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And maybe the County Council can share in some blame.  They are the ones approving rampant unchecked, overdevelopment without planning for additional schools to meet the needs of the exploding population.[/quote]

[b]It actually isn't rampant unchecked overdevelopment [/b](although it can feel that way, when you see the new buildings in some areas), and the population isn't exploding.

"The rate of new housing construction is well below levels typical of recent decades and is not nearly enough to keep up even with moderate rates of population and job growth" - see the chart with the title "New Housing Units Reported in Building Permits" at the bottom of this blog post:

https://montgomeryplanning.org/blog-design/2018/07/population-job-growth-and-housing-supply/[/quote]

It most definitely is rampant, unchecked development when they have built thousands and thousands of high density housing units all over the county, without adding additional schools to support that housing.  Our cluster has ESs that are already at capacity, and they are building thousands of townhouses/condos in our area.  But, there is no planning for an additional ES, or an additional library.  One ES just got an addition, but is already at capacity.

Where are the plans for additional libraries?  Additional park space?  There's already not enough soccer/baseball fields and basketball courts for our kids to practice on.  [/quote]

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