tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post7665934622244498585..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Exclusive Memo: Bowers Giving Away School Land Without BOE Approval of Sites, BOE Withholds Bower's Plans From PublicJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-19160764685165819232015-11-05T09:12:25.637-05:002015-11-05T09:12:25.637-05:00It "came to be" because these are the pe...It "came to be" because these are the people that the voters elected. Repeatedly. All are long-time members, except for new member Jill Ortman-Fouze. See a pattern here? If not, check the longevity of the county councilmembers and Mr. Leggett, elected to a third term. Will he run again? who knows. who cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-53202778594436269062015-11-05T09:10:11.429-05:002015-11-05T09:10:11.429-05:00Mr. Bowers did not 'trick' the elected mem...Mr. Bowers did not 'trick' the elected members of the BOE into anything. Any one of them could have followed this issue, asked some questions, actually read the memo. They didn't. this is on the Board of Education members. oh, and did I say, they are all elected by you, the voters. This is exactly what the voters want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-41629428708037277612015-11-04T17:26:24.496-05:002015-11-04T17:26:24.496-05:00They'll transfer the knowledge via the WiFi to...They'll transfer the knowledge via the WiFi towers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-72522062729659343452015-11-04T13:55:42.702-05:002015-11-04T13:55:42.702-05:00When the solar arrays are installed at the three &...When the solar arrays are installed at the three "future" middle school sites, there won't be a school or a school parking lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-72166419073427295232015-11-03T22:24:28.935-05:002015-11-03T22:24:28.935-05:00Education is defined as the transfer of knowledge,...Education is defined as the transfer of knowledge, so technically it can take place in the school parking lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-35418924408175858502015-11-03T15:50:56.311-05:002015-11-03T15:50:56.311-05:00First it's cell phone towers; now solar panels...First it's cell phone towers; now solar panels... what's next, nuclear waste storage? Why ca't our schools and school properties be used to educate children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-89251248584404870872015-11-03T15:48:26.312-05:002015-11-03T15:48:26.312-05:00Once these three school properties are leased to S...Once these three school properties are leased to Sun Edison for "ten years," there will be automatic renewal after renewal, effectively taking these three school properties (and the schools that were supposed to be built on them) out out the inventory for many decades. What can we do to stop this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-77660388524244520122015-11-03T13:52:21.927-05:002015-11-03T13:52:21.927-05:00It's called People's Republic of Montgomer...It's called People's Republic of Montgomery County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-56142474950782189412015-11-03T09:53:18.611-05:002015-11-03T09:53:18.611-05:00they arent accountable to anyone, whatsoever. So, ...they arent accountable to anyone, whatsoever. So, the better question is "how did it come to be that this literal feudal system come to exist in a public body where it is essentially a free and independent state, devoid of all responsibility to the hands that feed it?"Richard F Maxwell IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097298625803443195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-7380757153177185642015-11-03T06:50:47.701-05:002015-11-03T06:50:47.701-05:00How can Bowers, the BOE and the County not be acco...How can Bowers, the BOE and the County not be accountable for this? It looks like the deal was conceived and signed long before citizens knew anything about it. Isn't this illegal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com