Montgomery parents oppose sale of school land | Washington Examiner

Montgomery parents oppose sale of school land | Washington Examiner

The Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations will tell the county government Tuesday night that it opposes the sale of school land currently rented to a private academy, saying it would be "premature" to sell the land given schools overcrowding...

We believe it would be unwise to sell a prime asset like the Peary site without first obtaining a thorough evaluation of the future needs for middle and high schools in the midcounty area. The Council's 2006 analysis of a similar proposal concluded that it "was a sale of a rare asset probably well below market value with no guarantee that said asset would be available for repurchase should the County need to re-use it as a public school." (emphasis in original).