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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Support for school bonds has been declining in recent years (77% approval in 2019, vs. 70% in 2021 and now 67% in 2023).

That is still a healthy 2-to-1 margin, but when dopes like Frisch basically play fast-and-loose with what the voters originally were asked to approve - and then ignore the schools with the biggest capacity challenges - it starts to erode confidence in FCPS as a sound steward of capital resources.[/quote]

Shrevewood was the school with the biggest capacity challenge in that part of the county at the time the decision was made.  Fairfax/Oakton had been fixed.  If you were to make the same decision right now, it might be a different one, which is why I would support a pause on Dunn Loring until we get a better read on future enrollment.  But the initial decision to shift from Oakton/Fairfax to Dunn Loring was just fine.[/quote]

Which decision are you referring to?

The initial decision to re-allocate the bond funds was pushed through by Frisch in January 2021.  Shrevewood had 700 students then, in a building with a design capacity of 728 students.  Then, as now, it was surrounded by schools that were under-enrolled and projected to remain under-enrolled.

Then the decision was made in March 2022 to extend a contract with the architects.  Shrevewood had 704 students then and, as now, was surrounded by schools that were under-enrolled and projected to remain under-enrolled.

Now, it has 645 students and remains surrounded by schools that are under-enrolled and projected to remain under-enrolled.

By January 2021 it should have been clear that the construction of a new school in Dunn Loring was not justified by conditions at Shrevewood; any over-crowding or spike in enrollment easily could have been addressed through boundary changes with Stenwood and Freedom Hill.  The decision to double-down on a bad plan in March 2022 was inexcusable and testimony to the School Board's stubbornness - 10 members defiantly ignored information in front of them because supporting Frisch, a member of the same political party, was more important than common sense.

Fortunately, there will be a new School Board soon, including 8 new members who aren't responsible for the mess and can insist on putting this fiasco in the making on pause.  Unfortunately, they are all from the same political party, so the instinct to close ranks may yet again take precedence over common sense.  [/quote]

^ all this - someone needs to be an adult and put this project on ice.  [/quote]

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