BCC_MS2_SiteSelectionFinalReport

SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

RECOMMENDATION

FOR

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL #2

MARCH 8, 2011

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................................................1

SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ...........................................................................1

SITE SELECTION PROCESS ......................................................................................................2

CRITERIA .......................................................................................................................................3

LOCATION .................................................................................................................................3 ACREAGE ...................................................................................................................................3 TOPOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................................................3 ACCESS ......................................................................................................................................4 UTILITIES ..................................................................................................................................4 PHYSICAL CONDITION...........................................................................................................4 AVAILABILITY AND TIMING .................................................................................................5 COST ...........................................................................................................................................5

CANDIDATES ................................................................................................................................5

ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................................................16

CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17

EXHIBITS

Enrollment Projections and Demographics ............................................................... “A”

Site Selection Advisory Committee .............................................................................. “B”

Map of Target Area and Candidate Sites…………………………………………… “C”

Criteria Evaluation Grid…………………………………………………………….. “D”

S I T E S E L E C T I O N A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL #2

M A R C H 8 , 2 0 1 1

B A C K G R O U N D

Enrollment increases at Westland Middle School and the plan to reassign Grade 6 students from Chevy Chase and North Chevy Chase elementary schools to the middle school level will result in a total cluster middle school enrollment of approximately 1,500 students. This projected enrollment would far exceed the current capacity of Westland Middle School.1 The Board of Education Requested FY 2012 Capital Budget and Amended FY 2011-2016 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) authorized a site selection process to identify a middle school site for a new middle school to serve students in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster. A feasibility study to determine the scope and cost for a new middle school is scheduled for Spring 2011. Design and construction funds will be considered as part of the FY 2013-2018 CIP. The opening date of the school will be considered at that time.

S I T E S E L E C T I O N A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E

Department of Facilities Management staff formed a Site Selection Advisory Committee (SSAC) to identify suitable sites for a middle school in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster area. The SSAC was comprised of staff from the Montgomery County Office of Management and Budget, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, the Montgomery County Department of General Services, the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), representatives from the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations (MCCPTA), and staff from the Montgomery 1 See graphic attached as Exhibit “A” showing projected enrollment between 2010 and 2016, using updated data from the

Superintendent’s Recommended FY 2012 Capital Budget and Amendments to the FY 2011-2016 Capital Improvements Program.


RECOMMENDATION ON THE

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE MIDDLE SCHOOL #2 …………………………………………………………..MARCH 8, 2011

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County Public Schools (MCPS) Department of Facilities Management. In addition, there was representation from the municipalities of the Town of Chevy Chase, the Town of Somerset and Village of Friendship Heights.2

S I T E S E L E C T I O N P R O C E S S

The site selection process3 enables MCPS planning and facilities staff to work with county agencies and the PTA community when considering sites for school construction. The SSAC for Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 met on December 14, 2010 and on January 25, 2011. The SSAC identified the following objectives in making its recommendations for selected sites:

The sites would be physically suited to meet program requirements. The sites would be appropriately located within the target geographic area. The sites would be available for acquisition at reasonable cost within acceptable time

parameters. To the extent possible, the sites would follow LEED™ (Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design) criteria.

The SSAC identified the target area for site selection as the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster.4 To achieve SSAC objectives, staff compiled the best information available about land in the target area and presents this information to the SSAC. Members were invited to offer additional sites or information about future developments in the target area. For each candidate site, the SSAC considered the geographic location, its relation to future student populations, and appropriateness for future school operation. Using the criteria as described in the next section, the SSAC members built consensus on the most suitable site to recommend to the superintendent of schools. The superintendent will evaluate the SSAC’s recommendation and make his recommendation to the Board of Education. The Board of Education will consider the SSAC and superintendent’s recommendation before officially adopting a site.

2 A detailed list of individuals and the bodies or agencies that they represented is attached as Exhibit “B.”

3 The site selection process is set forth in MCPS Regulation FAA RA, entitled Long-Range Educational Facilities Planning, page 14 of 20. This regulation was last revised on June 8, 2008.

4 Graphic depiction showing the target area and the constituent elementary school service boundaries is attached as Exhibit “C.”




