tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post4658024243823642594..comments2024-03-28T06:11:11.441-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Weast's Cell Tower Elementary SchoolJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-68119732228875818412020-01-07T13:05:24.019-05:002020-01-07T13:05:24.019-05:00Update: The entire site was leased to COMCAST. htt...Update: The entire site was leased to COMCAST. https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/entire-public-school-site-leased-to.html?fbclid=IwAR3cFatQO0zMMXExSdORMheOllOEXPJP4LN9eR29lQw--TsfKv2mkObUXxAJanis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-25112389824051876412020-01-07T13:05:02.964-05:002020-01-07T13:05:02.964-05:00Update: The entire site was leased to COMCAST. ht...Update: The entire site was leased to COMCAST. https://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2012/12/entire-public-school-site-leased-to.html?fbclid=IwAR3cFatQO0zMMXExSdORMheOllOEXPJP4LN9eR29lQw--TsfKv2mkObUXxA<br />Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-27662978346307978192011-02-15T14:11:30.785-05:002011-02-15T14:11:30.785-05:00@1:30 Yes, this site should have been included in ...@1:30 Yes, this site should have been included in the list of sites considered for an up-county holding school. You make a good case for a site selection committee to have been used as per Board of Education Policy FAA. <br /><br />But the Board of Education didn't bother to follow their own policy and skipped any community involvement in the site selection.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-88105822399079508032011-02-15T13:30:36.405-05:002011-02-15T13:30:36.405-05:00For goodness' sake... the leased premises amou...For goodness' sake... the leased premises amount to 300 sq ft out of 11 acres. and the landlord retains the right to add improvements to the property at their discretion - including removal of the cell tower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-74446969522977053982011-02-15T08:08:05.787-05:002011-02-15T08:08:05.787-05:00Maria said:
"The Woodwards Road site may or m...Maria said:<br />"The Woodwards Road site may or may not be appropriate for the Upcounty Holding Facility, but the cell tower that is currently on it has no bearing on its availability for that purpose."<br /><br />Better to ask the cell tower companies that lease this space that question. Here are some of their leases. <br /><br />http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2010/03/Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-47982704597518857612011-02-14T16:34:31.397-05:002011-02-14T16:34:31.397-05:00There is no question on public school land in Mont...There is no question on public school land in Montgomery County. It is owned by the Board of Education. The property records are clear. <br /><br />This matter is now before the Board of Appeals and we will post their Opinion when it is made public.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-82182399256777412232011-02-14T12:42:35.870-05:002011-02-14T12:42:35.870-05:00A close look at the application you posted reveals...A close look at the application you posted reveals that the owner is listed alternately as the MCPS and the Board of Education. <br /><br />I am not inclined to pursue my investigation into this any further. You appear to have a personal issue with the way these things are handled. Best of luck to you.Maria Fernanda McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-22683238589882727502011-02-14T12:03:41.038-05:002011-02-14T12:03:41.038-05:00Ms. McClure,
If the Board of Education says that ...Ms. McClure,<br /><br />If the Board of Education says that Mr. Lavorgna was authorized to sign a Petition for a Special Exception for them in November 2010, please get a copy of that Board action in writing. <br /><br />Thanks so much. That information would be extremely helpful.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-78932054016696158692011-02-14T11:48:43.565-05:002011-02-14T11:48:43.565-05:00Ms. McClure,
Please call the Board of Education ...Ms. McClure, <br /><br />Please call the Board of Education - they own the Sligo Middle School property, not MCPS, and ask them if in November of 2010, Mr. Lavorgna was their agent as Director of Facilities. <br /><br />As to Waring Station, the actions of MCPS contradict their public information.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-48460417142181398652011-02-14T11:45:33.221-05:002011-02-14T11:45:33.221-05:00I was there last week. They are doing surveys.
I ...I was there last week. They are doing surveys.<br /><br />I was not at the meeting. Per MCPS one hour ago, Mr. Lavorgna does have that authority.<br /><br />As I stated... I value your efforts to keep things above board, but the information available here contradicts some of your postings. <br />http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/planning/CIPMaster_Current2.shtmlMaria Fernanda McClurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-36105956309795545222011-02-14T11:45:15.230-05:002011-02-14T11:45:15.230-05:00Ms. McClure, An * has been added to the blog post ...Ms. McClure, An * has been added to the blog post to address your concerns.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-43662375115423783862011-02-14T11:38:25.484-05:002011-02-14T11:38:25.484-05:00Ms. McClure,
Have you driven past the Waring Sta...Ms. McClure, <br /><br />Have you driven past the Waring Station school site to see the work that has already commenced at that location?Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-35700396331694696582011-02-14T11:34:42.149-05:002011-02-14T11:34:42.149-05:00Obviously you were not at the Friday Hearing on th...Obviously you were not at the Friday Hearing on the Sligo Middle School cell tower. <br /><br />Mr. Lavorgna was not authorized to sign a Petition for a Special Exception for Sligo Middle School in November of 2010. At that time he was no longer in charge of MCPS Facilities decisions.Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-5293006940365234412011-02-14T11:16:41.905-05:002011-02-14T11:16:41.905-05:00Thanks for the work you do to bring potentially tr...Thanks for the work you do to bring potentially troublesome matters to light. <br /><br />Your efforts might go farther, however, if you took the time to verify some things before posting them. You might get attention by being inflammatory, but in the long run, you hurt your cause.<br /><br />The School Board did NOT vote to build a brand new school on the Waring Station Site. They DID approve anMaria Fernanda McClurenoreply@blogger.com