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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carmel is similar to Falls Church City in wealth and diversity - go look at the new FCC high school. They have a coffee bar.[/quote]

The new Meridian HS building is very nice.

I wonder whether this will play out over time with Republicans trying to make it easier for areas to split off and self-incorporate and Democrats doubling down on moratoriums on new towns and cities and the idea of “One Fairfax.”  Used to like the idea that a larger tax base would lead to greater efficiencies and allow for more consistent services throughout the entire county.  Now it feels like one giant sinking ship, led by people who want to hold others hostage until the entire ship is submerged. [/quote]

If only FCPS could cut Rt 1 loose, just think how much better things would be (as long as you aren't zoned for a school cut loose, then you're screwed) [/quote]

That’s an interesting point because I’d imagine if the current Mount Vernon District were a separate jurisdiction it would still be relatively wealthy (the school demographics skew poorer than the population at large), yet with more local control you might actually have people engaging in a serious debate about both the total levels of school funding and the allocation of funding among the area schools.  The Mount Vernon HS and South County HS communities might have more of a voice, whereas what we’ve seen in recent years is that a West Potomac resident basically called the shots and her colleagues elsewhere in the big county who don’t give a crap about the Route 1 corridor or nearby areas just nodded their heads and acquiesced in whatever she wanted to do. [/quote]

South County's 18% farms rate would stick out a bit. I wonder how they would feel about both being heard and simultaneously being expected to either take more poor students or subsidize those schools that are [/quote]

Unless it’s at an even more disaggregated level, you’re always going to have subsidy issues.  There are plenty currently with a county-wide system. [/quote]

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