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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole amenities thing - I think the school should have what is reasonable, but I think the academics should come first.

This location will be equidistant between W-L and Wakefield, which both have pools, or even use a neighborhood.[/quote]

Says the person of no risk of being zoned to the lesser than school.  Oh, and what neighborhood pool are the kids supposed to use?  The fancy north arlington ones built to keep black kids out?[/quote]

Nope. My kiddos are zoned for the CC. We live 5 mins away from it. And we're black. As far as I know, I can use any pool that I want to join or any public school pool I want. If you know differently, please let me know so I can get my attorney on the case.

I just think a pool, however much I really, really want one, 5 minute way from my house, could be too much. I'd rather have the school exist than have the whole thing torpedoed because we're asking for something that may cost too much. And there are several apartment buildings with pools, which could be rented? It's an idea to explore. Arlington is unique in that all these schools have pools. I get that. What I really want from this school is a rigorous academic program and some access to quality sports. We can do that without building a $20 million pool when there's 2 pools nearby. You could even build a second pool at either school and make better use of the land at the CC.[/quote]

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