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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there were a lot of issues with MM (the package that got passed, the lengthy yet shallow process, etc). [b] But at the end of the day, we can just move if it's that bad.  [/b]Arlington isn't the &quot;be all end all.&quot; The schools are just ok to good-ish, the neighborhoods aren't very charming, and the only major positive is proximity to DC.  I think people have really lost perspective. But I do understand the utter frustration with our county overlords.  They aren't the sharpest tools in the shed for sure!  [/quote]
That's a really obnoxious thing to say.  In addition to having built a community of friends in Arlington, many of us have invested into our homes.  It's not that easy to &quot;just move.&quot;

We happen to live next door to a gentleman who has lived in his home for almost 70 years.  He's recently started having health problems. There's a very, very significant chance that his tiny house is going to be replaced by a 6plex in the next few years.  So, do we stay in a home that we love and have spent a lot of money to remodel to our tastes and risk living next door to an apartment building?  Do we risk the loss of privacy and quiet enjoyment of our yard?  Do we risk the drop in our property value?  Or do we move now and give up our interest rate and move our kids away from their friends?  We'd been planning to stay in this house until our kids were in college, so probably another 15-20 years.  It's literally a decision that affects if our leafy backyard remains private or is next door to a multistory apartment building.[/quote]

I just hear whining. Should have lived further out [/quote]

+1.  If someone buys the lot it will be a multiplex or a new SFH, and all the trees will be cleared.  You won't have a leafy private yard no matter what happens.  Why are you so certain a 6 plex will get built anyway?  Is this near metro or a busy road?[/quote]I love that people post snarky comments and then prove that they are clueless about MM.  Why would you ask about busy roads or near a metro?  You know that isn't in a requirements, right?  There's no part of MM that focuses development in those locations, nor is that what's happening.  Developers are building 4-6 unit apartment buildings in the middle of SFHs because they can.  [/quote]

I'm well aware of what passed.  What I don't understand is why PP thinks there is a &quot;very significant change&quot; that a 6 plex will get built on a nearby lot.  How could anyone know that with such certainty?  I'm not being snarky, I don't want a 6 plex next door either but it's like anything else:  we will move if the bad about Arlington outweighs the good.  That's just how we feel. 
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It's a very privileged position not to have to worry about the costs of moving (financial, but also social emotional and on our time), as well as the immediate hit to our property value that comes as soon as a permit is granted for the lot next door.   [/quote]

Of course it's a privileged point of view. Most Arlington SFH owners are privileged, including us.  We may not get our first choice of every scenario but we have options.   [/quote]

You, you I like.  Someone is finally honest about the privileged lives of Arlington rather than trying to downplay their position!![/quote]

Gotta keep it real.  Don't love what passed and think it could have been crafted to encourage more ownership opportunities, but fine with jumping ship if this or any number of things makes Arlington less appealing.[/quote]

DP and another N Arlington poster who recognizes my privilege to afford living here. I have a SFH walkable to metro, parks, restaurants etc. a &lt; 20 min drive from the White House. It has been known for at least a decade + that Arlington has been pushing density and that land here is limited. It would have been naive of me to expect my little slice of suburban life remain the same forever.

My property value has already gone up so much that I just can’t manage to have a pity party for myself over this. Do I think it’s an inelegant solution? For sure. But I also think continuing to put up giant McMansions at the current pace has other forms of drawbacks. And since I do not wish to live in a sea of big law partners and throwing a fit if my neighbors’ properties change over time, I’m ok with an imperfect solution.

Also Arlington was very up front that MM is not affordable or even middle class housing. So anyone disappointed that this isn’t that didn’t do even the bare minimum research.[/quote]

No Arlington wasn’t up front about it. There was even that ridiculous WaPo article with the nonprofit woman who lived in a luxury apartment but was complaining she couldn’t afford to buy what she wanted where she wanted and that missing middle was going to change all that. Including lowering prices.

All of you are just suckers. [/quote]

That woman is on the County Board now, believe it or not.

I still support some level of countywide upzoning.  Though I did not support her candidacy.  She is clueless.[/quote]

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