Monday, April 13, 2015

“... we have what amounts to law enforcement authority over the forest conservation statute,” Anderson said. “... I don’t understand why you’re here at the eleventh hour saying [the Planning Board is] going to cause a major delay if [it] insists on a position which was advanced by our staff for the first time nine months ago.”


“You seem to be saying we were working collaboratively, but the problem is that we have what amounts to law enforcement authority over the forest conservation statute,” Anderson said. “I understand you have a disagreement with our staff but I don’t understand why you’re here at the eleventh hour saying [the Planning Board is] going to cause a major delay if [it] insists on a position which was advanced by our staff for the first time nine months ago.”

- from the article "MCPS And Planners Sparring Over Design Of New Bethesda-Chevy Chase School" by Aaron Kraut on BethesdaNow.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Building middle school on park site would be like "fitting ten pounds of sugar in a five-pound sack," says Shuman.


"We're talking about trying to thread a needle here, and fitting ten pounds of sugar in a five-pound sack, with this project."

-Mr. Richard (Craig) Shuman, Jr., Director, Division of Construction, Montgomery County Public Schools, at the 3/26/2015 Montgomery County Planning Board mandatory referral hearing for B-CC Middle School #2 on the site of Rock Creek Hills Park.

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