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[quote=Anonymous]People who don't understand AH in Arlington *think* they are helping teachers and county workers have affordable places to live. That's not what is happening though. Because of income restrictions (many set by federal regs) most teachers and county workers make too much money to qualify for the vast majority of AH units in the County. There are some units set aside for "higher income" levels, but they are the exception and not the rule. And AH construction has been extremely profitable for many developers. They are able to make a developer contribution to the County's Affordable Housing Investment Fund (AHIF) and in exchange the County board waives certain density requirements so they can build more units in their non-AH apartment buildings. Then many of those same developers get the contract from Arlington County to build the AH buildings, with funds from AHIF. I have spoken with many well-meaning AH advocates (including my own pastor) and their heart is in the right place, but they don't understand how they are getting played by the developers. And they don't understand how building more AH is contributing to the school capacity crisis-- it is not just kids moving into AH buildings, but it is also the fact that developers are trading AH donations for extra units in their non-AH buildings and that also drives up school enrollment. I would love to see one of these churches donate their land to the County to build a new school or daycare instead of just building apartment buildings over the sanctuary.[/quote]

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