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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Arlington needs to increase their park and rec offerings before they encourage more population growth. The competition for camps, swimming lessons, gymnastics, etc are already cutthroat. It’s crazy to pretend like we have capacity to absorb more people without expanding parks.[/quote]

If they added more options, would you support the proposal? Asking because many posters are complaining about specific effects (for example, parking) as if the county would gain their approval by fixing it.

Arlington did listen and addressed concerns about the size of multi-family housing. Structures must adhere to the same setbacks and heights as single family homes. But let’s get real—new complaints will arise each round because there are people who will not support missing middle housing in their neighborhood under any circumstances.

And that’s fine. Just be honest and say that. I’d rather the county focus on real concerns than trying to please people who will never be happy. [/quote]

If I believed they would actually do it, sure. But they won’t. Instead they send around surveys about fixing camp sign up by turning it into a lottery or staggering sign up times when the real problem is scarcity. Also have you seen the document where the county proposed future school sites? They are all heavily used parks near dense housing - Virginia Highlands, Quincy Park, Dawson Terrace, etc. [/quote]

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