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C R I T E R I A

For site selection of a middle school site, there are numerous criteria that were considered, including size, location, access, topography, physical condition, utilities availability, and cost. Suitability for LEED™ certification was included in evaluating the criteria, as MCPS has adopted LEED™ as a design standard for all MCPS construction projects. As explained below, there are several criteria that are applicable to LEED™ design standards. LOCATION

The location of each school site should be centrally located within the target area with adjacent residential use. If possible, a school site should be located to allow students to walk to school or use public transportation. The availability of public transportation is a criterion for LEED™ certification. The new school also should be in an environment that is conducive to learning, without distractions from industrial or retail uses or excessive noise or hazard.

Due to the location of Westland Middle School, at the extreme western side of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster, a site for the new middle school that is centrally located or closer to the eastern side of the cluster is desirable. Six of the candidates are situated in the central or eastern portion of the cluster.

SIZE

The current Board of Education standard for a middle school is 20 acres.5 The Board’s policy allows some departure from the standard if street patterns, topography, stormwater management, or other unusual reasons dictate. Due to the fact that the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster contains few parcels comprising 20 acres or more of open space and is an urbanized area of the county, nine of the ten candidates considered in the site selection are smaller than the standard middle school. TOPOGRAPHY

The topography of a candidate site is examined to determine if elevation changes or slopes will result in abnormally excessive grading for school construction. A balanced site is one in which soils in high elevation areas can be used to fill low elevation areas sufficiently without having to bring dirt onto the site or haul dirt off. A site that is not balanced will result in greater than average site preparation cost.

5 This standard is in conformance with MCPS Regulation FAA-RA, entitled Long-Range Educational Facilities Planning, page 8 of

20. The regulation was revised October 17, 2006.




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Topography also is examined to determine the location of wetland or sensitive environmental areas that may render portions of a site unusable or costly to develop. The existence of mature trees and steep slopes should be considered as these factors also could increase development costs or render portions of the site unusable. There are several points related to topography that are relevant to LEED™ certification. In addition to avoidance of steep slopes, wetlands, and sensitive environmental areas, as previously mentioned, credit is given for avoiding land that is designated as prime agricultural, that contains rare or endangered species or that is designated as public parkland. ACCESS

The SSAC reviews the access to candidate sites to determine road adequacy, length of road frontage, and potential access points that may be constructed. In addition, sites are evaluated for adequacy of safe pedestrian access. The ideal site should have access to a primary subdivision road, which consists of a 70-foot wide right-of-way. Candidate sites that have sufficient frontage to accommodate at least three points of access are preferred. In this way, school bus access can be provided separately from student drop-off, staff, and visitor access. A separate service drive is needed for deliveries. Community sidewalks are preferred to enhance safe student walking access to the school. Several of the candidate sites are located on narrow residential streets and have limited access. Sidewalks are in place for the all of the candidate sites. UTILITIES

A suitable site must have access to public utilities that include water, sanitary sewer, natural gas, electricity, and cable. MCPS staff provides the SSAC with information concerning the County master plan, phasing and timing for utility extensions to candidate sites. County master plans determine which areas of the region will be programmed for water and sewer. Category maps indicate when these facilities will be constructed. In cases where the schedule for water and sewer extensions will not meet the schedule for school opening, the SSAC may consider the cost to provide extensions from the school project budget. All of the candidates considered for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 have utilities in close proximity. PHYSICAL CONDITION

SSAC members examine the existing and planned use of adjacent land surrounding candidate school sites to ensure compatibility with a good learning environment. Excessive noise, distracting activities, or hazardous industrial-type uses on adjacent land would not be conducive to education. Avoiding sites that are subject to excessive noise is a criterion in the LEED™ for Schools certification. The physical conditions of all of the candidates are conducive to learning, with no evidence of areas of toxic or hazardous waste. All of the candidate sites except one are either improved with educational facilities or are local parks.




