tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post241497099842683425..comments2024-03-29T04:57:59.779-07:00Comments on Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Is there room for future Westbard area students in BCC cluster? - Westbard Public Hearing Part IVRobert Dyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01975969463714952623noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-19457692295231841762015-10-08T16:48:25.842-07:002015-10-08T16:48:25.842-07:00Not NIMBY. Some 600 students would be added. Not...Not NIMBY. Some 600 students would be added. Not a trivial concern in light of maxed-out schools and ongoing budget constraints.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-62414119089030578682015-09-29T19:02:38.973-07:002015-09-29T19:02:38.973-07:00I LOLedI LOLedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-48496476724232888032015-09-29T14:20:09.159-07:002015-09-29T14:20:09.159-07:007:42 I'm curious too. How are folks arguing ag...7:42 I'm curious too. How are folks arguing against or for anything without this info? Or is it just NIMBY talk?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-91249703182826954652015-09-29T05:47:50.080-07:002015-09-29T05:47:50.080-07:00What's the tax base increase estimate? Economi...What's the tax base increase estimate? Economic gains? Spending estimates? And how do all those compare against county expenses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-83149257701896553642015-09-29T04:00:41.385-07:002015-09-29T04:00:41.385-07:00Ban all new young families from buying single fami...Ban all new young families from buying single family homes. One family one child!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-62299306089393315172015-09-28T20:37:12.562-07:002015-09-28T20:37:12.562-07:00So if this development didn't happen in Bethes...So if this development didn't happen in Bethesda, where would these residents go/stay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-19649854903997029222015-09-28T19:24:16.050-07:002015-09-28T19:24:16.050-07:00So the apartments will generate nominal students. ...So the apartments will generate nominal students. <br /><br />Will the taxable base increase of residents moving in from outside MoCo offset student costs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-66874281507524739722015-09-28T17:48:02.645-07:002015-09-28T17:48:02.645-07:00In Westbard, the new housing will be largely apart...In Westbard, the new housing will be largely apartment units, with possibly some townhomes. Those with school aged children will largely be moving in from outside Montgomery County-- especially in the apartment units. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-7092295401464328072015-09-28T17:41:38.614-07:002015-09-28T17:41:38.614-07:00The BCC cluster representative frankly implored th...The BCC cluster representative frankly implored the Planning Board not to approve this plan.<br /><br />This post makes a crucial point: the Planning Board needs to evaluate the cumulative effects of the proposed Westbard plan and already approved projects in this part of Montgomery County on public schools and traffic congestion.<br /><br />It is clear that public school capacity is insufficient to support proposed density at Westbard. The same is true for transit infrastructure:<br /> --Westbard has no metro and extremely limited bus service. <br /> --The Sangamore Road Intelligence Campus will add 3,000 workers to the area in the near future. A significant number of them will drive in via the roads in and surrounding Westbard, including River Road, Little Falls Parkway, and Massachusetts Avenue.<br /> --Thousands of new apartment units are coming on line in downtown Bethesda. Fortunately, this area is transit served, but some new residents will commute through roads that serve Westbard.<br /> --The Westbard Sector redevelopment proposal would add 2,096 multi-family units (more if density bonuses are awarded for the delivery of affordable housing.) This will add at least 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles to Westbard.<br /><br />Not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-83653447516210816712015-09-28T08:53:41.973-07:002015-09-28T08:53:41.973-07:00I love the way that the photo highlights that lady...I love the way that the photo highlights that lady's wig, and the bald heads in the "crowd".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-85940698189037434212015-09-28T05:39:37.125-07:002015-09-28T05:39:37.125-07:00I am sure Hogan will allocate state funds to help ...I am sure Hogan will allocate state funds to help a fast growing district in the economic engine of MD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28521945.post-21430793235795072872015-09-28T05:32:08.405-07:002015-09-28T05:32:08.405-07:00Mount of curiosity regarding all this new developm...Mount of curiosity regarding all this new development and the school capacity questions:<br /><br />The potential buyers that would be moving into these new homes - where are they coming from? Are they new residents into the area generating new students? Are they existing residents that would be moving their children from one school to another? Something else? Anyone know?Flynnnoreply@blogger.com