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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked at an mcps school next to a drug/rehab facility. We would have patients wandering into the building and scare the crap out of everyone, resulting in calls to the police.  There will eventually be an issue between a resident and a community member.[/quote]

And while the doors to the school are presumably locked, what will the school do when people are wandering around the playground?

If you know the school, you realize there is a walking path that cuts through the school's playground and fields to a wooded area that essentially surrounds the back of the school. This path will be the logical walkway for residents of the treatment facility who want to go for a walk or head to the shopping centers in the heart of Olney. Practically speaking, it isn't safe to walk along Georgia Avenue from Tanterra, so people use the path that takes you to 7-11 and the shopping centers.

There will be issues.

Anyone who says there won't be any issues is either clueless or a liar.

The business needs of this company (which isn't even a local company, apparently) should not take precedence over the school and the neighborhood community.

If you haven't signed the petition, please sign it. And if you live in the area, please attend the meeting at the school later this week.

PS - the amount of disinformation coming from the councilmember and her staff is alarming. Multiple people have reached out to the County's Planning staff and others and discovered this company is leveraging a loophole and operating in a dishonest way. The county council can take action, but they are saying their hands are tied. The takeaway should be that they are in the pocket of developers and for-profit businesses rather than making commonsense decisions for the community. [/quote]

My understanding of MOCO zoning laws is that this might be by-right. If the loophole is legally dubious someone should hire a land-use attorney to see if you can challenge this decision. [/quote]

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