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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me rephrase:

have you considered the possibility that the communities looking for affordable housing would like to inhabit their own neighborhoods and not be strewn about town?[/quote]

Yes. That has been addressed upthread.
Many of the people in Arlington's affordable housing are happy with the status quo and would like to have cheap housing, where they feel most comfortable, keep their children with like children, as the majority in their local school, and not integrate into the county.

There are too many reasons  not to be sympathetic to that viewpoint to list.[/quote]

And by creating these huge enclaves of similarly populated communities as exist on the Pike, we are creating communities of affordable housing for people who work outside Arlington and where other people who work INSIDE Arlington would not want to live. Mix it up some ad give all kinds of people a chance at the low cost housing. [/quote]

Over 60% of people living in Arlington's AH - work outside of the county. [/quote]

Yes, this is crazy.  The whole affordable housing master plan is doing the near opposite of what they are saying it is supposed to do!
You cannot make this #%€£ up, when you look at the website explaining the rationale for AH....

" middle class families must have a chance to get help to live in Arlington!"
Reality:  middle class families will be driven out with this plan.  Living here is too expensive.  Taxes are rising due to ever higher (unrealistic) assessments.
Middle class does not qualify for their "help"
"We must ensure people who work in arlington can live in arlington."
Reality: the majority of people who are in AH work outside of arlington, work illegally, or do not work at all.
"Seniors must be able to age in place"
Reality: the seniors who are homeowners are financially better off than anyone else.  They have everything paid off and are sitting on half a million to several millions worth... Many  paid far less than 10% of the current value... Something that will not happen again in real estate.
The renters that are local and elderly AND in AH are a small percentage of all AH.
"Our public servants must be able to live affordable."
Reality: again, only a very small percentage of firefighters, policemen, teachers etc. live in AH.

I think there were a few more "reasons we need AH" on , but at that point my tears were making it impossible to read on....[/quote]

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