Baltimore County board recommends new school in Towson

Baltimore County (Md.) school officials say they are in "fast track" mode for the construction of an elementary school in Towson to deal with crowding. The planning and design phase for the project is expected to take only half as long as usual.
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Earlier: The Baltimore County (Md.) school board has voted to recommend construction of a new school in Towson that would open by the fall of 2010. Based on the school's system enrollment data as of September 2007, four Towson elementary schools are a total of 451 students over capacity. That number is expected to nearly double in the coming years if the school system doesn't soon fix the problem.
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Enrollment at four neighborhood elementary schools in Towson, Md., exceeds capacity by a total of 451 students, a figure that could nearly double within a decade. County officials have proposed to alleviate the crowding by building an addition at one school, but some area residents believe the area needs another elementary school.
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