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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ask RG about the budget. They used 2012 figures for construction and operated under the assumption that a 2nd story could be built on the existing building.  Unfortunately, the previous SB approved cost cutting measures that made that impossible. Surprise!  Both CB and SB realized they didn’t plan correctly, so the budget was increased for 2018 realities. [/quote]

^^ This. The Westover haters on here don't know what they are talking about. In addition to the surprise discovery that Reed wasn't built to support a 2nd story after all, APS also realized that there was a major utility line running down the middle of the property and it was unclear whether the County was willing to grant APS an easement to build over it. Of the six designs that the architects created, only one design ended up being within the original budget-- that design would have built a standalone building elsewhere on the property to hold grades 3-5. It was the APS staff on the BLPC who opposed that design the most, not the neighbors. The Reed School will continue to share the location with the Westover library, which is the 2nd busiest library in Arlington. APS staff had safety concerns with students moving back and forth between two separate school buildings all day on a property that will be fully open to the general public during school hours and directly across the street from the Westover post office and a busy retail strip. If anyone is to blame for the budget increase, it is the APS facilities office for not adequately scoping out the project before they presented a proposed budget to the school board. [/quote]

Right.  This is all a matter of public record.  I don't know why there is a continued effort to spread misinformation.  [/quote]

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