Anonymous
06/25/2025 12:30
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:If you all don’t like what’s going on stop blindly voting for dems. They are destroying this county.
The whiny NIMBYs are loud, but not numerous.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 12:28
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They lost in court. They were wrong. You can’t complain that the “democrat government won’t accept that they lost” when they didn’t actually lose. You are outnumbered and people want density. Go move to WV if you want zero contact with your neighbors.
Well, they did NOT lose. The appeals court gave a do-over to serve the developers.
Again the Arlington/Falls church judges all have to recuse themselves. Judge Schell, the wonderful retired jurist from Family Court, devoted hours and hours to this thing. He studied up diligently to understand the details, which of course did serve the interests of the affordable housing development cabal. Based on his deep study and perspective as an outsider, he denied the request of developers to be named an affected party to my friends’ lawsuit. Judge Schell recognized the developers being involved in the lawsuit would be a fiasco and only drain the plaintiffs’ funds. So he denied them standing to participate, since they NEVER should have bought SFH properties to build six-plexes unless they knew with 100% certainty that they would be allowed to build.
Well, of course the developers appealed, and they won inclusion into the lawsuit as an “indispensable” party. Which is a joke because it necessitates a whole new trial. Without an immediate injunction, construction of these monstrosities and the types of tenants they attract will proceed almost immediately.
Hopefully Trump orders this shut down.
Love how Rs claim to be against big government.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 10:55
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Such a dumb program. The MM new construction start at $1M+. So affordable 😡
Anonymous
06/25/2025 10:54
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
I was telling someone who used to work in Reston years ago that now that his son is going to attend Georgetown, he should check out the hellish development that has been unleashed in northern va. I grew up in Arlington and have slowly watched its blandification as a routine visitor to the area. Rosslyn is representative of the glittering towers of nowheresville architecture that every aspiring city features. And then the drive on 495 just across the Potomac one is greeted by more nowheresville suburban office park architecture rising in the Tyson Vienna area. NOVA has been taking the corporate energy that should have been concentrated in DC which is a clever way to maximize the tax base but uglifies NOVA with commuter highways bisecting office buildings. There is no civic life in these places.
In contrast, the poky 80s little office buildings in Bethesda seem weirdly charming.
In contrast, the poky 80s little office buildings in Bethesda seem weirdly charming.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 10:40
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:If you all don’t like what’s going on stop blindly voting for dems. They are destroying this county.
100%
Anonymous
06/25/2025 10:35
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:They lost in court. They were wrong. You can’t complain that the “democrat government won’t accept that they lost” when they didn’t actually lose. You are outnumbered and people want density. Go move to WV if you want zero contact with your neighbors.
Well, they did NOT lose. The appeals court gave a do-over to serve the developers.
Again the Arlington/Falls church judges all have to recuse themselves. Judge Schell, the wonderful retired jurist from Family Court, devoted hours and hours to this thing. He studied up diligently to understand the details, which of course did serve the interests of the affordable housing development cabal. Based on his deep study and perspective as an outsider, he denied the request of developers to be named an affected party to my friends’ lawsuit. Judge Schell recognized the developers being involved in the lawsuit would be a fiasco and only drain the plaintiffs’ funds. So he denied them standing to participate, since they NEVER should have bought SFH properties to build six-plexes unless they knew with 100% certainty that they would be allowed to build.
Well, of course the developers appealed, and they won inclusion into the lawsuit as an “indispensable” party. Which is a joke because it necessitates a whole new trial. Without an immediate injunction, construction of these monstrosities and the types of tenants they attract will proceed almost immediately.
Hopefully Trump orders this shut down.
The new judge should order the developers and the County to make whole the residents who sued originally. Grant them everything they have spent so far on all aspects of the litigation right from the first consultation with their attorneys. Then they can go toe-to-toe and defeat these people just as they did with Judge Schell. They should not be punished for Judge Schell perhaps failing to dot an “I” or cross a “t”.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 10:29
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Anonymous wrote:They lost in court. They were wrong. You can’t complain that the “democrat government won’t accept that they lost” when they didn’t actually lose. You are outnumbered and people want density. Go move to WV if you want zero contact with your neighbors.
Well, they did NOT lose. The appeals court gave a do-over to serve the developers.
Again the Arlington/Falls church judges all have to recuse themselves. Judge Schell, the wonderful retired jurist from Family Court, devoted hours and hours to this thing. He studied up diligently to understand the details, which of course did serve the interests of the affordable housing development cabal. Based on his deep study and perspective as an outsider, he denied the request of developers to be named an affected party to my friends’ lawsuit. Judge Schell recognized the developers being involved in the lawsuit would be a fiasco and only drain the plaintiffs’ funds. So he denied them standing to participate, since they NEVER should have bought SFH properties to build six-plexes unless they knew with 100% certainty that they would be allowed to build.
Well, of course the developers appealed, and they won inclusion into the lawsuit as an “indispensable” party. Which is a joke because it necessitates a whole new trial. Without an immediate injunction, construction of these monstrosities and the types of tenants they attract will proceed almost immediately.
Hopefully Trump orders this shut down.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 07:39
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
If you all don’t like what’s going on stop blindly voting for dems. They are destroying this county.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 07:38
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Is it the townhouses slated to be built near east falls church metro? Never understood why people try to tell others what to do with their land.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 07:35
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Why do I have a feeling this property was located on a street beginning with an N?
Perhaps I’m jaded, but this rings of NIMBY and not an altruistic attempt to help the missing middle.
Perhaps I’m jaded, but this rings of NIMBY and not an altruistic attempt to help the missing middle.
Anonymous
06/25/2025 07:30
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Ultimately, voters get the politicians that received the most votes.
In Arlington, what matters is the Democratic primary, not the general election. If one wants a different outcome, vote for different candidates in the primary…
In Arlington, what matters is the Democratic primary, not the general election. If one wants a different outcome, vote for different candidates in the primary…
Anonymous
06/25/2025 07:27
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Will the appellate court decision be appealed? If not, then its over. If yes, then a stay is possible.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 23:27
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
Does anyone have a link to the appellate decision? I don't see it on ArlingtonNow.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 23:24
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
They lost in court. They were wrong. You can’t complain that the “democrat government won’t accept that they lost” when they didn’t actually lose. You are outnumbered and people want density. Go move to WV if you want zero contact with your neighbors.
Anonymous
06/24/2025 20:57
Subject: Missing Middle travesty in Arlington
My husband and I have good friends who stepped up and sued Arlington County to stop them from allowing multiple units on single family home lots. They heroically fought the County and WON!!!
Today they texted to say an appellate court overturned the decision!!! She says Arlington is ready to allow this construction within the week.
It’s awful and so discouraging when citizens step up to protect and preserve the character of their neighborhood, and then lose because the Democrat government won’t accept that they have lost. The neighbors should not be expected to litigate again and again. They won and it’s overreach for the appellate court not even living in Arlington to Bigfoot their way in.
Today they texted to say an appellate court overturned the decision!!! She says Arlington is ready to allow this construction within the week.
It’s awful and so discouraging when citizens step up to protect and preserve the character of their neighborhood, and then lose because the Democrat government won’t accept that they have lost. The neighbors should not be expected to litigate again and again. They won and it’s overreach for the appellate court not even living in Arlington to Bigfoot their way in.