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[quote]It is a breaking point and the county better realize it. Or there will be "white flight" out of south arlington and that is not good for anyone.

I wonder about that. I don't think they are concerned with that. Will it matter if the younger middle class families leave? Seems like they assume they will be replaced by DINKS. Or perhaps hope that they are. Someone mentioned up thread the county had projected south Arlington would populated mostly by childless couples. They are working to create the south Arlington they wanted.  [/quote]

I don't think the families are going to move--millennials do not have the same wish for the big yard and the white picket fence and are not moving out to Fairfax the way previous generations have. The county does need to be concerned and do something.[/quote]

I'm a millennial, in the upper reaches, and we decided to buy in South Arlington because we wanted a house [i]and[/i] a yard. We bought based on the fact that Barcroft, while economically poorer preformed well and the availability of choice schools in the county. I've posted before and have reach this thread from time to time. All this does is make me worry for a moment, come up for air, and just decide to get involved. I've had a presence in Arlington for 10 years and I would hope that stuff like this doesn't drive my family away, but I don't want to move North either. I like my Thai food too much![/quote]

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