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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://ggwash.org/view/69423/our-endorsement-for-arlington-county-board-in-2018-matt-de-ferranti

"When we interviewed him for the primary, de Ferranti emphasized building housing that would be affordable across a variety of incomes and available to younger workers who can build income and own homes in the future."

I'm sorry, this is so ridiculous. I specifically asked de Ferranti at an event about this supposed plan and he had no specifics. He also mentioned current AH and the usual teachers and firefighters nonsense. I responded that income cutoffs for most Arlington AH, i.e., 60% of AMI, mean my nanny can't even qualify to live there and, while I pay her generously, I don't pay her what Arlington teachers (and I assume firefighters) make.

The vote has to be for JV to at least spread out AH throughout the county.[/quote]

LOL, rookie cops make like 60k a year and have pensions. Cops don't live here and neither do firefighters, and they don't want to. They live in big houses farther out.[/quote]

A lot of them do want to live here, they just can't afford to. About the only option for a younger officer is taking a discounted unit in Barcroft Apts, and that's just not what many of them want to come home to at night - especially if they're married with kids. That's the hypocrisy of AH in Arlington: it really does nothing for blue collar workers, public servants or teachers. It's almost entirely geared towards recent immigrants and people living in abject poverty. ACAH thinks living in the County is a "right," just not one that teachers or cops should have. [/quote]

That's simply not true. A newly minted police officer hired by the ACPD makes 53k a year and gets overtime, bilingual pay, and can retire after 25 years. 53k for a single 23 year old is good money, and enough to live in this county. For a single household, that's 70% of area medium income on the first day of your working career. And it does qualify them for rental assistance. But that's only if they don't work any overtime, doing that would prob disqualify them.That's the dirty secret about the AH is these luxury buildings. It's filled by a revolving door of recent college graduates who qualify for a year or two until they get their first raise or job change and salary bump.[/quote]

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