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[quote=Anonymous]Aren't there regulations about the kind of features a school needs that make it difficult to find a space to build? Like, green space, etc? I thought I remember John vihstadt saying something about that being one of the challenges to alienating overcrowding in APS. Also I think there is an issue Virginia law making it difficult for the state to take land if an entity doesn't want it. Plus, Arlington is teeny and much of the land is taken up by a golf course, so space is just hard to find.

Does anybody know about issues like this?

I agree that the schools should be built in the community centers though. I think there was an effort to build one at Aurora Highlands but the funding went away.

I agree with a previous commenter that APS should be more transparent about the challenges to building schools. I'm sure it's somewhere buried on the website and in slide shows, but there is no reason not to make the information easier to access. Because if we knew more about the funding and regulatory hurdles, parents could have a direction for advocacy, instead of just being left to complain. Like, I would be okay with my elementary schooler not having a giant soccer field to play on. [/quote]

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