I don't think it is actually affordable housing. It might be affordable for McLean but still super pricey.

Anonymous wrote:Why do you all hate poor people so much?

Nothing says love for poor people quite like concentrating every new low-income project in Tysons in the Marshall HS district, right?

Why do you all hate poor people so much?

The non-adjusted Marshall boundary was the perfect mix. Those Wolftrap ES parents that pushed to be rezoned were very ignorant on what they had. Sadly loud voices pushing for rezoning to Madison were heard over those advocating keep these neighborhoods zoned to Marshall. Not sure what, if any, impact today's news has on capacity but at least for the next five years there were no signs of capacity issues at Marshall so this was simply a move to please certain groups and Melanie Meren followed along. Ultimately hopefully no further actions are taken to destroy the Marshall community (Tysons Green move out) but with the fake equity warriors - Superintendent Reid and Board Member Meren who knows.

And here's today's news per ArlNOW (rest of article is behind a paywall).

"Arlington-based AvalonBay Communities filed a rezoning application to add 478 multifamily units and 115–140 townhomes around the existing 415-unit tower at 2251 Pimmit Drive in Falls Church. The 17-acre redevelopment would replace surface parking lots and preserve 100 or more affordable units."

It seems like Marshall's future is to become the de facto "Tysons-Pimmit HS" as more units are added near Tysons and neighborhoods further west get spun off to other schools.

The concentration of affordable housing in the part of Tysons zoned to Marshall is indeed similar to what happened in Reston years ago. The politicians figure out the path of least resistance.

Anonymous wrote:Every single all-affordable housing complex planned or going up in Tysons is zoned to Marshall.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/housing/somos-at-mclean-metro

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/tysons-community-center

https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/03/12/vacant-site-near-tysons-water-tower-acquired-for-affordable-housing/

Meanwhile FCPS just reassigned wealthy single-family neighborhoods in Vienna from Marshall to Madison: https://www.fcpsboundaryreview.org/

How is it consistent with "One Fairfax" to put every all-affordable housing complex in Tysons at Marshall, and none at Langley or McLean, while moving Marshall's wealthiest neighborhoods to Madison? Seems like this county talks equity and practices segregation.

It'll be ok, you'll get used to people bashing your school endlessly as ghetto due to a fear of poorer people and lower property values. Meanwhile your kid has a better chance at acceptance to a top VA school because they aren't competing with as many people.

-a South Lakes family.

Anonymous wrote:What a whiny post. The McLean attendance island, with a lot of economic diversity, is moving to Langley next fall.

It sounds like you are a Marshall family hoping to get rid of your school’s own economic diversity. Bad look for you.

The Spring Hill attendance island does not have a lot of economic diversity. That school has a 10% FARMs rate. You’re thinking of the Timber Lane attendance island, which is staying with McLean for now.

McLean HS has the Timber Lane island and a couple lower income areas around Tysons. I'm not sure what you want to do about Langley given its location.

Marshall is going to change as density increases in Tysons. This has been obvious for at least a decade now. If it impacts you and you don't like it, you have options.

What a whiny post. The McLean attendance island, with a lot of economic diversity, is moving to Langley next fall.

It sounds like you are a Marshall family hoping to get rid of your school’s own economic diversity. Bad look for you.

Many McLean students could be moved to Langley and Langley could send kids to Herndon. Neither group wants to move.

McLean HS is overly full and the building is in awful shape.

Langley HS parents donate to political campaigns so elected board members seem to cater to them.

Ugh. This is terrible. Everyone should definitely be sharing the wealth here.

The demographics at Marshall are slowly changing. Move a few high income kids, move a few low income kids in and no one complains. Move a few more, no one complains. Repeat. Then 10 years from now people will be saying how they remember when Marshall was a decent school; and too bad how it has changed. It is an IB school, so I assume FCPS assumes it it is destined for the toilet.

Every single all-affordable housing complex planned or going up in Tysons is zoned to Marshall.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/housing/somos-at-mclean-metro

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/neighborhood-community-services/tysons-community-center

https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/03/12/vacant-site-near-tysons-water-tower-acquired-for-affordable-housing/

Meanwhile FCPS just reassigned wealthy single-family neighborhoods in Vienna from Marshall to Madison: https://www.fcpsboundaryreview.org/

How is it consistent with "One Fairfax" to put every all-affordable housing complex in Tysons at Marshall, and none at Langley or McLean, while moving Marshall's wealthiest neighborhoods to Madison? Seems like this county talks equity and practices segregation.