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AVAILABILITY AND TIMING

Site availability is considered in instances where a site must be purchased. Department of Facilities management staff will contact owners of candidate sites to determine if the owners would consider an offer to purchase, should their site be recommended for a new school. If an owner is willing, then the site is considered available. If the owner is unwilling to consider an offer, then the site is considered unavailable. In the latter case, however, if no other site is considered to be suitable, SSAC may recommend that the Board of Education pursue acquisition of the site through its power of eminent domain. The SSAC must recognize the time delay to acquire a site through eminent domain and the legal costs involved. Availability also is considered in cases where a site is to be provided at no cost to the Board of Education through the subdivision process. The SSAC must evaluate whether or not timing for the development of the subdivision and, therefore, the extension of roads and utilities will meet the schedule for opening the new school. If it appears that the school must open before substantial development of the adjacent property, then the SSAC may consider the site to be unavailable. Only one of the ten candidate sites is completely owned in fee by the Board of Education. Another site is titled to the Board of Education, but would require assemblage of a local park to be a viable site. Two candidate sites are titled privately. One site is titled to Montgomery County and would require 10 years notice to the present tenant for reclamation. The remaining five are titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and are used as local parks, with two of these five candidates improved with a community center. COST

Cost was a consideration in this site selection process because purchase would be necessary for one of the elementary school candidates. Acquisition cost is usually the major constituent cost of a site. This includes the actual purchase price plus survey, appraisal, legal, and title costs. Of the sites being considered, two sites would require purchase from a private owner. Acquisition of one site will require payment of a lease termination fee.

B E T H E S D A - C H E V Y C H A S E

M I D D L E S C H O O L # 2 C A N D I D A T E S

There were ten candidate sites considered by the SSAC.6 A brief description of each middle school candidate site follows. 6 The sites are shown on Exhibit “C.”




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Rock Creek Hills Local Park

This site, located at 3701 Saul Road in Kensington, is titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and is used as a local park. The 13.38 acre parcel is adjacent to Kensington Park Retirement Community and titled to the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. The parcel lies within a neighborhood of single family homes. Stream valley buffer exists along the western portion of the site. It is graded to provide recreation amenities on two separate levels, one improved with two soccer fields, tennis courts, a basketball court, playground equipment and parking. The lower level is improved with a street hockey court and additional parking. The site has road frontage on Haverhill Drive and Saul Road. The site consists of a portion of the former Kensington Junior High School, which was closed in 1979 and conveyed to Montgomery County in 1991.




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North Chevy Chase Local Park

This 31.03-acre parcel is located at 4105 Jones Bridge Road in Chevy Chase and is used as a local park. It is improved with two athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, an activities building and playground. Access to the site is from Jones Bridge Road. The site is bordered on the west by the Bethesda Naval Medical Center, on the north by Capital Beltway and a private recreation club. Residential properties lie to the east and southwest of the property. There is only one vehicular access from Jones Bridge Road, but the tract has frontage on Spring Valley Road and frontage at the termini of three residential streets. The site is heavily wooded.




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Former Lynnbrook Elementary School and Lynnbrook Local Park This site is located at 8001 Lynnbrook Drive in Chevy Chase and consists of six separate parcels totaling 10.04 acres. Three of the parcels are titled to the Board of Education and are improved with parking facilities and two buildings that house Montgomery County Public Schools physical disabilities, childcare, and alternative programs. The remaining three parcels are titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and comprise the Lynnbrook Local Park that is improved with an athletic field, activities building and playground area and tennis courts. The site is bordered on three sides with pubic residential streets and on the northeast portion with single family residences. The former Lynnbrook Elementary School buildings are noted in the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) inventory, however the site is not included in the National Register and there is no determination by the MHT of eligibility as a historic property. There are no local historic designations by the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission. This site is used currently as a practice field by Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.




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Leland Neighborhood Park/Jane Lawton Community Recreation Center This candidate is the site of the former Leland Junior High School that was closed in 1981. The site was conveyed to Montgomery County in 1986. The 3.71-acre site, titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is improved with tennis and basketball courts, parking facilities, a playground and the Jane Lawton Community Recreation Center, operated by the Montgomery County Recreation Department. In addition to community amenities, the Center houses the offices of the Town of Chevy Chase. The parcel is surrounded on four sides by residential streets.




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Former Rollingwood Elementary School This parcel is located at 3200 Woodbine Street in Chevy Chase. The 4.07-acre site, titled to the Board of Education, was the former Rollingwood Elementary School that was closed in 1982. The parcel has frontage on Woodbine Street and Beach Drive and is contiguous to single family residential properties to the south. It is leased to a private educational facility.




