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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I guess you could call it weak.  I'm just trying to remember the last time I witnessed a group of parents or a community or a county successfully lobby for better schools in their community.  There's never enough money to make everyone happy making it easy for leaders to tune out the naysayers of whatever plan is before them.  FWIW, I agree that housing policy and school policy are inherently related, and leaders who try to distance themselves from that reality are hard to take seriously.  But it seems to me that's the position they're taking publicly and if they're hell-bent on pushing through the affordable housing plan in its current form, I suspect it is a long battle to altogether change the tide even if some concessions are made along the way.  Given the established trend in S. Arlington of increased density and little sign of that going away, I think a reality check is useful if you have concerns about how that high density impacts your schools.  I personally would rather enjoy time with my kids and family than fight this kind of battle, so for some I don't think moving or going private is "weak," but rather a choice of how one is going to spend their time. Life is short.  I really do wish you luck in having your voice heard.  [/quote]

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