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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]During yesterday's session with the Council there was a discussion about the proposed bus depot sites. Friedson and Balcombe highlighted the lack of outreach to the affected communities.

Taylor responded by implying that it is impossible to do community outreach before the project is funded. That is utterly preposterous. That is what facility planning funding is for - you do studies and community outreach to determine whether and how to move forward on specific projects and how much they will cost.

Taylor is right that this has been a really difficult issue. There is no location in the County where residents will be happy to have an MCPS bus depot at. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. But his response to questions about community outreach was fundamentally dishonest and frankly quite condescending to members of the public who aren't being paid to sift through CIP documents that are written in very technical ways. And that I think kind of epitomizes his approach to engaging with stakeholders. To him, he is always right and above the politics and everyone else is dumb, uninformed and selfish.

Below is the description of MCPS Facility Planning which is a project funded in the CIP:

"This project serves as the transition stage from the conceptual stage to inclusion of a stand-alone project in the CIP. There is a continuing need for the development of accurate cost estimates and an exploration of alternatives for proposed projects. Implementation of the facility planning process results in realistic cost estimates, fewer and less significant cost overruns, fewer project delays, and improved life-cycle costing of projects. In the past, this project was funded solely by current revenue; however, as a result of new environmental regulation changes, design of site development concept plans must be done during the facility planning phase in order to obtain necessary site permits in time for the construction phase."

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P966553&CID=15&SCID=50[/quote]

They don't need community outreach but he needs to grow a spine and tell them that this is the bus depot and if they are selling off the property, they need to use that money to purchase a more appropiate property that meets MCPS and community needs.  This shouldn't be an MCPS issue. [/quote]

Actually the County did already resolve this - https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DGS/OPD/MCPSShadyGroveBusDepotRelocation.html

The new proposed depot sites are for an expansion of the bus fleet[/quote]

False.  The MCPS buses at Shady Grove can’t all fit on Gude Drive.  There is no resolution in the link.  [/quote]

It's not enough for the [b]expansion[/b] of the bus fleet.

[quote]The Department of General Services identified an alternative site to relocate the MCPS depot. In addition to this facility, other locations for bus parking will need to be identified to fully house [b]expanded[/b] operations of the bus fleet in the [b]future.[/b][/quote]

https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISCAPITAL/Common/Project.aspx?ID=P360903[/quote]

Old news. Enrollment is dropping. No expansion. [/quote]

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