His remarks put at risk the three replacement high schools — for Towson, Dulaney and Lansdowne — that the school board had wanted to build in the next several years. Olszewski said he could not afford to forward-fund construction projects as the county has done previously. Unlike other jurisdictions, such as Baltimore City, that wait for state funding until they build and renovate schools, the county had been paying upfront for the construction of schools and then later was reimbursed by the state for a portion of the project.