Key School Wins Case Involving Golf Course Land

A Circuit Court judge has ruled in favor of the Key School in its efforts to use a golf course property for recreation and environmental programs, according to news reports. 

The Key School may now move forward with plans to turn the Annapolis Golf Club land into a separate school campus with playing fields, tennis courts and other facilities. 

Many nearby neighbors in the Annapolis Roads community had opposed the development, arguing that the school's plans did not fit the intended recreational use of the land. 

The Key School has been seeking use of the land because its current campus in the Hillsmere area does not offer room for expansion. It bought the golf course land in 2011. Originally, county planners said the Key School's plans for the land were not in line with permitted uses, but the courts have now disagreed. 

Neighbors could still appeal the judge's decision. 

Read more on the case in The Baltimore Sun.

See related stories on Patch:

• Annapolis Roads Residents File Amended Complaint Against Key School
• Key School Development Plans Met with Concern
• Letter to the Editor: Caution Needed on Key School Development
• Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Key School
• Rules on Open Space Change with Controversial Vote
• County Says No to Key School's Golf Course Plans
• Key School Reaches Out to Annapolis Roads Residents
• Key School Buys Annapolis Golf Club

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly said that the Annapolis Golf Club was closed. It currently remains in operation. Patch regrets the error.