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I would like to vote for Vihstadt except...I just don't feel like he managed to accomplish much during this tenure after squashing the streetcar which I didn't think was a great call.  In Arlington, anyone who ever says "let's not spend (this much) money on X" is going to sound like a radical but you have to bring more to the table than that.

For all the people handwringing that this will be a disaster, show up for CB meetings and make your voice heard, it's "the Arlington way!" Better yet, run as an independent/"fiscal conservative" yourself.  
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If you think Vihstadt did nothing during his time on the board, you don’t pay attention. Even Katie Cristol acknowledged his contributions, especially that he got the board to start taking a much stronger cost-benefit approach to proposed projects rather than just rubber stamping anything that sounded cool.[/quote]

I don't think he did nothing.  I just don't feel like he did a lot, either.  As I said, anyone in Arlington who suggests spending less or undertaking fewer projects will sound revolutionary bc this isn't the status quo.  Meaning, I could run for CB on a platform of "let's spend less" and presumably that would set me apart.  I did not feel like he was able to build on that to actually do much or to articulate a vision that went beyond "I'm not a Democrat."[/quote]

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