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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This deal is not done, so DC has some hope.  Lets pressure the Mayor and DC Council to move aggressively and quickly.  Both are important.[/quote]

Or they can sit back and let the Virginia House of Delegates reject a bad deal, and maybe have a staffer take Teddy’s call when he comes crawling back.[/quote]

That is not likley if Alexandria is on board.  [/quote]If I were an Alexandria taxpayer, I would be furious over this.[/quote]

As an Alexandria taxpayer I like this. City of Alexandria needs to diversify its tax revenue and this will help. Original plans for Potomac Yard envisioned more office buildings in that section, but there’s little demand for new office space and Alexandria is leading the country in office to residential conversions. This whole entertainment district will generate a lot of tax revenue for Alexandria—much more than the empty lots that are currently there.[/quote]

+1 And we need the money. More restaurants are closing and the associations have left. It’s nice to have to have a tax revenue stream coming from something other than real estate taxes.[/quote]

The idea that this MD resident will head to PY to eat a meal or watch a performance is zero.  I have been to National Harbour exactly once since its opening, as it has no attraction to me either.  The good news of course is that I will have more money to spend because I will not be attending Caps games or an occasional Wizards games.  [/quote]

I hate to break it to you, but absolutely no one cares about Maryland. The days of MD & VA being on somewhat equal terms are long gone, and aren't coming back. VA is the economic engine driving the DMV. At this point, MD is just an unimportant suburb. [/quote]

The I-270 corridor is huge in the biotech space. And of course all the major law firms and lobbying shops have their offices in downtown DC, not in VA, and if there are any industries that drive the bulk of the jobs in this area, it's law and politics.

I guess VA has Amazon, but I have no clue how that is an "economic engine" for this area. Also, I can also see a Microstrategy building when I make the mistake of going to Tysons mall, and I guess Microstrategy is all-in on crypto, which is an economic engine for nothing. Enjoy the hellscape of NoVA -- I have no clue why it is so ugly and what companies occupy all those ugly buildings, but you sure seem to enjoy it.[/quote]

Uh yeah, Great Falls, Old Town Alexandria, Shenandoah National Park ...they sure can't compare to anything in Silver Spring. And economically? C'mon man. Look where Metro has been expanding: the Silver Line. When MD made a huge play for Amazon, they chose VA. You may not like Northern Virginia, but don't spout nonsense. [/quote]

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