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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no easy answer, and I am not from the neighborhood around Lynnbrook, so cannot speak for this community. But half the site (total 10.04 acres) is owned by MCPS. The old school buildings already sit on the property, so they would not be changing the nature of usage for those parcels. In fact, you could say those 3 parcels would be improved. The rest of the 3 parcels consist of MNCPPC parkland and one parcel houses the defunct activity building. This school and park have already co-located and co-existed since the 1940's. This would not be taking green open spaces from anyone. It would not be taking significant if any trees from the site. The site is very level so minimal grading would be needed. MCPS has to think urban school, thus multi level structure. That is the reality of down county building in the 21st century.

To think of targeting existing, open, tree laden parkland is to take away precious disappearing natural resources that are badly needed especially in the fast growing urbanized down county area.

If the MCPS is allowed to take an existing park, where no concrete or buildings now exist, is to reward their poor stewardship of their own real estate inventory. And it will not stop at the middle school, or the RCH site (or NCC site for that matter) because before long they will need to build...another school, and they will once again look at "vacant free land" called parks, that belong to all of us and are a precious and disappearing commodity.

I have visited all the original sites. All the parks are precious and important to the surrounding communities. People need parks. In this case I would advocate for doing the least harm.[/quote]

Totally agree! Why did they eliminate Lynnbrook anyway? But to be fair, the community would lose its major park - which is heavily used - sledding hill, tennis, playing fields, etc...BUT as you point out there would be other amenities with the middle school. And living in the Lynnbrook neighborhood, I would LOVE it if my kids could WALK to middle school and high school instead of sitting in a bus.  [/quote]

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