tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post529095180585946252..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: County Council president outlined difficulties of controlling high school overcrowding Janis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-16114133861778647102017-02-11T20:55:22.203-05:002017-02-11T20:55:22.203-05:00'Fear of overcrowding?' The schools are al...'Fear of overcrowding?' The schools are already overcrowded. At WJ, development was in moratorium for that very reason. So what did the current councilmembers do? They voted for 5 phantom classrooms at WJ. Not built, but hey, problem solved. Just keep building. As for TOD, how convenient; a man-made built system is used to make sure that the wealthiest among us, in Potomac and upcounty, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-11705730941168535452017-02-11T20:49:36.587-05:002017-02-11T20:49:36.587-05:00Other neighborhoods' experiences are these ...Other neighborhoods' experiences are these 'pauses' are bait and switch to placate existing residents, who then melt away, not realizing the developers are in there constantly changing the deal. The 'Art of the Deal' applies to Montgomery County too. Don't be fooled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-74446843912000039192017-02-07T18:51:28.294-05:002017-02-07T18:51:28.294-05:00The primary "problem" with development i...The primary "problem" with development in MoCo is that the public school system is actually half-decent. As a result, surprise! People want to move here for a chance to make their kids' lives better. So by extension, it makes sense to try to fit more people in a given space, in a way that encourages public transit use over driving. The best way to do that is Transit-Oriented Michael Ballhttps://twitter.com/emichaelballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-26295078162079769912017-02-07T16:02:21.866-05:002017-02-07T16:02:21.866-05:00Although not as bad as Floreen and Leventhal, Berl...Although not as bad as Floreen and Leventhal, Berliner takes plenty of developer money in the form of contributions. Some of this is from developers directly, some for developer PACs and some from pro-development unions. Berliner even takes substantial contributions from developers doing business in Bethesda. So when Berliner says that he wants to "insert pause buttons" into BethesdaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com