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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the reason the Wootton walkers haven't advocated for E or F (or G)? Do they not want to antagonize or be seen as going against Crown/Gaithersburg?[/quote]

This exactly. They don't want to piss off Crown/Gaithersburg. They are both advocating for a stand alone high school and Wootton walkers think Crown helps them for now. [/quote]

My sense is that the fiscal argument against option A-D is too strong for this to work. I think MCPS strongly wants a holding school, whether it's Crown or Wootton.[/quote]

I agree. It will be either EFG or H.

If we’re talking about fiscally, Crown as a holding school is cheaper. MCPS has done the studies.

1. MCPS own studies show Crown is closer for all the schools that need a holding school than Wootton. It would thus cost more to bus everyone to Wootton than to Crown (more accessible due to 270). Then you have to bus Wootton kids out of Wootton, which yet another extra cost to H.
2. Using Wootton as a holding school requires it to be renovated regardless since it’s not up to code. Renovation for Wootton happens under EFGH.

I genuinely don’t get why H is more fiscally sensible compared to EFG.[/quote]

I agree with this. I'm the PP that keeps trying to explain why people might like H (and the walkers can't get their head around it) but I actually think it's going to end up being E or F. No one, not even Crown, wants G. And Wootton still needs work to be a safe holding school. That money isn't there and Damascus needs their reno now. I think Crown as holding makes the most fiscal sense. [/quote]

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