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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Because it's a 30+ acre site that (as far as I can tell) gets very little use. You could leave half the site as a park and still have a school site bigger than almost any other on the list (and I do think if you're going to build a school you should build one with decently-sized facilities that either won't be overcrowded the day it open or has some potential for expansion).[/quote]

I have heard that language "won't be overcrowded from the day it opens" used by some in the Rock Creek Hills community to illustrate why their site is unworkable. Unfortunately, some of these folks now are fixed on NCC Park. I am not saying that the poster is from that group. However, that they protest the use of their park and yet are ok with taking parkland elsewhere, makes me very doubtful about any of their arguments or motivations.

While I am personally sorry to see any park land taken for non park purposes, the fact remains that RCH was a former school site, with reclaim rights. But size should be no deterrent, in light of the PP regarding smaller MS in the county. Also, the BoE recognizes the fact that especially down county, they have to be realistic and build vertical schools that are not land hungry. So, I agree, that a very close and careful look at Lynnbrook is warranted.

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