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[[Image:hayden-farm-aerial.jpg|right|thumbnail|Aerial view of the "Hayden Farm" with the 4 separate parcels designated. Source: St. Mary's County Government.]]A 172-acre site, known as the Hayden Farm, was is slated to be purchased by St. Mary's County Government at a cost of $5,259,500 for a new elementary school and other public facilities. The Board site actually consists of four parcels of County Commissioners for Stland. Mary's County approved As of April 3, 2009 the purchase for $5,259,500 at a meeting on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2008deal has not closed.

The site actually consists property is located just outside the incorporated town of four parcels Leonardtown, west of land, legally identified as such: Tax Map 32Hollywood Leonardtown Road (Md. State Route 245), Grid 11Parcel 339 Lot 1 & Outlot A Woodbury Subdivision And Parcels 82 and 225on Hayden Farm Lane, Third Election in the Leonardtown Development DistrictSt. Mary's The property is located within a mile of the County, Census Tract 995500Courthouse in Leonardtown and approximately twelve miles west of Naval Air Station Patuxent River (PAXRVR).

Capital funds were set aside specifically for acquisition of land by the County starting with a Board of County Commissioners decision in spring 2005, according to local officials. The subject property local Board of Education was under pressure to identify a site for the next elementary school by January 15, 2009 or risk losing state planning approval. This is the primary reason cited by local officials for the timeline of the Hayden Farm procurement. The demand for the elementary school was facilitated primarily by the massive growth at nearby PAXRVR, facilitated by BRAC consolidations that included the relocation of the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) from northern Virginia. == Issues == === Price Paid === The [[St._Mary's_County_Commissioners|Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's County]] approved the purchase for $5,259,500 at a meeting on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2008. The vote was 4-1 with Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R) dissenting. Jarboe is quoted as saying, "I do not believe this is located just outside right. This stinks more than a whole bushel of rotten crabs." Jarboe reportedly argued that the value of the land was more like $2.5 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somdnews.com/stories/12262008/entetop110342_32179.shtml |title=County buys 172 acres for schools, library |last=Jason |first=Babcock |publisher=Enterprise |date=2008-12-26 |accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> The price agreed upon was $1,189,500 more than the incorporated town highest appraisal made 18 months earlier. It should also be noted that real estate prices nationally had dropped significantly since the time of Leonardtownthe appraisals due to the collapse of the so-called real estate bubble. According to Karen Everett, County PIO, on April 3, 2009, west the Hayden Family told county officials that they had an offer for approximately $7 Million from a commercial real estate developer. === Egress to Main Thoroughfare === One issue of concern is that the property has no frontage along the Leonardtown-Hollywood Leonardtown Road (Md. State Route MD ROUTE 245), -- the main thoroughfare from which traffic would have to access the county facilities which will be constructed on Hayden Farm Lane, the land. There are approximately 9 parcels of land that lie in between the Leonardtown Development Districtroadway and the property purchased by the county. The property is located within current accessible via Leonard's Grant Parkway. === 2 Homes Being Leased Back to Family === Despite the above-appraisal price paid for the property, the deal also includes provisions to lease back two of the existing homes and some accompanying acreage to the family. (Need to obtain terms of the lease) == Timeline == * 2005 Spring -- Initial Capital funds were set aside specifically for acquisition of land with a mile Board of County Commissioners decision.* 2007 June 28 -- Appraisal submitted by Treffer Appraisal Group.* 2007 July 16 -- Appraisal submitted by Gatewood Company.* 2008 Dec 9 -- County Commissioner closed door meeting with Larry Jarboe reportedly voting against the purchase.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.somdnews.com/stories/12262008/entetop110342_32179.shtml |title=County Courthouse in Leonardtown buys 172 acres for schools, library |last=Jason |first=Babcock |publisher=Enterprise |date=2008-12-26 |accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref>* 2008 Dec 24 -- Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's County approved the purchase at a cost of $5,259,500 4-1 at a public meeting. Commissioner Jarboe (R) was the lone No vote, saying the deal "stinks."* 2009 Jan 15 -- Deadline for local Board of Education to identify a site for the next elementary school or risk losing state planning approval.* 2009 April 7 -- Public meeting to discuss Master Plan for the site. == Interactive Map == <googlemap version="0.9" lat="38.311996" lon="-76.634359" zoom="15" scale="yes" overview="yes"></googlemap> == Appraisals == Two appraisals for the site were prepared: one by Gatewood Company, Inc., of Waldorf, submitted July 16, 2007 (valued as of May 16, 2007) and approximately twelve miles west the second by Treffer Appraisal Group, of Arnold, Md. submitted June 28, 2007 (valued as of June 5, 2007). The appraisals were submitted to Supervisor of Capital Planning for the Patuxent River Naval Air StationSt. Mary's County Public Schools. === Appraisal Summary === {| class="wikitable"|-! Tract! Parcel! Gatewood! Treffer|-| A| Parcel 339-outparcel A 89.56 ac, zoned RL| $1,750,000| $2,150,000|-| B| 78.92 ac, zoned RPD| $1,250,000| $1,400,000|-| C| 339-Lot 1 1.06 ac w/Residence | $247,000| $262,000|-| D| 225 1.69 ac w/Residence | $365,000| $258,000|-|| TOTALS:| $3,612,000| $4,070,000|} === Downloadable Copies of Appraisals === * [http://images.somd.com/news/2009/hayden-farm/Hayden-Farm-Appraisal-Gatewood.pdf Gatewood Company Appraisal (2.8MB PDF)]* [http://images.somd.com/news/2009/hayden-farm/Hayden-Farm-Appraisal-Treffer.pdf Treffer Appraisal Group (5.4MB PDF)]* [http://images.somd.com/news/2009/hayden-farm/Hayden-Farm-Overview-Color.pdf County Press Releases on purchase (3.5MB PDF)] == News Articles == * JASON BABCOCK and JESSE YEATMAN, "County buys 172 acres for schools, library," ''Enterprise'', Dec. 26, 2008, http://www.somdnews.com/stories/12262008/entetop110342_32179.shtml* Guy Leonard, "Hayden Farm Plan Triggers Traffic Worries," ''County Times'', April 9, 2009, http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/9827.shtml == Op-Eds == * "Why what could be a good deal smells bad," ''Enterprise'', Jan. 23, 2009, http://www.somdnews.com/stories/01232009/enteedi103226_32223.shtml == References == <references />