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[quote=Anonymous]...I know that [size] is a big argument for not using RCH for new school site, but the [feasibility study] design has shown it can work.... [/quote]

"Work?" Well, sure, you could build a school there. After all, you could build a school anywhere.

What the feasibility study showed, however, is that Rock Creek Hills Park is not big enough, and has inadequate access: None of the final feasibility study options provide sufficient parking (per MCPS standards) or have three vehicular access points (per MCPS standards).

The site would not provide parity with other middle schools in the County.

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Please, what does parity really mean? And tell me what site you think would work better...North Chevy Chase Park? I ask in earnest because, basically, in order to get a larger site that would meet the 20 acre site requirement which is absurd in the down county area in this day and age, you are basically looking for a park. This will not happen. Parks are not for sale, parks cannot be acquired through eminent domain. So it seems to me that MCPS has to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century reality.

No, you can't build a school with a massive parking lot. There are smarter urban designs that provide kids with opportunity for a first rate education.

If Rock Creek Hills is going to be spared construction, it will not be because folks are convinced that their kids will not get a good education, nor that the parking lot will not be big enough but rather that Rock Creek Hills makes a convincing case in court and prevails through their law suit. [/quote]

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