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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you link to that density map?
I think the CB is out of their minds approving more and more AH projects, especially the large number of multi-family ones, with NO SEATS for the children this brings in and the taxpayers asking to foot the 90K (?) per student per year, yet crying at every turn that there is NO MONEY for these students, or the existing students, and NO SPACE.  They are insane to push for this increase in density, and especially to push for non-taxpaying increase in density.

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The dynamic between the SB and CB is f'd, I agree, mostly because half the SB at any given time wants to be on the CB and that basically means pledging allegiance to affordable housing. It's their top priority and our county budgets show it.

That said, kids from affordable units aren't really driving crowding. It's part of the story but the schools they are zoned for are among the least crowded in the county.[/quote]

Secondary effects. 
Middle class families avoid those schools, and it increases crowding elsewhere.[/quote]

Precisely. Which is why using walkability to save money on bussing will only exacerbates the problem of overcrowding.  It will lead to more segregation and then calls from north Arlington to build more elementaries instead of sending kids south to undercapacity schools.[/quote]

What was the % of families who prioritized proximity? Most families want a nearby school. You are an exception. Just because you will drive up to Jamestown doesn’t mean that other families are willing to do that. 
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I venture to guess that just about everyone would prefer a nearby elementary school.  But guess what.  People all over the country send their kids to the school they are assigned to and they survive.  It isn't a matter of personal preference.  It is a matter of what allows the school system to function as best it can function.  You are right about creating demands from north Arlington to build more schools for them instead of just letting APS draw boundaries according to where the schools are.  That has to stop.  We are not four school districts - just one.  And APS needs to start functioning like one system.[/quote]

Guess you can't send your kid to Jamestown then. Sorry. 
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Nope. They’ll be sending their kid to a commandeered Nottingham. Sorry. :lol: [/quote]

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