How do you suppose the people in the neighborhoods would feel about having a mini bus depot there?[/b]

And this is completely aside from the inefficiency of having a lot of mini bus depots spread all over the place in neighborhoods.[/quote]

[b]Perhaps you should ask the people in the neighborhood surrounding Mark Twain athletic fileds how they feel about having a bus depot in their nieghborhood. But I guess their concerns don't matter as much.[/b]

As for using land set aside for a future (and unlikely) new school, perhaps there is one that is as big as the plot of land proposed for the new depot. Or a few strategically placed could be efficient and a better fit. I agree that it would be good for the new developments to have their own school but how much of a reality is that? It's pretty clear that the county is not looking at building brand new schools on those plots of land anytime in the foreseeable future. Perhaps that land could be put to more immediate and better use. Not saying they should do this but only that it was an option to explore (if it hasn't been already) and perhaps preserve the athletic fileds that are already a part of a neighborhood. [/quote]

Which neighborhood surrounds the Mark Twain athletic fields? Are we talking about the Mark Twain athletic fields that are right off Norbeck Road, with the golf course on one side and Rock Creek Park on the other, or are there some other Mark Twin athletic fields in Rockville?[/quote]

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