Pimmit Hills question - elementary schools

[Anonymous]

Although there are more Hispanics than other nearby neighborhoods the percentage is only about 35%. Which reflects both the farms and ESOL rate. That's why FCPS are being destroyed by illegals, basically more Hispanics means more illegals, ESOL and farms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Pimmit Hills is treated like some kind of ghetto by the Fairfax County government, particularly Supervisor Foust. If he really cares about Pimmit Hills residents, he should treat Pimmit Hills no differently than he does McLean. Pimmit Hills is full of Central American immigrants, a plurality of whom barely speak English. The roads are neglected, basic services are provided on a barely-there basis.

The biggest issue, which Supervisor Foust must be forced to correct, is that the neighborhood will never get out of ghetto status as long as children whose parents are of higher means are forced to be educated at the level of the lowest common demominator.

Children of Pimmit Hills should be allowed to choose schools in McLean or Tysons, as well as the "economically diverse" public schools they are forced to attend.

I dunno what you're smoking. We live in Pimmit Hills and we barely know about Latinos there. I'm sure some do live there but PH is not FULL of them. They are an ethnic minority in PH along with so, so many others. PH is a true model UN. We count people from India, Nepal, France, Italy, Australia, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Philippines, El Salvador, Iran, Egypt and so, so many others - of course, along with our American neighbors.

[Anonymous]

In fact, if there IS a large ethnic group in PH (besides Americans), they are probably Indian. And that's a good thing. Nice houses, well-educated children.

[Anonymous]

Sure, Pimmit Hills has lots of people who speak English (thankfully), but it also has enclaves of overcrowded tiny houses filled (overcrowded) with multi-generational Central American family units who do not speak English - or barely speak it. I live in Pimmit Hills too, so I know what I am saying. Among the English speakers, we still have people flying Confederate flags on the flag poles in front of their houses, or who have signs on their sheds and garages saying "If you can read this, you are to f@@@ing close".

Supervisor Foust needs to get in here and bring the quality of Pimmit Hills to the level of Tysons and McLean. The roads in Pimmit Hills are crumbling to the point that mud is seeping through the remaining asphalt. There are cars, trucks, boats, trailers and debris left alongside of the too-narrow roads and front yards. There is even a flop house in the neighborhood. Some police officers refer to many of the residents as Pilmmit Hillbillies.

Nowhere in McLean or Tysons would Foust close an eye to such neglect and abuse. To say it has an adult learning center as if this is a good thing shows you don't understand the problem. Who goes to such a school? See above. It isn't even to the level of a vocational school!

Pimmit Hills is definitely treated by Supervisor Foust like a ghetto, and Supervisor Foust needs to fix it. Now.

Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

The solution is that Pimmit Hills must be absorbed by the 22182 or 22101 zipcodes and made a part of Tysons or McLean. Then it would receive the same attention and resources as the surrounding areas. It will never get the investment needed if children are forced to go to school in "economically diverse" schools.

[Anonymous]

I live in McLean, not too far from PH, also in a neighborhood with lots of teardowns and new construction. As long as builders and construction crews are coming through daily, you can expect the roads to be torn up and for the county to do as little as possible to maintain them. Maybe if and when the dust settles, the roads will get more attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, Pimmit Hills has lots of people who speak English (thankfully), but it also has enclaves of overcrowded tiny houses filled (overcrowded) with multi-generational Central American family units who do not speak English - or barely speak it. I live in Pimmit Hills too, so I know what I am saying. Among the English speakers, we still have people flying Confederate flags on the flag poles in front of their houses, or who have signs on their sheds and garages saying "If you can read this, you are to f@@@ing close".

Supervisor Foust needs to get in here and bring the quality of Pimmit Hills to the level of Tysons and McLean. The roads in Pimmit Hills are crumbling to the point that mud is seeping through the remaining asphalt. There are cars, trucks, boats, trailers and debris left alongside of the too-narrow roads and front yards. There is even a flop house in the neighborhood. Some police officers refer to many of the residents as Pilmmit Hillbillies.

Nowhere in McLean or Tysons would Foust close an eye to such neglect and abuse. To say it has an adult learning center as if this is a good thing shows you don't understand the problem. Who goes to such a school? See above. It isn't even to the level of a vocational school!

Pimmit Hills is definitely treated by Supervisor Foust like a ghetto, and Supervisor Foust needs to fix it. Now.

Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

The solution is that Pimmit Hills must be absorbed by the 22182 or 22101 zipcodes and made a part of Tysons or McLean. Then it would receive the same attention and resources as the surrounding areas. It will never get the investment needed if children are forced to go to school in "economically diverse" schools.

The solution is to jack up taxes, and so far over the last three years pH taxes have gone up 35%, Soon the poor's will have to sell or rent elsewhere

[Anonymous]

Close the fence on the pimmitbhills side or build one. Problem solved.

Why would anyone buy there? Cheaper area. You get what you pay for!

[Anonymous]

Our house in PH costs about $1.3 million. Cheaper? You must be really rich.

[Anonymous]

PH is the most amazing location. It is inside the beltway. Soon, it will be impossible to buy there. Houses will be close to $2 million within 5 years. Better get in while you still can!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

Just to put your hyperbole into perspective, those apartments feed into Lemon Road ES. Lemon Road has about 136 Hispanic kids this year, or 24% of the total enrollment. Many of them live in garden apartments on the other side of Route 7 off Pimmit Run Lane. It's hard to say how many Hispanic students at the school come from in the Peach Orchard Apartments, but it's not hundreds.

