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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Even taking you at your word, you've obviously not been around Arlington very long, since all of those private pools have 5-10+ years waiting lists.  And if your solution to to build a second pool at Wakefield or W-L, you haven't been paying attention since the architects have shown the pool in the footprint of an urban, 6 to 8 story building, so it's not taking up any field space--if that's what you are worried about.  All the apartments I know up and down Columbia pike have outdoor pools, not in operation during most of the school year.

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I've been here 13 years, though I'm only wading into the school discussion recently. That whole time, I've lived around Columbia Pike.

I'm only offering ideas to be explored. I have noticed that when it comes to APS, at least a few owners have offered things to get something in return, like Dominion Arms offering up its land across from TJ if they could add density to smaller property. Perhaps an apartment building would be willing to make a deal with APS, when the weather is good for school use during the week, when most people are working? Maybe with a deal like that, some of the facilities that the community wants could be built nearby? [/quote]

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