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bmore t1_j9zq6b4 wrote

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

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

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CGF3 t1_ja0q1pd wrote

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.

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bmore t1_ja0xnpl wrote

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

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CGF3 t1_ja10qln wrote

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.

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