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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were REALLY fortunate we got a retired family court judge from Fairfax hearing the case. The County had to walk through everything from soup to nuts. When you have to explain so much about why it’s good poor people will live in four pieces next to your fellow judges’ homes, you’re gonna lose.

The County will try to appeal, but the judge read his decision so they wouldn’t have much to work with. We have good appellate judges who also don’t want to see this type of cancerous development and malignant tenants living next door. This is done.[/quote]

It really is boomers all the way down. [/quote]

Is this the new excuse?  You couldn’t make racism stick so it’s the mean ol’ boomers that hurt your feelings this time?

Anything but accepting the faults in your arguments, I guess.

You are in the denial phase.[/quote]

The YIMBYs are layering it on by calling them “wealthy homeowners.”  As if wealth is offensive [/quote]

It is mostly wealthy homeowners vs. even wealthier developers. Even if wealth is offensive, it cancels out. [/quote]

Doesn't matter. The wealthy homeowners are in areas that are too expensive to do tear downs for Missing Middle.  They are doing this to prove their power.  The wealthy developers don't care because they can continue to build single houses on any lots they own or buy in the future.

Affected are those genuinely low income people that Arlington used to push the idea of Missing Middle and the renters who thought they could buy a condo or townhouse in a leafy North Arlington neighborhood with good schools, abundant parking, and kind neighbors.  Well they were right about good schools and abundant parking but the aren't getting the kind neighbors or condos and townhouses for less than the cost of the existing condos and townhouses in those areas.   No one is building three $800K townhouses on a piece of land they acquired for $1.3M because they can build three $1.5M townhouses on the same site and have plenty of buyers.
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