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[quote=Anonymous][b]TOTAL SPEAKERS – At the public hearing on January 22, 2019, a total of 62 people spoke, of whom 59 speakers provided a position – for or against [/b]– amending the Adequate Public Facilities Standards (APFS) to allow maximum school enrollment to reach 150% of design capacity and/or allowing waivers or exemptions to the APFS.

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The following tally pertains to those who expressed a position.  [b]Composition of Speakers:  [/b]

Citizens – nearly all of the speakers who expressed a position were [b]citizens (i.e. 93%).[/b]  Citizens included Presidents of Neighborhood Associations, PTA leaders, County educators, parents and private citizens.

[b]Developers and Business Leaders – were few (i.e. 7%). [/b] Developers and business leaders included representatives of large corporations and members of the Chamber of Commerce.

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POSITION OF SPEAKERS – For or Against- Over Enrollment to 150% of Design Capacity.

Citizens were against allowing school over-enrollment to reach 150% of design capacity by an overwhelming majority (76%).  
 
Developers/Business Representatives – The Rockville Chamber of Commerce strongly supported allowing school enrollment to reach 150% of capacity. The representatives of development corporations did not take a position on maximum enrollment.

POSITION OF SPEAKERS – For or Against-Waivers and/or Exemptions to the APFS
Citizens – few citizens addressed waivers and/or exemptions (11%).  Waivers and/or exemptions were supported by those who did.

Developers – representatives of the BF Saul Company supported an exemption.

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It is clear that [b]citizens are overwhelmingly opposed to increasing maximum enrollment from 120% to 150% of design capacity.  A few would support waivers or exemptions.  By contrast, the Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of the amendment, thereby favoring overcrowding of schools up to 150%.[/b]  Few developers testified and none of them spoke in favor of allowing maximum enrollment at 150% of design capacity. [b] The BF Saul Company spoke in favor of an exemption.[/b][/quote]

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