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Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park This 17.1-acre site consists of four parcels, all of which are titled to the M-NCPPC. This site is located at 2450 Lyttonsville Road in Chevy Chase. The local park is comprised of a softball field, a soccer field, playground area, tennis and basketball courts and parking facilities. This tract is also the location of the Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Center which is operated by the Montgomery County Recreation Department. There is good access to the site from Lyttonsville Road. In addition, there is limited frontage on Lanier Drive and additional access from the termini of Richland Place, Richland Street, Quinton Road and Spencer Road. The property is contiguous to single family and multifamily residences to the south, east and north. Multifamily residences are located across Lyttonsville Road from the site. Program Open Space funds were used to acquire one of the parcels on which a ball field is located. Approval by the State of Maryland would be required before it could be developed as a school site.




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WSSC - Lyttonsville This candidate site consists of two parcels totaling 11.99 acres and is titled to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The site is used as an operating maintenance substation. It bordered on the west by the Capital Crescent Trail which, at this location, is also the future alignment for the Purple Line. It has frontage on Lyttonsville Place and Lyttonsville Road and is contiguous to a private community pool facility. Multifamily housing is situated across Lyttonsville Road from this site.




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Former Montgomery Hills Junior High School This parcel, consisting of 8.67 acres, is the site of the former Montgomery Hills Junior High School that closed in 1976. The site is located at 2010 Linden Lane in Silver Spring and is not within the boundary of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster. The site was conveyed to Montgomery County, the current owner, in 1976 and is currently leased to a private educational organization. Lease terms indicate that the earliest retrieval date would be 2020 with a costly retrieval fee.




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Grace Episcopal School

This candidate site, located at 9411 Connecticut Avenue in Kensington, was the site of the former Larchmont Elementary School which was closed in 1980 and conveyed to Montgomery County in 1994. The only access is from Connecticut Avenue. The 10.94-acre parcel is now titled to the Grace Episcopal Church. It is impressed with a Conservation Easement on the southern portion of the property that reduces the useable area to approximately 7.5 acres.




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Norwood Local Park This 17.5-acre site is located at 4700 Norwood Road in Bethesda and is titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. It is used as a local park and is improved with a playground, softball field, lighted baseball field, five tennis courts and a picnic area. The site is also improved with two small buildings and the Bureau of Animal Industry Building. This structure, built in two stages between 1906 and 1909, is listed on the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties by the Maryland Historical Trust. The only vehicular access to this site is from Norwood Road. There are pedestrian accesses from Offutt and Ruffin roads.




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A N A L Y S I S

During the course of the SSAC’s discussions, staff reviewed each of the sites under consideration. The SSAC discussed the candidates in terms of consistency with the approved and adopted countywide master plan and the school site selection criteria as set forth above and highlighted during the meeting. All of the candidate sites met the criteria for availability of utilities. Several of the sites that could not accommodate programmed facilities for a middle school were eliminated because they were too small. These sites included Leland Local Park, the former Rollingwood Elementary School and Grace Episcopal School property. The WSSC Lyttonsville site, while well located within the cluster, is privately owned and is the site for active WSSC operations. This site is adjacent to commercial/industrial-use facilities and also abuts the future Purple Line alignment with proposed rail sidings. These factors would not be conducive to an educational setting. For these reasons, the site was eliminated as a candidate. The SSAC also agreed to eliminate the Former Montgomery Hills Junior High School site because of the expense involved to retrieve the property from the current tenant, the length of time required for retrieval and because it is not located within the Bethesda-Chevy Chase cluster. The North Chevy Chase Local Park, while well located within the cluster with adequate acreage, is adjacent to the Naval Medical Center. Committee members expressed concerns with locating a middle school at this location because it would exacerbate existing and future traffic congestion associated with the implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). The site is also heavily wooded. In consideration of these factors, SSAC members agreed that the site should be eliminated from consideration. The Former Lynnbrook Elementary School and Lynnbrook Local Park candidate site is well situated in the cluster. Development of the site would require razing of the activities building owned by the M-NCPPC as well as the buildings on the Board of Education-owned parcels. Although no determination has been made on eligibility for a historic designation, nevertheless, increased time would be involved for the design of the school should the MHT wish to investigate historic significance further. Should the site be developed into a middle school, it would be necessary to relocate the existing MCPS supporting programs that include physical disabilities, childcare, and alternative programs. The residential streets that serve the site are very narrow and SSAC members expressed concern with traffic congestion associated with middle school operations. The athletic field at this site would no longer be available for use as a softball field by Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. After considering these facts, SSAC members agreed that it should be eliminated for consideration as a middle school site. The Norwood Local Park, at 17 acres, is adequate in size but is limited in access. The only vehicular access is from Norwood Road. This candidate is also the site of a historically designated improvement, the Bureau of Animal Industry Building. This historic structure would have to be included in any design of a middle school. This site is not well-located within the cluster, because of




