<div><div dir="auto">Theschoolboardmeeting on 1-24 will include some updates about renovation and expansion plans for a bunch of schools. Most of the schools in the northern part of the county are over crowded (some more than others) and there are proposals to add schools and expand/renovate schools.</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Pasting some info I received ...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color:rgb(49,49,49);font-size:1rem;word-spacing:1px">Below is what my rep shared. Just wanted to bring to your attention so you can read the plans yourself online and share any concerns you may have with your elected officials and/or PGCPS administration. Here are links to the plans:</span><br></div><div dir="auto"><div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/pgcps/Board.nsf/files/B8JTXF7937D9/$file/01.24.19%20BAS%20-%20Adelphi%20Area%20School%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Site%20Selection%20Approval%20and%20Over-Enrollment%20Relief%20Plan%20-%2019-01-24_klwFINAL.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size:1rem">https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/pgcps/Board.nsf/files/B8JTXF7937D9/$file/01.24.19%20BAS%20-%20Adelphi%20Area%20School%20-%20FINAL%20-%20Site%20Selection%20Approval%20and%20Over-Enrollment%20Relief%20Plan%20-%2019-01-24_klwFINAL.pdf</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><a href="https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/pgcps/Board.nsf/files/B8JTXH793C51/$file/Adelphi%20Area%20Schools%20-%20Supporting%20Doc_1.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size:1rem">https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/pgcps/Board.nsf/files/B8JTXH793C51/$file/Adelphi%20Area%20Schools%20-%20Supporting%20Doc_1.pdf</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(49,49,49);word-spacing:1px" dir="auto"><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family:-webkit-standard"></div><div dir="auto">Alice </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:56 PM Sheri Mattes Wake <<a href="mailto:smattes3@gmail.com">smattes3@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Yes, you're right. I've since learned that the RP Station kids will be assigned to UP schools. This second article is very interesting, thanks for sharing. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="m_6519575896019271002gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:47 PM Dan Behrend <<a href="mailto:danbehrend@gmail.com" target="_blank">danbehrend@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>I believe Riverdale Park Station is within the school boundaries for University Park Elementary.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://pgcps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9e460957a22b4cd6aa30a60e2be23403" target="_blank">http://pgcps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=9e460957a22b4cd6aa30a60e2be23403</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It doesn't really address your concerns, but it was the most recent news on development fees for schools that I remember seeing:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/md-politics/in-prince-georges-a-battle-over-whether-developers-must-fund-school-construction/2018/10/15/9865195e-c742-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/md-politics/in-prince-georges-a-battle-over-whether-developers-must-fund-school-construction/2018/10/15/9865195e-c742-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 11:58 AM Sheri Mattes Wake <<a href="mailto:smattes3@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">smattes3@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Forgive me if this has already been brought up, but is there any attention going to the school situation for Riverdale Park? As I understand it, Riverdale Elementary was overcrowded before the RP Station townhouses went in. Are the kids in those townhouses being assigned to Riverdale Elementary too? I just keep feeling like developers are cramming townhouses in everywhere they can and I don't hear about any improvements going to the local schools to accommodate new families. The Elementary, Middle and High schools assigned to RP residents are rated 2 and 3 out of 10 according to Great Schools ratings on Redfin. Any insight in improving this if all of the new housing and businesses are clearly bringing in money?</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="m_6519575896019271002gmail-m_4797008994486429763m_2110694631538035016m_2520766910604900590gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 2:13 PM Dan Behrend <<a href="mailto:danbehrend@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">danbehrend@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thank you, Sonia, for sharing the Hyattsville Wire article ( <a href="https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2019/01/19/riverdale-park-property-wmata-sale/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2019/01/19/riverdale-park-property-wmata-sale/</a> ). I had missed this news.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It will be interesting to see what rezoning an eventual buyer may pursue. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Since the site is about a 15 minute walk to the College Park Metro Station, 2 MARC stations, and 2 of the planned Purple Line Stations, hopefully they'll propose something that allows some denser housing options or mixed use.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I hope whatever is built maintains some buffer along Albion Road for the folks in Calvert Hills.</div></div>
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