Put in a Trade High School at Lutherville Station

As I sit here this evening reading comments about Lutherville Station on the internet. I realize there may be an opportunity that we all are missing. Once the Caldor store left Lutherville Station, it has been a revolving door of businesses. There has been strong pushback against the light rail and apartments from the surrounding communities. Most residents do not want to see either there for a multitude of reasons. But why have we come up with so few options for the space?

Lutherville Station is on a bus and light rail line. There is plenty of access in and out of surrounding communities, including the city. Both Dulaney and Towson high schools are overcrowded and being rebuilt. I believe we should take this opportunity to build a Trade High School at Lutherville Station. There is a lack of talent in almost every trade nationwide. My family owns a collision repair facility and are confronted with this fact on a daily basis. Before proposing this idea, I called several other business owners (trades) in the surrounding area. Every one of these business owners said they would love to participate in helping a trade school, and most said they would be willing to pick up and drop off at the school while paying these students/trainees for their work. I think we could put in a legit trade school where kids go take the courses needed to graduate and go work trade jobs getting hands-on experience.

Homeownership is the number one way middle-class Americans generate wealth. Setting kids up to work in trades where they can earn a decent living without being burdened with college debt would be a huge start. Many kids go to college because they are unsure of what they want to do after high school. Let these kids try out two to three trades in high school and promote entrepreneurship. I promise it will be life-changing for many of these kids.