0 0 7 , ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁James ▁N . ▁Rob ey ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Training ▁Center . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁council ▁voted ▁ 3 - 2 ▁against ▁building ▁its ▁ 1 2 th ▁high ▁school ▁Mar ri ot ts ▁R idge ▁High ▁School ▁on ▁the ▁Al pha ▁r idge ▁site . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁County ▁ref in ances ▁$ 1 4 . 2   mill ion ▁in ▁b onds ▁borrow ed ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁c apping ▁of ▁the ▁land fill . ▁The ▁project ▁took ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁pay ▁down . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁a ▁light ed ▁in - line ▁sk ating ▁r ink ▁is ▁proposed ▁on ▁the ▁park . ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁county ▁attempted ▁to ▁locate ▁its ▁tw elf th ▁High ▁School , ▁Mar ri ot ts ▁R idge ▁High ▁School ▁on ▁the ▁North west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁land fill , ▁and ▁was ▁requested ▁to ▁look ▁at ▁W av ely ▁Wood s ▁but ▁a ▁ 3 - 2 ▁council ▁vote ▁redirect ed ▁the ▁building ▁to ▁the ▁M t ▁View ▁Middle ▁school ▁site . ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁an ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on site ▁observ atory ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁Paul ▁Watson ▁teles cope ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁The ▁ 1 2 - inch ▁teles cope ▁has ▁been ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Baltimore ▁Astronom