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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great news. Now they can spend that money on actual county priorities like expanding and updating schools. Hopefully once we get rid of Tejada and Hynes we can stop the $1 million bus stops and what not for good. Even more money for schools, affordable housing, etc without stealing resources from parks and community centers.

I personally can't wait to vote Fisette out, though. I'm sure his concession speech will include that his loss must be a "miscommunication" involving the ignorance of the Arlington electorate or something, though :lol: [/quote]

This is so short sighted.  [b]Every single study[/b] of modern streetcars show that PERMANENT streetcar infrastrucutre significantly increases property values and desirability of businesses and new houses want to locate on permanent infrastrcuture not a bus line.  Columbia Pike sucks.   But I guess you all think its awesome and that there is a money tree growing somehwere to continue build subsidized housing etc...[/quote]

must be wonderful living in fairy land with all the free-spenders like yourself.  it's my tax dollars at work.  too bad not a single one of these "studies" was ever produced or cited by the County Board - interesting that never happened since you said it and it must be undeniably true.   :roll:   all the board did was to make claims with no evidence or data to back it up - kinda like what you're doing.

this is not a priority, nor is aquatics center or million dollar bus stops.  add to that the band-aid fixes for core services (like education) and this is the fiscal entanglement the country is in.

if you want cheap housing, look in western or southern FFX, Arlington, pockets of PG county or SE DC.  if you want to live and prosper in a free and open society, then roll up your sleeves, make the sacrifices and stop asking for handouts.[/quote]

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