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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are older and almost out of APS. But I would not chose to stay in Arlington now if my kids were young. MM is just one of many problems here. I am feeling grouchy today, but that's the truth.

Arlington has no space to build a 4th HS and no money to do additions. Plus the planning process here takes decades. Not going to happen in the 8 years before your kid gets there.[/quote]

So which district would you move into?  I will find you an FCPS parent whose unhappy and will tell you about it.[/quote]

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NIMBYism at its absolute peak. [/quote]

I’m not the PP but why would someone using private school be a NIMBY?  Wouldn’t NIMBYism be something like fighting additional density to preserve the population of the local public school?[/quote]

Opposing MM is considered NIMBY because (from proponents' perspectives) the racist rich white family living in the 5,000 sq ft SFH with outdoor space does not want their neighborhood to be disturbed by multi-plexes next door occupied by the minorities who will suddenly be able to afford to rent or buy $500K apartments and $1.2m townhomes.
NIMBY-ism isn't about schools per se; it's about changing your current lifestyle: don't built committed affordable housing here - put it over there; don't temporarily park buses in the industrial lot next to our neighborhood while you build a new bus depot in south Arlington - put them somewhere else; don't build a new fire station here - keep it over there; etc.
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