Anonymous wrote:^ “school capacity issues”. So sorry for the typos! I’m so sick of folks coming on here and insinuating anyone questioning ACDC must have sour grapes. And then not providing an answer. They obviously didn’t like my answer, but at least I took a stab at it!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

OP’s concern with school capacity and faculties is so fundamental that he or she shouldn’t have to set up a special meeting to talk with the various board members. The answers should be out there. The fact that they are not obvious is a problem. Also, I don’t think “grudge” means what you think it means.

OP here, and thank you!

And I"m inclined to believe that poster because it makes sense. Every time I vote I get a printout of who the Democratic Party wants, and those candidates always win. I'm sure the party has a cohesive agenda and they take advantage of Arlington's democratic-leaning populace to get what they want most. Why wouldn't they? TBH I probably would. That's politics.

Maybe the above poster is feeding me a line of bull because she has a grudge, but what's more trustworthy: that comment or a politician who is defending bad policy?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

Haha, I went to board meetings and was out spoken with the issues. Vidhstat sought me out to hear more, but I got platitudes and no response from the rest of the board. And I’m a lifelong Dem.

So if you are in the know, what is the hold up on increasing school facilities?

OP here. I heard him speak about this once, and he said that one contributor to school overcrowding was how much land is available. I guess there are some requirements for green space for schools and they just aren't many options. Plus Virginia doesn't allow eminent domain for schools? (I am using the wrong term for that, but I think that's the general idea). I'm wondering if requirements for green space could be reduced? One of my kids goes to HBW it seems like that much green space is plenty.

I actually voted against Vidhstat because his plan for homeless people seemed to involve finding a reason to throw them in jail, but silly me, I assumed his replacement would be as interested in figuring out the school overcrowding issue as he was.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

Haha, I went to board meetings and was out spoken with the issues. Vidhstat sought me out to hear more, but I got platitudes and no response from the rest of the board. And I’m a lifelong Dem.

So if you are in the know, what is the hold up on increasing school facilities?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

OP’s concern with school capacity and faculties is so fundamental that he or she shouldn’t have to set up a special meeting to talk with the various board members. The answers should be out there. The fact that they are not obvious is a problem. Also, I don’t think “grudge” means what you think it means.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

Anonymous wrote:I'm an Arl Dem and what's written above just isn't true. If you're a Democrat, maybe find out for yourself by talking to the CB and SB members rather than believing some anonymous person who obviously has a grudge.

Anonymous wrote:Because the ACDC controls the CB and SB, the 2 bodies aren’t really independent. There is an overall agenda. A candidate that’s going to push for things that aren’t in alignment with the larger agenda isn’t going to get on the ballot with the ACDC endorsement, and only a candidate with an ACDC endorsement can win.

Here’s one simple example of how this dynamic plays out: Ballston has the highest population density in the entire DMV. The County Board is prioritizing high-density development and creating more Ballstons. A lot of people are going to live here. There’s not enough land or money to have something like reasonable class sizes or traditional schools (full-time, in-person schools with elective space and athletic fields for all). So the ACDC isn’t going to put up a candidate that will fight for these things bc it’s not happening. They have no interest in fostering diversity of thought. This is how the slogan “Democrats from the Schoolhouse to the White House is supposed to work. Everyone is aligned and sharing a brain. If you agree, then it’s awesome. If you see things differently, there’s no point to even make your voice heard. The end.