2006 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 25 Jun 2006 17:05:07 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: [CPEO-IRF] Maryland schools and BRAC expansion
 
School planning proves difficult
State doesn't consider future influx of military children when doling out funds


By Mary Gail Hare
Baltimore Sun
June 25, 2006

As its school-age population surges to nearly 41,000, Harford County finds itself searching for land and money to build schools.

Although the state shares construction costs, it is not considering in its school funding projections for the county the military base realignment, which will soon add hundreds of students to schools along the Route 40 and Interstate 95 corridors.

"There is building in the hundreds of homes along Route 40 and hardly any increases in the state's [enrollment] projections," said Lee Merrell, school board member.

The base realignment and closure plan, or BRAC, promises a significant increase in students and has prompted county school officials to include an elementary and a middle school, as well as an expansion to Joppatowne High School into its capital budget. Joppatowne, built in 1973, has reached its capacity of 1,115 students and soon will have an addition to its gymnasium.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-ha.land25jun25,0,5732870.story?coll=bal-local-harford

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