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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it gets built at Hutchison then it seems likely some homes currently zoned for Langley will be reboundaried for Herndon.[/quote]

How in the world will they fit a high school next to Hutchison ES?  There's not enough room, even if they demolished the elementary school.[/quote]

Hutchison site is not a leading candidate anymore. Too small. Too far from Chantilly/Centreville, Too close to Herndon High, etc. From the latest CIP and the meeting, it seems like they are redoing the site selection.  [/quote]

Hutchinson may end up not being a good location- but counting the adjacent county park- it actually has more land than Fairfax HS- not familiar with all the other HS's. [/quote]

Hutchison is not a good location for a number of reasons:  
1. Location is not within the area that is in need--Centreville and Chantilly
2. It would require major redistricting and domino movement.  The site is within the Herndon boundary--which is not overcrowded.  The closest school boundaries to that site are South Lakes and Westfield, which are also not overcrowded at this time.
3, Any students who would be redistricted into the Hutchison site would face MAJOR traffic difficulties because of the lack of arteries to that area. (It backs up to the DTR, so an additional artery going west would be problematic.
4. New Metro stop is adjacent to that area--not sure how the traffic patterns will work, but there is already gridlock in the mornings on Elden St/DTR intersection.  That would be a major, major problem with multiple school buses, etc.

It just is not a logical solution.  
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Believe it or Not the Western HS idea was about the Silver line- not really Centreville and Chantilly specifically- they may pivot post covid and Silver line extension not open yet. 
This was from Reston Now a few years ago Re: New HS-
The new high school is planned for somewhere along the Dulles Suburban Corridor to take students coming up through McNair, Coates and Hutchison elementary schools.

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