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its close proximity to Westland Middle School, resulting in two middle schools in the western portion of the cluster. For these reasons, SSAC members agreed that the site should be eliminated as a candidate. With the elimination of eight of the candidate sites, the remaining two candidates, the Rock Creek Hills Local Park and the Rosemary Hills Lyttonsville Local Park were then evaluated by the SSAC. Both sites are titled to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and would require consent of the Commission for conveyance to the Board of Education. Both sites can accommodate the development of a middle school. The Rock Creek Hills Local Park is situated in the northern portion of the cluster and has access from two public streets. This site is developed into two separate levels, which would require retaining walls to allow construction of athletic fields. Due to the topography, the vehicular access to Rock Creek Hills Local Park would be from Haverhill Drive, requiring two school driveways be situated in close proximity to each other. The site is surrounded by single family houses. The Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park is located in the eastern portion of the cluster, providing good geographical balance to the service area and providing walking access from several communities. The middle school could be collocated as a separate facility with the existing community center on this site, thereby providing additional services to the community. An existing softball field may be lost by school construction, but there is space to provide adequate parking and playground space. A 6.65 acre parcel on this site, improved with a softball field, was acquired with Program Open Space Funds. Approval by the State of Maryland would be required prior to any development for non-park use. The Rosemary Hills site provides good pedestrian and vehicular access and is in close proximity to the multifamily homes in the vicinity.

C O N C L U S I O N

The committee rated the candidate sites by using a criteria evaluation grid and reached consensus for two sites.7 The SSAC recommends that the Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park site be selected as the site for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School #2 with the Rock Creek Hills Local Park site recommended as an alternate. The Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville Local Park site offers the best range of site characteristics including access, cost, availability, location, and consistency with LEED™ criteria. In making its recommendation, the SSAC points out that retention of open space is very important and that every effort should be taken to preserve as much open space as possible.

7 The Criteria Evaluation Grid is attached as Exhibit “D”.

Exhibit A

Middle School Enrollment in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster

Official Enrollment Projected Enrollment

School Capacity 2010–11 2011-

12 2012-

13 2013-

14 2014-

15 2015-

16 2016-

17 Westland MS 1,063 1,043 1,133 1,214 1,338 1,377 1,292 1,317 space 20 -70 -151 -275 -314 -229 -254 Chevy Chase ES: Grade 6 na 96 100 113 86 97 99 102 North Chevy Chase ES: Grade 6 na 107 92 103 104 102 104 107 Total Grades 6–8 1,063 1,246 1,325 1,430 1,528 1,576 1,495 1,526 space -183 -262 -367 -465 -513 -432 -463

Exhibit B

BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE CLUSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL #2 SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Ms. Karen Anderson Green Program Manager Division of Construction Montgomery County Public Schools Ms. Linna Barnes Councilmember Town of Chevy Chase Ms. Valerie Baruch President Westbrook ES School PTA Mr. Jeffrey Bourne Chief, Division of Facilities and Capital Programs Dept. of Recreation Montgomery County Government Mr. Craig Brown B-CC – Cluster co-Coordinator Ms. Patricia Brown President Bethesda ES PTA Mr. Sean Bulson Community Superintendent-BCC Cluster Montgomery County Public Schools Ms. Sandy Chambers President North Chevy Chase ES PTA Mr. Bruce Crispell Director – Long-range Planning Montgomery County Public Schools Mr. Blaise DeFazio Sr. Management & Budget Specialist Office of Management and Budget Montgomery County Government

