Today, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin ruled against Rock Creek Citizens' Association (and the individual homeowner plaintiffs) who were attempting to block the construction of B-CC Middle School No. 2 on the former site of Kensington Junior High. When issuing his ruling (Declaratory Judgment), Judge Rubin dismissed 11 counts of the resident's complaint indicating they lacked standing. As for the merits of the case, Judge Rubin stated that "Neither the deed or the transfer agreement violated federal or state law. No statute has been violated."

Here is a link to an article about today's proceeding.
http://www.bethesdanow.com/2013/04/11/judge-throws-out-suit-against-kensington-middle-school/

any updates on today's hearing?

The hearing was adjourned until April 11th

Any news on 3/26 hearing??

A 2-hour hearing was held on March 15. The hearing is scheduled to be continued on March 26.

Would love to see updates on this - thanks so much!

Maryland Court Search docket reveals the arguments in this case were continued until March 19th. Some other motions were determined to be moot, but I'm not a lawyer and not familiar with the case, so I don't understand what issues were mooted and why.

Just wondering if this whole BCC Middle School 2 matter has been resolved...a year has gone by and I know that the RCHCA was going to litigate the matter and they have filed a law suit...they were to go to court yesterday, the very same day that Joshua Starr calls a closed door emergency meeting of the BOE "to receive legal advice regarding an appeal". (check Parent's Coalition Blog for the pdf from Starr)

Could it be that the so called "game over, no need to beat a dead horse" crowd will be forced to eat crow?

Anyone know?

Rollingwood is currently leased to a private school (French International School)- they signed a 5 year lease with MCPS last summer. In 2016, the private school has some option to extend- but MCPS would be able to find them another home if the need was there for an ES. Taking back their properties should be a priority for MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:

It's pretty easy. I think a second MS should be far enough away from Westland to shorten the bus ride for many and yet be centrally located enough to provide a large walking population within a 1/2 mile radius. I don't want to walk on anyone. MCPS should be looking at property that is in the school system's current inventory. That's what they bring to the table. Good Policy: Use what you have now to satisfy current needs. Plan for future needs with what you will have back in the future.

If it's "pretty easy," what's your magic solution? Lynnbrook, part of which is MCPS property, is too small for a middle school. However, it is large enough for an elementary school down the road. Rosemary Hills is WAY over capacity and is projected to get worse - isn't the better choice to build a middle school where one can actually fit, and "plan for future needs" by reserving the Lynnbrook site to rebuild the elementary school that the neighborhood has always claimed to want back there?

Lynnbrook is not too small, and when the need for an elementary school arises, Rollingwood will be available. The school board has already said that they need to rethink the way schools are constructed in the future. I say the future is now.

What is the situation with Rollingwood? Why is it available in the future but not now?

Anonymous wrote:

It's pretty easy. I think a second MS should be far enough away from Westland to shorten the bus ride for many and yet be centrally located enough to provide a large walking population within a 1/2 mile radius. I don't want to walk on anyone. MCPS should be looking at property that is in the school system's current inventory. That's what they bring to the table. Good Policy: Use what you have now to satisfy current needs. Plan for future needs with what you will have back in the future.

If it's "pretty easy," what's your magic solution? Lynnbrook, part of which is MCPS property, is too small for a middle school. However, it is large enough for an elementary school down the road. Rosemary Hills is WAY over capacity and is projected to get worse - isn't the better choice to build a middle school where one can actually fit, and "plan for future needs" by reserving the Lynnbrook site to rebuild the elementary school that the neighborhood has always claimed to want back there?

Lynnbrook is not too small, and when the need for an elementary school arises, Rollingwood will be available. The school board has already said that they need to rethink the way schools are constructed in the future. I say the future is now.

It's pretty easy. I think a second MS should be far enough away from Westland to shorten the bus ride for many and yet be centrally located enough to provide a large walking population within a 1/2 mile radius. I don't want to walk on anyone. MCPS should be looking at property that is in the school system's current inventory. That's what they bring to the table. Good Policy: Use what you have now to satisfy current needs. Plan for future needs with what you will have back in the future.

If it's "pretty easy," what's your magic solution? Lynnbrook, part of which is MCPS property, is too small for a middle school. However, it is large enough for an elementary school down the road. Rosemary Hills is WAY over capacity and is projected to get worse - isn't the better choice to build a middle school where one can actually fit, and "plan for future needs" by reserving the Lynnbrook site to rebuild the elementary school that the neighborhood has always claimed to want back there?

Anonymous wrote:It's pretty easy. I think a second MS should be far enough away from Westland to shorten the bus ride for many and yet be centrally located enough to provide a large walking population within a 1/2 mile radius. I don't want to walk on anyone. MCPS should be looking at property that is in the school system's current inventory. That's what they bring to the table. Good Policy: Use what you have now to satisfy current needs. Plan for future needs with what you will have back in the future.

I agree, and I think that if the BOE does not take into consideration the Planning Board's very reasonable request and truly examine the possibility, it will reek of special interests being protected. These very same interests that have been clamoring on this very site, to send the eastern half back east, to redistrict. The same old tired threat.

Let's be grownups please, and consider that MCPS and PB cooperate.

It's pretty easy. I think a second MS should be far enough away from Westland to shorten the bus ride for many and yet be centrally located enough to provide a large walking population within a 1/2 mile radius. I don't want to walk on anyone. MCPS should be looking at property that is in the school system's current inventory. That's what they bring to the table. Good Policy: Use what you have now to satisfy current needs. Plan for future needs with what you will have back in the future.

It's fairly simple, we all want the middle school on the side of the cluster opposite to us, and we are all pretending it is for reasons pertaining to size or park land.

When in reality, we are doing so for individualistic-walk-on-everyone-else's head let-me-get-ahead first reasons.

Pity. no respect for the common good.