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Monday, March 7, 2011

County Exec. Doug Duncan wanted Brickyard school land, too. Board said no.

County Executive Doug Duncan wanted the Brickyard Middle School site too
But the Board of Education didn't turn it over to him.


Here is the Board's March 2004 Resolution on the Brickyard site with the plan to evaluate the needs of the school clusters that might be able to make use of this 20 acre dedicated public school site. The 20 acre Brickyard Road Middle School site was not declared surplus to the needs of public school children. 

RESOLUTION NO. 195-04

Re: BRICKYARD ROAD SCHOOL SITE

On motion of Mr. Felton and seconded by Mrs. O’Neill, the following resolution, as amended, was adopted unanimously:

WHEREAS, On October 20, 2003, the county executive requested that the Board of Education surplus the school site, known as the Brickyard Road site, owned by Montgomery County Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, The superintendent presented a recommendation to the Board of Education on February 23, 2004, concerning the county executive’s request to surplus the Brickyard Road site; and

WHEREAS, On March 3, 2003, the Board of Education held a public hearing on CIP items,including the superintendent’s recommendation on the request to surplus the Brickyard Road site; and

WHEREAS, Before a decision is made on surplusing the Brickyard Road site, further examination is needed regarding other potential middle school sites, preferably in the Thomas S. Wootton Cluster; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Education accept the superintendent’s recommendation to defer action on the disposition of the Brickyard Road site; and be it further

Resolved, That the Board of Education direct the superintendent to evaluate alternative future middle school sites in the Churchill, Whitman, and Wootton clusters.

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