The Anne Arundel County Council now has the power to say which schools are over capacity, either opening or closing the door for new housing in the county. The council voted unanimously Monday night to take control of the school utilization chart, a list of school capacity planners use to determine if a developer?s project will impact the local schools.

The county Board of Education was charged with publishing the chart, but hasn?t in the past 18 months due to a pending lawsuit questioning the chart?s legality.

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