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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Listen, as an East Bethesda resident who did not like my kid sitting on bus for more than 1/2 an hour to RHPS, I support the middle school. There was not enough discussion in the community about it. AND by the way, most of us will really miss RHPS. We loved the K-2 atmosphere.[/quote]

What was the community's consensus for using Lynbrook as an actual school site? I know there was a meeting of EBCA on Wednesday.

I think that the Lynnbrook property makes the most sense at this point. I realize it was eliminated by the SSAC (with MCPS leading the charge and protecting its own properties above all else), but that doesn't mean that the BOE and Starr couldn't put it back into the discussion if they wanted to. Perhaps with all the different sentiments that are being expressed in that direction, it would be a REALLY GOOD IDEA to email the BoE and Starr asking them to seriously consider Lynnbrook as an option.

I think that Parks is not about to cheaply give away parkland and especially park land that has no prior mcps claim. The rep from Parks said that the Lynnbrook local park would be preserved and co-located with the school property. There is just so much to recommend this site that I question the motives of the mcps in dismissing it so quickly. Janice Turpin, was particularly annoyed that people would even suggest it was a good site, she was very quick to say it was very heavily used (Janice! your nose is growing...). It seems to me the MCPS is just out to gobble up more land from other agencies rather that actually use their own properties wisely.

Wednesday, they propose to "decide" what is the best bet. It all feels a little too rushed to me for something so important and permanent. Additionally, I am getting the impression that the whole "process" is one big charade to make folks think they have had input, when the outcome is already more or less predetermined by the mcps "expert" staffers.

Sorry I sound so suspicious, but that's the impression I got.[/quote]

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