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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the point of the lawsuit? What’s the end game here? [/quote]

This is what I'd like to know as well. Is there an avenue by which the plaintiffs could actually have Wootton stay at its current building - ie, the county is forced to use one of the other boundary options or redo the study? Or is a delay the most that they would be able to achieve (ie, it's agreed that this is a closure rather than a relocation and MCPS has to go through that process)? [/quote]

A delay or redo is much more likely than a court forcing a different outcome. Courts aren’t going to pick between options. Even if plaintiffs win, the usual result is “go back and do the process correctly,” which could mean redoing the study, running a proper closure process, or reopening public input. Wootton could end up staying, but only indirectly—because a reset puts other options back on the table, creates time and political pressure, and changes the dynamics. So the real upside isn’t a guaranteed outcome, it’s getting another shot at the decision.[/quote]

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