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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The overwhelming majority of people who live in affordable housing are immigrants. Even the senior citizen housing. There may be a token teacher aid or two, but generally no. I work in one of them they are all immigrants. I have friends who qualify who are single moms and they cannot get off the wáitlist.

The earlier question about the arguments for the continued plan to build on the pike. Simple, no pushback from the community. Any push back is labeled racist, look at Mi Voz Cuenta. The argument that land is cheaper is false, if you look at costs of land it is not cheaper than other areas of arlington for the most part. There is available land, because there are so many dilapidated areas to knock down. So, build as much as you can. Affordable housing builders make more money, liberals can say how altruistic they are.

In case anyone hasn't noticed, the economy along then pike is tanking. More and more empty store fronts. Places going out of business. The new building at glebe and the pike, mostly empty commercial space. Arlington mill and shell, empty. The mixed use condo project at Buchanan, shelved, bc not enough money to be made. You all wonder why we have not head anything more about food star?????? The problem isn't the street car. It is that the majority of people who live along the pike lack enough discretionary income to support the local businesses.

The whole pike plan needs to be revisited because the vision has been and will continue to be an epic fail. Either gentrify the pike, for real, or stop pretending there will ever be any economic vitality. [/quote]

John Vistadt was the only board member willing to mention this at the meeting. On the 22204 listserv someone was suggesting businesses that should go into The ground floor retail space at Arlington Mill. The county wants a healthy option, since there is nothing but junk around there. This particular poster ( who I believe has been vocally in support of VOICE and AH in general) suggested that SWEETGREEN would be a great eatery to place there.
That's how fucking out of touch and divorced from reality some of the people we are dealing with are.
No, Sweetgreen isn't coming to the west end of the Pike anytime soon. The people living right around there can't spend 13.50 on a salad.
The homeowners that are  sort of close, wouldn't be able to find a parking space...
And business don't open if they don't have customers, and can't turn a profit. It's math. Math doesn't care that your heart is in the right place.
Please for the love of god people.

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