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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who has tried to enroll a child in the gymnastics through the county several times and never once been successful (for four children), I have questioned why county resources are spent on something that seems like is primarily available for people with connections and then a handful of people who are extremely lucky on registration day.  If the county can't provide a resource to a significant amount of residents who want to participate in the program, it seems reasonable to reallocate the resources used for that program to another use that can be available to a greater number of residents.  I know very little about the program since I have literally never been able to enroll a child, but it has always felt more like a private club than an actual county program that is accessible to everyone.[/quote]

Of course it’s like this.  Probably some solid cross over with the Nottingham and don’t move me from Hamm screamers too.

The way things get decided in this county is super gross. Wake me when everything is restored and these people got what they wanted.[/quote]

As a Nottingham family, I’ll just say that your take is overly simplistic. It’s not like we’re getting some ultra premium private school experience over here for free. We use the same planning factors as everyone else. Our kids would have to go somewhere else and crowd someone else’s school and their aftercare waitlists if it closed, since everyone seems to be allergic to rezoning to better allocate crowds across the county and we act like 50 is a barrier no man, car, or bus can cross (unless it’s on its way to ATS).

Without getting too off topic, I’ll just say that one of the key functions of local government here in America is to educate students. In this country, funding young elite gymnasts is not considered a key government function. When times are tough, the nice to haves have got to go. And considering the massive expense and how few children it serves, gymnastics is a tempting subject. I actually respect the budget people for starting with that and not proposing to cut yet even more rec programs or libraries to fund it.

I don’t think Arlington is ready for a conversation about 1/10th of the budget being dropped on housing supports. But that’s one we need to have too.

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