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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I still think RCH is the best choice. My 2 cents...[/quote]

Hello RCH resident! I think you will not be disappointed. I bet it will come right back to you guys, now that they have done the requisite open meetings and civic input, as well as public input...But I am not sure why there is any support for NCC Park. That I do find strange since it seems kinda outta the way.

I sure hope I am not living around here when it comes time to site the new high school! Look Out!
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Exactly...I live in East Bethesda and went to our community meeting with the intention of supporting a middle school. However, the data presented to us made it look really unfeasible. As a PP said, I think the issue is MCPS's requirements are outdated. How do NYC, San Jose, Chicago, et al plan for schools? Bethesda is a semi-urban environment - we need to build UP, not across. Parking can be underground.

One person at the meeting suggested we may end up using Lynbrook as overflow for BCC when that site gets overcrowded...as it undoubtedly will, with all the development that's coming to downtown Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and the surrounding area.

Bethesda desperately wants walkable schools for our kids. The NCC site does look good because the park is really underutlilized and there's tons of green space. Perhaps they could do SOMETHING about traffic..and have crossing guards for the kids, so kids from downtown and East Bethesda could walk or bike to school?  Amazingly, walkability isn't even on the list of considerations that the County considers when evaluating a potential site. 
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