County school bus depots and the Rockville follies

One of the most common stories in local news for the last few weeks is the drama surrounding the relocation of the county school bus depot.

Currently residing in the Shady Grove corridor, where it has been for years, the county school system has to move the bus depot by the first of next year because the county is trying to develop the area around the Shady Grove Metro for retail outlets and suitable living space.

Part of the so-called “Smart Growth” move to encourage such development around the county’s red-line Metro stops, the county has been planning this move for years.

And that, sadly, is the problem.

The county has planned additional development which will further stress its infrastructure without taking care of the infrastructure it already needs to handle the development it already has.

The school system is stuck right in the middle – between angry residents who don’t want the bus depot anywhere near them – and the county council which has punted the issue down the road without addressing it adequately....

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