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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I said this before but I'll say it again, it is strange to me that the Democrats who control the county board do not seem concerned about ensuring the schools do not get overcrowded. I am fine with more density and housing but they should be requiring the developers to help fund school construction. The tax base should be increasing so I am not sure why there would not be money for this. At a minimum it seems pretty clear there needs to be a new high school - ideally one that is comprehensive.[/quote]

It's so frustrating that the people on this thread who seems to have all the answers haven't bothered understanding any basics about how county and school board work.

The term you are looking for is called "proffers" and counties in Virginia are not allowed to even request them from developers.  https://www.virginiaproffersolutions.com/the-law

Someone else asked, "why are we doing it this stupid way in Arlington where the county can't build schools?" Gee, the Virginia Constitution. The Virginia Constitution and a whole bunch of court cases require all supervision of schools, including facilities, land acquisition, etc. to be the sole responsibility of a school board.

Have a bit of humility before you trash everyone who is elected and assume they are dumb or evil or whatever you are accusing them of. FFS they are following the law. [/quote]

How to say this nicely:  did you even read what you linked before you posted?  It doesn’t say what you wrote at all!!!  What am I missing?[/quote]

Counties are not allowed to ask or require developers give them money or land for schools. That is what it says, and that is what I wrote.
Developers can donate to counties, but only after jumping through a lot of hoops and surviving judicial scrutiny, and the hoops make it very hard to receive something like land or money for a school. [/quote]

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