Board of Ed Again Approves Mays Chapel Park As Site for New School

The decision comes after a contentious battle between area residents concerning the construction of a 700-seat elementary school.

The Baltimore County Board of Education again voted unanimously to approve the construction of a 700-seat elementary school at Mays Chapel Park. "I feel that my interest must lie primarily with the students of Baltimore County," said board President Larry Schmidt, a Mays Chapel resident, ahead of the vote. "I frankly don't know when a gathering of little children to learn has come to be such a perceived threat to one's way of life." The school is intended to alleviate overcrowding issues at elementary schools along the York Road corridor. Opponents of the project, primarily senior residents living in a condo community close to the site, argued that the school would bring about issues including traffic and environmental concerns. The …

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