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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The argument about 3 old buildings that are near the end of their useful life just somewhat sold the deal for me.  If MCPS will need to renovate or tear those building down in the near term, then it seems building a new school on land that was already built on is a greener way to go in that it saves open space.  I also like the prior point about MCPS showing some good faith.   Asking the public to give up a park when MCPS has land that it owns that would be sufficient to build a building on and would be a higher and better use of the resources does not seem like MCPS is acting in good faith.

If MCPS does not want to use Lynnbrook, I guess I am wondering why.  Is there a secret story that we do not know. [/quote]

I don't know about any secret back story, but Lynnbrook site is the greener more responsible way to go. The building would have to be torn down or renovated (though I think it is beyond renovating at this point). As I stated here before, it is large an already paved over property, mostly level, so not much regrading to be done. I believe it was a rep. from Parks who stated at the first SSAC meeting that Lynnbrook would be a best case scenario, because the park could be co located with the new school, the closed activities building could be torn down, and that parcel used for the school, and then the fields could continue to serve the school as they do today, and as they did since the 1940's when both the school and the park coexisted harmoniously. And realistically, very few trees would need to go.

This is the smart way to go for MCPS, and would keep soccer fields and open green space intact for down county folks who are seeing less and less of this all important commodity with the impending "smart growth" coming our way. I am not from the surrounding community, but I think the person above spoke correctly that a walkable Middle School for this community would be seen as an asset. They lose nothing and gain everything![/quote]

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