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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve spent a lot of time recently in Ballston and Silver Spring, and some time in McLean/Tysons and Bethesda. I don’t know the policy specifics, but Arlington clearly figured out a way to attract residential development and retail, and Fairfax has attracted large employers. In contrast, Silver Spring and Bethesda seem old and worn out and going downhill. [/quote]

It's amazing how people in this thread just make stuff up. There are cranes all over the place in Silver Spring and Bethesda, and tons of new buildings that have gone up recently, and yet somehow they're "old and worn out." Are you in Nigeria? Or Macedonia?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/x-new-location-transparency-feature-questions-origins-maga-accounts-rcna245487[/quote]

Silver Spring doesn’t have cranes all over the place. To the contrary, day by day stores and restaurants closing. Apartments in DTSS are cited by the county for rodents and infestations. I live here and have seen the steady decline over the last two decades. The county is doing NOTHING.

Bethesda is a different story but it still doesn’t compare to NoVa. A couple of streets with nice stores and restaurants. OK.

And as for the poster who said people in the area are NIMBYS - to the contrary. We welcome thoughtful development. But the county is doing nothing on that front and is instead giving handouts for developers who simply want to build and pay none of the infrastructural impact taxes. This leads to further decline of roads and schools, etc.

My kids are in MCPS schools. When they graduate in a few years I will be moving. [/quote]

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