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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Completely unclear why FCC has their own school system but runs it in another county. [/quote]

In the case of Mt. Daniel, FCC bought the land in the early 1950s, and the original plan was to incorporate that whole area into FCC.  I don't know why that ultimately didn't happen, but the result is that the school remains near to, but just outside, the FCC limits.  And to be clear, FCC owns that land, it's not an "arrangement" with Fairfax county.  There have always been plans to accommodate the expansion of the school if needed, so I don't really understand why the current plan has caused so much consternation - it's not like it was a surprise.  Expansion is an approved use under Virginia code, so the county is probably limited in what it can do - probably recommend modifications to the plans, but not outright disapproval.  And while I understand that neighbors have concerns, the school (plus the known and acknowledged plans to expand if necessary) were there first.  Did people who bought near the school not understand this?  The school was built in 1951, and most of the houses in the neighborhoods around it were built 1957-1972, to include houses that are literally right on the school's property line (no idea why the county planning commission ever approved that).  It's disingenuous to complain now that the school is negatively impacting the neighborhood when the neighborhood grew up around the school.     [/quote]

It doesn't matter if the community grew around the school or that FCC owns the land.  In Fairfax County FCC is just like any other land owner and if what it wants to do is not in the best interest of the neighborhood, FCC should not be given special treatment.  A developer owns land in my neighborhood and wants to develop it.  Due to objects from the neighbors, the developer had to significantly downsize its plan, and the process to start building took over eight years.  Did FCC not understand it isn't the governing body in Fairfax County and so might face opposition to its expansion plans?  [/quote]

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