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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I know. That is why I suggested that the Episcopalians kick in some land for affordable housing.  The head of the seminary and his wife are British citizens and should understand the need for council housing in Alexandria.  [/quote]

I am sure they are considering long term planning for utilization of Seminary land, including all aspects of the Seminary's mission, as responsible administrators would.

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The plan is to combine many of their seminaries starting with the Seminary in Connecticut.   That is why they are building new faculty houses and renovating buildings.  They are nit giving an inch of land to anyone [/quote]

I've lived near Episcopal High schools for decades. Episcopal pays the City no taxes. If it's true they won't provide some land for affordable housing in exchange, shame on them and their committee. "We are all in this together" (Romney King quote).[/quote]

No private school, church, or other non profit is required to do that.  The churches that have developed AH are working with developers  (like AHDC) to do so and are getting paid for their land.

The Seminary's obligation under state law is to continue its non profit mission of educating students.  Though the also open their campus to the public which may use the open space.

And this harping on affordable housing is a red herring.  The leading opponents of the changes on Seminary - the Seminary Hill and Clover College Park civic associations - are NOT proponents of affordable housing, or indeed, of any further development in that area.

If they are going to advocated for either relaxation of zoning to allow accessory dwelling units, or for committed affordable housing on the Seminary property (or anywhere else in the areas they cover) I look forward very much to seeing that.

Meanwhile this is just a talking point to be used against the institution that was here before they were, and for which the road itself is named. [/quote]

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