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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, I agree when it is market forces doing the job. But what has happened to south arlington is manipulation via county policy and politicians. It is social engineering by deliberately making one area of the county poor. If all the cheap apartments are in one area, that makes sense. But when the county requires you to keep the rent too low or makes sweetheart deals to fund committed affordable housing, that is where the problem comes in.

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And in all of the other counties in the region, do you think Arlington is the first to disproportionately burden the less politically influential and less affluent part?  There is a reason other areas have concentrated high density high poverty strips.  Not saying it's right, but it doesn't strike me as unique.[/quote]

Np here- no one on the south side is saying its unique. That doesn't mean they need to just eat shit about the whole thing.
We are literally sitting at the precipice in this county. What happens over the next few years will reverberate for yeas to come. The above poster is right- market forces would ( and are ) gentrifying this area. The area around ballston wasn't so different from the neighborhoods we are talking about, not 15 years ago. 
A very small, vocal, and parasitic contingent has sort of run roughshod. There is a meeting tonight of people discussing this very thing at Arlington cinema and draft house. The experts talking all have a hand in this till. No thanks.
Yes, we can move or go private... Of course.
But why wouldn't you fight to improve your community? That's totally weak to just roll over. All because Alexandria hasn't been successful doesn't mean we can't be.
And for what I've read - Fairfax is looking none too good these days. Pay to play? No thanks.[/quote]

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