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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. I will try and bring up this "McLean Resolution" with Dr. Garza tomorrow on her listening tour stop. This whole letter is just in poor taste. I'm sure there are some average or underachieving children of wealthy people in general education elementary classes in McLean that could benefit from smaller class sizes, but on the overall, McLean just doesn't have ESL, FARMS, or students in tenuous, at-risk situations, who just do not do well on state tests, SATs, and all other measures of student achievement.

You know what isn't "fair"? That affordable housing is concentrated in Mason, Lee, and Mount Vernon. How about McLean takes on a larger share of the affordable housing pie? [b]It's around 40% in 7 Corners. And, my idiot Mason District Supervisor wants to add another 15% to that[/b]. This greatly affects the local schools.

The infinite wisdom of the County BOS causes never ending heartburn for my district, and yet, it isn't enough for the "haves" of Fairfax County. [/quote]

Where is there a proposal to add new guaranteed affordable housing to Seven Corners. I believe you are confusing proposals to add market rate housing, not affordable housing.   New market rate housing in Seven Corners (or anywhere else in Mason) is not likely to have a large impact on the schools. [/quote]

Not the PP, but the proposal for the redevelopment of the Sears site calls for setting aside 12% of the units for "affordable housing."

The other issue in that area is not knowing who'll end up living in "market rate housing" when the area isn't exactly screaming "Clarendon."  They think Penny Gross will do the developer's bidding, and then wash her hands if the units end up with four families in a single apartment in a few years.  [/quote]

12% of the new housing is a lot less than 15% of all the housing.  And some of that is probably going to be "workforce" housing, IE with incomes higher than that in the old garden apts people here are thinking of.

And while it likely will not command Clarendon rents, in general new multifamily housing in this area does get middle to upper middle income people. Take a look at the buildings in East Falls Church, or the new market rate buildings on Columbia Pike in Arlington, or in Shirlington.    [/quote]

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