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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]

He was a single voice against a 4-person majority, what do you think he could have done? His role on that board was as a moderating force, keeping some of the worst ideas off the table because they knew he’d make noise about it. We need more like him, not fewer, to see broader change. Voting against him was voting to go back to the old way.[/quote]

+100

He did a pretty good job despite being so outnumbered.  [/quote]

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