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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^ I didn't post it, but it's a map of an all-green boundary adjustment, as opposed to one that still has some yellow. One of the issues raised by the Arlington Forest parents last night was that the current draft proposals didn't actually achieve the right balance of numbers of students because Wakefield would still be somewhat underenrolled. The above map is also logical in terms of proximity from the perspective of where Wakefield is located (obviously less so for Yorktown). Another point that was raised last night was that proximity was cited by APS as the #1 priority for most parents. [b]Unfortunately, the above map has the side effect of crushing Wakefield demographically.[/b] [/quote]

Exactly, which is why this map is a complete nonstarter, as was pointed out when it was first posted.

I take serious issue with the characterization of proximity as the "#1" priority for most parents. This was announced immediately after the statement that the planning department suspected that some people were attempting to "vote" early and often by submitting the exact same planning unit suggestions over and over and over. If that's true, then the they really have no idea what the #1 priority among individuals who submitted maps, never mind among parents county-wide.[/quote]

I'm the immediate PP and I agree, although I admit I submitted more than one map myself (not 500+ though). I was mostly just trying to relay the Arlington Forest folks' viewpoints. It's also probably way more of a priority for parents who have the potential of a walk zone. Many don't have realistic walk options to anywhere. But fundamentally, the real point is this is why we do stuff like this in representative fashion, instead of simply by referendum. I'm hoping county representatives continue to keep that in mind.[/quote]

I'm a new PP and I can tell you that I submitted two entries (for our household, my husband said I should do one for him), and I indicated that proximity was a factor for me. That's why I sent Arlington Forest PU's to Wakefield rather than some others, like the ones at the east pike, because they are CLOSER. And they are closer than sending a bunch of PU's on the West Pike up to Yorktown. So, if they are only using the terms and not comparing them against the other info provided in the comments section, than they missed why I think Arlington Forest meets the proximity qualification.

And yeah, nice try there with the bogus submissions "vote early and vote often" dude from the ArlNow comments. [/quote]

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