tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post2072607213149132873..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Planning Commission endorses use of office building as schoolAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-10919855396621253522013-12-07T00:05:34.198-05:002013-12-07T00:05:34.198-05:00The citizen that spoke in favor of the proposal is...The citizen that spoke in favor of the proposal is on the Bailey's PTA - all of her kids have been in the Spanish immersion program and she wants to keep the immersion program there. She doesn't even live within the school's boundaries and would rather displace folks who live within the Bailey's boundaries than give up the Spanish Immersion program. Programs like that rob parents who are active in PTAs from the schools that their kids would normally attend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-76487881387183555872013-12-06T22:18:35.837-05:002013-12-06T22:18:35.837-05:00If this is such an excellent idea then it makes on...If this is such an excellent idea then it makes one wonder why just 1 person spoke in favor of the proposal out of more than 20 who testified before the planning commission. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57129263534161211882013-12-06T20:36:11.492-05:002013-12-06T20:36:11.492-05:00Bad traffic. Fatality at Castle Road last year. No...Bad traffic. Fatality at Castle Road last year. No playground. No gym. Its a disaster. These kids will have nowhere to play...until the county takes over the property next door through eminent domain too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-593603504138067922013-12-06T19:45:23.960-05:002013-12-06T19:45:23.960-05:00Looks like an excellent idea. The area is far more...Looks like an excellent idea. The area is far more urban than suburban, you are going to see more and more schools like this in the future. If fitted right this project looks like a total win. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-45032302556478352612013-12-06T10:57:26.993-05:002013-12-06T10:57:26.993-05:00Very strange location for an elementary school: wo...Very strange location for an elementary school: worrisomely close to a mental health facility, at one of the worst interchanges (7 corners) in Virginia, entirely paved property, no sidewalks nearby. What happened? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com