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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes sense to build a new school near where the overcrowded schools are —Chantilly, centreville and Westfield. Somewhere near Dulles or down route 28. [/quote]

Yes.  But, certainly not at the Hutchison site.  [/quote]

It makes sense to build where the kids WILL be. The school won’t solve today’s problems. The overcrowding problems may not be the same in 10+ years when this mythical school opens. It is also an issue of having land.[/quote]

What? Ignore current problems in favor of trying to predict and stem future ones? I don't really have a strong feeling of one school or pyramid or district versus another but I do feel like you don't ignore existing problems. If there were no overcrowding now then I would agree to look at where overcrowding maybe WILL be. But you don't ignore existing problems/issues though.[/quote]

You don’t implement a solution for a problem that can’t be solved for 10+ years. If Chantilly and Centrevile are expected to still have overcrowding then sure. If they continue to be places where the community has lots of kids it makes sense. If it turns into a place with more retirees / people past having kids to repopulate those schools then no. Do not assume that today’s overcrowding will continue exist in 10-15+ years. That’s how planners will look at the problem. It is also possible that more than one HS is needed, but that probably won’t happen for 30+ years.

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I don’t see the overcapacity problem goes away for Chantilly and Centreville for 10+ years. The CIP indicates the new school would provide the releif to Chantilly, Centerville, Herndon, South Lakes, Oakton, and Westfield. So that’s what the “planners”’ have in their mind. The Hutchison site is probably too North but the FCPS picking a wrong site is nothing new. [/quote]

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