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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]

The county is zoning for thousands more multi family units, and 15% of those will be affordable. Plans are still in the works. Fairfax County requires a certain percentage, but it isn't 15%.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/mason/seven_corners_special_working_group/01.20.15._-_7c_final_meeting_minutes_.pdf

The BOS is either idiotic, or willfully sadistic say to us constituents that Seven Corners is suddenly going to attract a bevvy of millenials and empty nesters.

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One more time. Someone (you?) said Gross wants to add 15% to "that".  IE 15% more than the existing amount of affordable housing.  15% of the NEW housing being guaranteed affordable is not adding 15% to the total stock of affordable housing. Indeed, though the current proposals are for commercial parcels, it is likely at some point affordable units will be lost, as older garden apartments are redeveloped.

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