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Sounds like this is a market rate building, so yeah, a problem given that landlords can upgrade and raise rents by right, so denser development is the only way to get committed AH units.  If the landlord violated code that is up to staff to address, I don't know wha t happened with your complaint.

but of course my point was merely that the debate (which has been vigorous on AH) might actually have taken up some of their time, along with many other issues.

It does seem we are becoming polarized and its harder and harder to engage with each other. [b]I am trying to respond in good faith however. [/b]  [/quote]

You say you are responding in good faith yet have been incredibly dismissive of just how bad this is or how badly people feel towards the City.

City allows landlords to allow buildings to fall into disrepair while tenants are still there paying rent because the landlord wants to redevelop?  Well yea, that happens is your response.  Do you understand how dismissive that is and how that leads directly into "yep, city sure as shootin doesn't care about AH"?

And your response "I mean I know that to you the question of the southern entrance to the metro station is huge" - again, so unbelievably dismissive about a situation that is a BIG FREAKIN DEAL to people.  I don't even LIVE in PY and I'm impacted by this and upset about it.  And a new metro station IS a huge deal for the City of Alexandria.  But your responding by acting like people are nuts for thinking the council, mayor, and vice mayor shirked their duty by not doing anything to get citizens informed about the changes.

Look, you obviously are pro VM.  Maybe you know him personally and know him to be a good man.  But he, along with the rest of the people involved, massively messed up here.  And pretending they didn't isn't doing him any good.  This is a moment for a come to god, We Messed Up And We're Sorry response, not "why are you so mad, bruh?"[/quote]

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