Seven Locks Coalition welcomes compromise

"We welcomed the news that the [county] council, school board and MCPS are working together to find a solution for all concerned," a Save Seven Locks Coalition figure says.

"We suggested doing this a year ago," Coalition leader Sandy Vogelgesang tells the Gazette, "of finding a way to reduce the tension, sitting down at the table and looking at all the needs and choices."

"Obviously, people had gotten their backs up and were not communicating well."