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[quote=Anonymous]The fact that the site selection was conducted, in part, in closed sessions fatally undermined trust in the process.  The public was NEVER able to see and understand the private sites under consideration.  (For the record, parks does not conduct site selections in that manner and objected to the use of confidentiality agreements - and it was incorrect to say it was to allow for subsequent negoiation because eminent domain does not require that if impasse is reached).

Long story short - MCPS choose to conduct the meetings in private, and MCPS choose to employ procedures and criteria that were not best practicies as articulated above.  (parks/planning board explained in many public planning board open meetings the problems with MCPS process).

People like openess, transparency and fairness in government.  MCPS created a process that gave rise to an impression that they used out of date standards, made certain aspects private without adequate justification, and voted as a block.  As a result, the perception of bias can't be undone.  Many reasonable people will always believe it was a done deal from the start.

MCPS might win on this round, but it lost a lot in Trust.  I DO NOT LIVE IN RCH.  But i will never trust MCPS to conduct any process where there will be winners and losers in an OPEN and Transparent manner without the taint of undo influence from well connected communities.

Live and learn[/quote]

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