Cunninghams_right t1_j9waiyb wrote on February 25, 2023 at 12:38 AM

Reply to comment by CGF3 in When Suburbs Go to War With Transit by JHBaltimore

100 units would add less than 1% to the population.

CGF3 t1_j9yevmy wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:03 PM

To the population of what? BaltCo schools? The schools in this immediate area?

And so what? The line has to be drawn somewhere. Why not here and now?

bmore t1_j9zq6b4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:31 PM

How many families with school aged kids do you think are gonna live in these studio and one bedroom apartments? Just curious.

CGF3 t1_ja0q1pd wrote on February 25, 2023 at 11:44 PM

Perhaps I missed where it says that these will exclusively be studio and one-bedroom apartments(?).

Because other articles I've seen about this same project did NOT indicate that they will be what you say.

However, even if they are studio and one-bedroom apartments, I'm sure there will be a decent amount od kids there. Given the often-griped-about expense of living in the Lutherville-Timonium area, if a relatively low income person or couple wants their kid to attend county schools (versus the crap shoot that are the city schools), where will such people live? Probably a small, affordable, apartment, which is exactly what these are billed as.

I don't care if it's African Americans, Latinos, Norwegians, etc. The schools are too crowded for this. Build more schools first, THEN projects like these.

bmore t1_ja0xnpl wrote on February 26, 2023 at 12:42 AM

Are you supportive of a tax increase to build more school capacity in the county?

CGF3 t1_ja10qln wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:07 AM

I have voted for every possible increase in school/education funding on every referendum since I moved to the county.

However, as with the city (albeit to a lesser extent), govt school systems are black holes of tax money. People like Johnny O always promise new schools and then never deliver.