Montgomery
County officials are considering more than two sites for relocating
hundreds of school buses from the Shady Grove bus depot but they’re only
publically acknowledging two of them by name.
Department
of General Services Director David Dise said there “may be interim
sites” established for the buses but the County Council has asked staff
to not select any sites until they decide on a permanent location for
the buses, none of which will be named until they’re presented to the
County Executive between late July and early September.
According
to DGS Deputy Director Greg Ossont, he and other County staffers “need
to do our due diligence” while considering sites under the new criteria
established by the County Council.
“We
are looking at other sites right now,” said Dise, adding DGS officials
have to look at the net buildable area for different sites as well as
their environmental impact.
Dise
and Ossont said Monday the Blair G. Ewing Center on Avery Road in
Rockville and the former Oaks Landfill in Laytonsville are still both
potential sites for moving up to 250 buses from the Jeremiah Park
location.
“There is no one single site to accommodate all 450 buses,” said DGS Director David Dise.
He said County officials have so far considered more than 200 sites for relocating the buses but have ruled out most of them.
Rockville
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton said the lack of disclosure about other
sites under consideration “speaks to the greater problem of transparency
and lack thereof.”...
Is there wisdom in putting all your eggs in one basket?
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