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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]...Dunne has repeated the claim that the KAA purchase will save FCPS hundreds of millions that can be spent on other school renovations, but there too FCPS has provided no information on which schools may eventually benefit from the purported savings. [/quote]  
I think it's fairly obvious that everything that was behind the Western HS in the last CIP will benefit by being a couple hundred million dollars closer to the front of the queue.  Not sure why you think the order would change for any other items when this one got moved back up in line.[/quote]

That's not obvious at all.  They are saying they'll have a new facilities assessment done by mid-2026, so they could just create a new queue.  If they can leapfrog KAA they can adopt a new queue that reflects current conditions rather than continue to rely on one generated over 15 years ag.   [/quote]
I don't see how making a smart decision that saves future money also requires that they must immediately lock in a plan to spend that future money.  It's a separate issue, and sounds like one that should be brought up mid-2026 when there is new facility assessment data available.  It seems like you are arguing to build another far-reaching future spend queue right now just like the one you are complaining they are currently following.[/quote]

It doesn’t have to be far-reaching.  But if they are going to continue to claim that spending all this money on KAA will result in cost savings that will benefit other schools, they should commit sooner rather than later to identifying which schools will benefit.  Otherwise we’re going to find that all these savings were illusory and just part of a rationale to leapfrog KAA over other school projects.  [/quote]

easy--unless they go with a magnet:
Chantilly
Westfield 
Centreville
possibly Oakton[/quote]

You're identifying the schools that might send kids to KAA, not those who supposedly would be the beneficiaries of the purported savings associated with buying KAA, rather than spending over $450 million to build a new HS from scratch.  They aren't the same thing.

Dunne has suggested some of those saving might be spent on schools in the Mount Vernon District, but schools in other parts of the county need help as well. [/quote]
You're looking for some kind of quid pro quo, like you'll accept this school if you can guarantee some money earmarked for your school (McLean?).  That's not how this is going to work.  Not having to spend $450 million in the future is the benefit.  Trying to tie how those future savings will be spent to specific schools or projects would only anger those who don't get their "guaranteed" kick back.  The whole county benefits from not spending that money in the future as everything planned after the Western HS gets moved up by hundreds of millions of dollars.[/quote]

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