Ms. Alysa Emden President Westland MS PTSA Ms. Vanessa Francis South Central Transit Corridor - Planning Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Ms. Holly Gross President Rosemary Hills ES PTA Ms. Denise Greene Director of School Performance Montgomery County Public Schools Mr. Steven Hayes Office of Real Estate Dept. of General Services Montgomery County Government Mr. Bruce Johnston Chief, Engineering Services Dept. of Transportation Montgomery County Government Mr. Keith Levchenko (Observer) Senior Legislative Analyst Office of the County Council Mr. Julian Mansfield Village Manager Village of Friendship Heights Ms. Deborah Missal President, B-CC HS PTSA Ms. Jenny Mitchell President Chevy Chase ES PTA Ms. Sally Shea President Somerset ES PTA

Mr. Michael Shpur Architect – School Facilities Division of Construction Montgomery County Public Schools Mr. Jeffrey Slavin Mayor Town of Somerset Ms. Debbie Szyfer Sr. Planner – Facilities Planning Montgomery County Public Schools Mr. Mark Wallis Dept. of Parks Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Ms. Jane Ward PTA Representative Rock Creek Forest ES PTA Ms. Mary Pat Wilson Real Estate Management Specialist Dept. of Facilities Management Montgomery County Public Schools

Bethesda ES

Somerset ES

Westbrook ES

Chevy Chase ES

Rosemary Hills ES

Rock Creek Forest ES

North Chevy Chase ES

Westland MS

Leland NP

Norwood LP

N. Chevy Chase LP

Former Lynnbrook ES

Rock Creek Hills LP

Former Rollingwood ES

Grace Episcopal Church

WSSC Lyttonsville SiteRosemary Hills-Lyttonsville LP

Former Montgomery Hills JHS Site98

7

3

5

1

2

4

10

RIVER RD

CONN

ECTIC

UT AV

E

EAST WEST HWY

GEORGIA AVE

OLD GEORGETOWN RD

ROCKVILLE PIKEBRADLEY BLVD

WISCONSIN AVEWILSON LN

BROO

KVILL

E RD

MASSACHUSETTS AVE

GOLDSBORO RD

KNOWLES AVE

FOREST GLEN RD

METROPOLITAN AVE

Walter Johnson Cluster

Walt Whitman Cluster

Downcounty Consortium

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495

B-CC School SitesElementary SchoolMiddle SchoolCandidate SiteCandidate SiteES BoundaryCluster Boundary

0 1 20.5Miles

1 inch = 3,500 feet

Montgomery County Public Schools - Division of Long-range Planning - November 23, 2010

Exhibit C

EXHIBIT D BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE CLUSTER MIDDLE SCHOOL #2

SITE SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEEEVALUATION GRID

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Rock Creek Hills LP

N. Chevy Chase LP

Former Lynnbrook ES

Leland LPFormer

Rollingwood ES

Rosemary Hills/Lyttonsville

LP WSSC Lyttonsville

Former Mont Hills JHS

Grace Episcopal School

Norwood LP

Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

Location + +

Acreage = +

Topography − +

Utilities = =

Access − +

Cost = =

Availability/Timing = =

Physical Condition + +

Comments

Currently used as a local park. Site has two levels. Located in the northern portion of the cluster.

Site is heavily wooded. Increased traffic as a part of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) for the Naval Medical Center will require intersection improvements in the vicinity.

Portion used as local park. Per MHT: school buildings are not on National Register, no historic easements exist, no determination of eligibility. If developed as a school site, would be subject to review by MHT on eligibility and alternative solutions. Narrow residential streets. Fields used by B-CC HS.

At 3.71 acres, site is too small. Street will not support increased traffic. Existing community center was buildt in 1989 and houses Chevy Chase Town Hall and a child care center.

At 4.07 acres. Site is too small to support a middle school

Used as a local park and improved with the Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Ctr. Located in the northern portion of the cluster. Good access. POS funds involved for one parcel.

Titled to WSSC, used for WSSC operations. Adjacent to future Purple Line, concept of which proposes a siding and adjacent station

Currently leased to a private educational organization, earliest retrieval date is 2020. Lease termination fee estimated to be $25.9 million. Located outside of the B-CC cluster

Private ownership, impressed with a 3.4 acre conservation easement.

Currently used as a local park. Historic bulding on site. Situtated in the southern portion of the cluster. Only one vehicular access.

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