Gee, Why Don't They Do That EVERYWHERE?
Well gee, this makes sense! Perhaps that's why it's not passed EVERYWHERE! Too many people, stop building houses. Well, DUH!
New Law Could Signal Shift to Slow Growth - WTOP Radio:
New Law Could Signal Shift to Slow Growth
Updated: Monday, Nov. 7, 2005 - 4:43 PM
ROCKVILLE, Md. - A new Rockville law that allows the city to reject development proposals if they would strain schools, police and local infrastructure, is a sign of dissatisfaction with the pace of growth in the region, according to some officials.
Passed last week, the ordinance blocks new residential developments near schools with enrollment of move than 110 percent of capacity. That designation now covers five public schools in the city of 52,000 people. A sixth is projected to reach that point in the next five years.
Rockville's action shows that residents in the heavily populated and fast-growing Washington suburbs may be leery of the way the region is being developed, said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D.-Md.