Elrich: Westbard plan is a "naked real estate ploy..."

...Sumner resident Collins perhaps summed it up best in his email to the Council. Noting that proponents of the plan cite the County's new standard that traffic congestion only needs to be kept "tolerable," Collins took that a step further.

"If 18.1% projected overcrowding for Elementary Schools, 16.9% projected overcrowding for Middle Schools, and 17.9% projected overcrowding for High Schools is deemed TOLERABLE by the MoCo Council, then school capacity is not a reason for the Council to approve less residential density than what is proposed in the Westbard Sector Plan forwarded to the MoCo Council by the Planning Board."...

Robert Dyer @ Bethesda Row: Elrich: Westbard plan is a "naked real estate ploy...: When the vast majority of residents are vehemently opposed to the proposed Westbard sector plan, and the chair of the Montgomery County Pl...