Public Hearings on Proposed Middle Schools Set

UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Prince George's County Public Schools will host two public hearings in Hyattsville to inform the community about FY17-FY22 capital improvement programs’ proposal to build two middle schools in the Buck Lodge/Nicholas Orem and Charles Carroll/William Wirt sections of the county.

The public hearing will take place on March 7 at Nicolas Orem Middle School, 6100 Editors Park Drive in Hyattsville, and on March 8 at Buck Lodge Middle School, 2611 Buck Lodge Road in Hyattsville. Both hearings will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Waldon Studio Architects completed a site feasibility analysis of eight sites for review and consideration, and will present their findings at the hearing.

Impacted communities will have an opportunity to offer feedback about the proposed sites before the Office of Capital Improvement Programs submits a final recommendation to the Board of Education for approval on March 22.

The proposed middle schools will help relieve the overcrowding of middle school seats in the northern part of the county. Each new middle school will serve 1,200 students, with completion planned for 2019.

For more information about the public hearings, call the Office of Capital Improvement Programs at 301-952-6587.