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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a South is who was livid about the cancellation of the streetcar. 
That’s water under the bridge. Vihstadt all the way.[/quote]

Sock puppet.[/quote]

I'm a liberal democrat in south Arlington, opposed the streetcar, voted for JV for that reason, and will happily vote for him again. He was the first and AFAIK the only county board candidate to visit my neighborhood this year, asked me in person what my concerns were. My precinct is the most dem leaning in the entire county. He prob won't win here, but came here anyway.

If you read their January speeches on the CB website you really can see the differences in priority. The dem base in Arlington is mostly older people with grown children or none; and developers and similar who work but don't live here. Civic assns are similar; old people who generally don't give a hoot about schools except to complain about traffic. Board members need to go door to door to hear an alternate point of view and JV does it.[/quote]

So, I am all of those things except I was pro streetcar and didn't vote for V last time (I am the "hold my nose" PP). But since that time, while I feel he has not made good on a lot of promises as related to the cancellation of the streetcar, I think he gets the schools issue. I do not want another rubber stamper on the CB. I am pro development and urbanization, but want be CB to prioritize building the infrastructure, which includes schools, at the same time as we are growing. If that means we defer pool palaces and arts funding for a few years, so be it. We cannot put off or defer building schools and the community amenities that come with them. We have to address the needs first, then the wants. [/quote]

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