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I couldn't agree more, but I have heard far too few people say it. Not to get all "deep throat", but people need to follow the money. Who benefits financially from construction of a new MS? Primarily it is the developers, because they avoid moratorium. Why should the community subsidize their profit by taking parks? Developers should bear the full cost of devlopment, including the construction of necessary infrastructure. To me the 2 sustainable options are to either go into moratorium, or to purchase private property. Let's hope that there is serious conversation about the later in the closed sessions. [/quote]

I don't think development is in the community's best interest, whether it's in Kensington or Chevy Chase. The cost of development on infrastructure won't support the tax dollars derived from it. And, if there is such concern about traffic, is the community OK with development at Chevy Chase Lake? Will this not affect traffic in the area?

There were some "out of the box" ideas being discussed in the community prior to the "new and improved" SSAC meetings, such as making North Chevy Chase Elementary the middle school with a possibility of bargaining for land with CC Land Co. for adjacent land for fields, coupled with building a new elementary at Lynnbrook. But, that kind of thinking was quickly suppressed in the first SSAC meeting during a rushed vote to "eliminate" all MCPS properties under 10 acres after MCPS showed the group a slide that would have put off the MS for two more years (mostly because MCPS wouldn't put the kids in a holding school)..

Last night's meeting furthered my distrust in the whole process...[/quote]

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