If there is more development in Tysons, I'd expect FCPS to reopen Pimmit Hills as an elementary school. Westgate would turn into a Tysons school, and Lemon Road might add kids from Shrevewood and Haycock. Pimmit Hills would then be the neighborhood ES, but it might keep some of the garden apartments on the other side of Route 7 near Marshall that are now zoned for either Freedom Hill or Lemon Road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, Pimmit Hills has lots of people who speak English (thankfully), but it also has enclaves of overcrowded tiny houses filled (overcrowded) with multi-generational Central American family units who do not speak English - or barely speak it. I live in Pimmit Hills too, so I know what I am saying. Among the English speakers, we still have people flying Confederate flags on the flag poles in front of their houses, or who have signs on their sheds and garages saying "If you can read this, you are to f@@@ing close".

Supervisor Foust needs to get in here and bring the quality of Pimmit Hills to the level of Tysons and McLean. The roads in Pimmit Hills are crumbling to the point that mud is seeping through the remaining asphalt. There are cars, trucks, boats, trailers and debris left alongside of the too-narrow roads and front yards. There is even a flop house in the neighborhood. Some police officers refer to many of the residents as Pilmmit Hillbillies.

Nowhere in McLean or Tysons would Foust close an eye to such neglect and abuse. To say it has an adult learning center as if this is a good thing shows you don't understand the problem. Who goes to such a school? See above. It isn't even to the level of a vocational school!

Pimmit Hills is definitely treated by Supervisor Foust like a ghetto, and Supervisor Foust needs to fix it. Now.

Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

The solution is that Pimmit Hills must be absorbed by the 22182 or 22101 zipcodes and made a part of Tysons or McLean. Then it would receive the same attention and resources as the surrounding areas. It will never get the investment needed if children are forced to go to school in "economically diverse" schools.

we recently moved out of PH into the Haycock district. I think Pimmit Hills is transitioning, but not quickly enough for me. And the reason is your first paragraph not your second. I didn't notice any issues with the infrastructure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you had young children and were considering homes in Pimmit Hills, would it make a difference to you whether the house was districted for Lemon Road or Westgate? Just curious how much of a difference there is between the two.

Lemon Road

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, Pimmit Hills has lots of people who speak English (thankfully), but it also has enclaves of overcrowded tiny houses filled (overcrowded) with multi-generational Central American family units who do not speak English - or barely speak it. I live in Pimmit Hills too, so I know what I am saying. Among the English speakers, we still have people flying Confederate flags on the flag poles in front of their houses, or who have signs on their sheds and garages saying "If you can read this, you are to f@@@ing close".

Supervisor Foust needs to get in here and bring the quality of Pimmit Hills to the level of Tysons and McLean. The roads in Pimmit Hills are crumbling to the point that mud is seeping through the remaining asphalt. There are cars, trucks, boats, trailers and debris left alongside of the too-narrow roads and front yards. There is even a flop house in the neighborhood. Some police officers refer to many of the residents as Pilmmit Hillbillies.

Nowhere in McLean or Tysons would Foust close an eye to such neglect and abuse. To say it has an adult learning center as if this is a good thing shows you don't understand the problem. Who goes to such a school? See above. It isn't even to the level of a vocational school!

Pimmit Hills is definitely treated by Supervisor Foust like a ghetto, and Supervisor Foust needs to fix it. Now.

Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

The solution is that Pimmit Hills must be absorbed by the 22182 or 22101 zipcodes and made a part of Tysons or McLean. Then it would receive the same attention and resources as the surrounding areas. It will never get the investment needed if children are forced to go to school in "economically diverse" schools.

How would changing zip codes change anything? Silliest thing I have read on DCUM today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure, Pimmit Hills has lots of people who speak English (thankfully), but it also has enclaves of overcrowded tiny houses filled (overcrowded) with multi-generational Central American family units who do not speak English - or barely speak it. I live in Pimmit Hills too, so I know what I am saying. Among the English speakers, we still have people flying Confederate flags on the flag poles in front of their houses, or who have signs on their sheds and garages saying "If you can read this, you are to f@@@ing close".

Supervisor Foust needs to get in here and bring the quality of Pimmit Hills to the level of Tysons and McLean. The roads in Pimmit Hills are crumbling to the point that mud is seeping through the remaining asphalt. There are cars, trucks, boats, trailers and debris left alongside of the too-narrow roads and front yards. There is even a flop house in the neighborhood. Some police officers refer to many of the residents as Pilmmit Hillbillies.

Nowhere in McLean or Tysons would Foust close an eye to such neglect and abuse. To say it has an adult learning center as if this is a good thing shows you don't understand the problem. Who goes to such a school? See above. It isn't even to the level of a vocational school!

Pimmit Hills is definitely treated by Supervisor Foust like a ghetto, and Supervisor Foust needs to fix it. Now.

Further, Peach Orchard Apartments, which are not a part of Pimmit Hills, but which are separated by only a fence with a permanently open gate, are full of Central Americans. Seemingly hundreds of those children are hoarded through the gate into Pimmit Hills to be loaded onto Fairfax County school buses. Why not pick them up in their own complex?

The solution is that Pimmit Hills must be absorbed by the 22182 or 22101 zipcodes and made a part of Tysons or McLean. Then it would receive the same attention and resources as the surrounding areas. It will never get the investment needed if children are forced to go to school in "economically diverse" schools.

How would changing zip codes change anything? Silliest thing I have read on DCUM today.

That was my reaction as well. I could see an argument for changing magisterial districts (from Dranesville to Providence) if you thought PH wasn't getting enough attention from Foust, but changing zip codes wouldn't do anything.

[Anonymous]

Putting Pimmit Hills in 22182 or 22101 would change a whole lot! Pimmit Hills is currently all on its own in 22043, which translates for those in the know to "ghetto land". If it were in McLean or Tysons, it would be treated the same as either in the eyes of the local government and law enforcement. As it is now, it is almost completely ignored, and what goes on in there is accepted. Simple, really.