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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello All,
Thank you for reading my comment on the original post. PG County what can I say.
When I first relocated, here PG County was the first place I looked for housing and the last place I would consider living. Considering first impressions normally hold better than others do. I was informed that I would love PG County as an AA. Wow! Not sure how the informer concluded that. Anyway every place I looked for housing it was plain ratchet, keep in mind I had no knowledge of the schools or other community issues. The apartments had questionable management yet alone what I saw of the so-called tenants that lived there. When I met the so-called community manager, I got back in my car and drove away as fast as I could. It was broad daylight and when I drove through parts of PG County with my then 10-year-old daughter I had to say sit back honey, lock your door and make sure your seat belt is on tight. The way the gang looking young men or thugs were hanging out on the corners and posted up on the bus stops merely me want to dial 911 from the mere sight of looking at them. I moved to NOVA and had a fantastic experience. Due to price points and affordability, I moved a little further into Fairfax County but I felt safe and my daughter had a great school experience, including a camping trip for all 6th graders that parents paid for. The parents who did not have the funding to cover the costs the school and other parents contributed to ensure that all students could attend. Nobody was embarrassed or made to feel less important due to socioeconomic status that is what I consider public education equality.  Granted I did not live in a million dollar home I rented an apartment in a local area and felt safe allowing my child to ride the bus with the other students who were well behaved and went to school with an anticipation to learn. Class size was about 16-17 students per teacher. The educators were highly qualified and I loved the Administration and how the school was operated. I am sure fights may have occurred here or there but it was a rather unusual occurrence. Also, I worked in Fairfax County Public Schools for 1.5 years and the standards for Public Education is exceptionally high!
 After 2 years I started working in DC and wanted have a shorter commute and I moved to Downtown Silver Spring in Montgomery County. Again, the schools were Fabulous! My daughter attended Middle School there and it was the best school in Montgomery County. The teachers were professional, creative, and respectful and wanted students to not only learn but Master the subject content. The field trips the students went on were unbelievable; I wish I had that kind of opportunity when I was in school. The last remark that I would like to give is that both Montgomery County and Fairfax County have “ AFFORDABLE” housing programs for lower income citizens and residents. The market rents are approximately 50% less and it does not take forever to rent an affordable place to live, mainly apartments. In Montgomery County, it is called the MPDU program, which stands for Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program, and the county has a website through the HOC (Housing Opportunities Commission) that details every property that participates in this program. There is also a tax credit property program that is similar to MPDU and these are not ghetto living areas by any means. I had a brand new one bedroom in downtown silver spring for $1100 month on a tax credit dwelling unit and a girlfriend of mine had a two bedroom for $1250. In Fairfax County, the program is called ADU that means Affordable Dwelling Unit program. Please if you are in a quandary and feel the need to improve your quality of life and relocate from PG County please look into these programs and find a safer place to house your family and provide your children with an acceptable quality of public school education. 
There are other public resources I’d be glad to share if anyone is interested but will defer to asking that if you would like that information to send me a confidential email at: resourceful98@gmail.com 
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We are glad you decided not to move to pg county.

-signed the pg county spokesman[/quote]

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