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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, it's not because there is so much going on. It's because Taylor is screwing this community and they are trying to figure out if they will actually get a minor benefit from this proposal (a new school building). Likely, many of them won't even get that because they will be rezoned.

Taylor opened his remarks at SCES last week with a lengthy description of the condition at Piney Branch and said he is asking this community to make an "enormous sacrifice." He has also publicly called SCES and SSIMS "dominoes" in his plan.

The complete disregard for this community -- and blatant favoring of another --  is really really upsetting.[/quote]

Agreed. What can be done about the constant favoring of Takoma Park? How can this conversation be moved from an online forum into the actual MCPS/MoCo arena? How can this be challenged and changed?[/quote]

Agreed. Some ideas:

(1) Advocate for changes to BOE public hearing discussion format. It is unfair that public officials get dedicated time to speak on behalf of their community at all public hearings while towns without elected officials don’t get equal time/ space to share concerns. As a result, incorporated towns with mayors (like Takoma Park) get to take up a disproportionate share of the public hearing conversations and can make their concerns more visible to the Board.

(2) Source and help elect officials who do not live in Takoma Park and will advocate for communities in a more fair, less biased way. Long term, but ultimately the best way to make change.

This isn’t my area of expertise. I’m sure there are others ways to advocate for change. The trouble is that there is SO MUCH to advocate for these days regarding MCPS that it is hard to prioritize.[/quote]

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