Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 14:20     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seems to me like the site of Overlee Pool would be a really good choice to locate a new HS. Is there enough land there to make it work?


It would make more sense to commandeer Bishop O'Connell. Or convert Tuckahoe and the park next to it to a HS and make Reed bigger and reopen Lee Park and Madison to account for the lost ES.



The Bishop Connell idea has been thoroughly shot down on all the threads it's been suggested. You can let it go now.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 13:35     Subject: Re:Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Anonymous wrote:What about the old Ballston Commons mall? There's already a parking lot and plenty of interior space. They could build a playground or football field or track on the upper parking deck area.



Jesus fucking Christ.
Start paying attention please. That shit show of a mall is being redeveloped. If you don't don't even know that, you aren't informed enough to be commenting.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 10:51     Subject: Re:Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

What about the old Ballston Commons mall? There's already a parking lot and plenty of interior space. They could build a playground or football field or track on the upper parking deck area.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 10:50     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

The Overlee Pool poster was probably just trolling to get people worked up.

Tuckahoe moving to Reed is worth consideration. Some of the area would go to Nottingham and some to Reed, which would also pull the Westover kids out of McK.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 10:47     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me like the site of Overlee Pool would be a really good choice to locate a new HS. Is there enough land there to make it work?


It would make more sense to commandeer Bishop O'Connell. Or convert Tuckahoe and the park next to it to a HS and make Reed bigger and reopen Lee Park and Madison to account for the lost ES.

Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 10:42     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Anonymous wrote:Seems to me like the site of Overlee Pool would be a really good choice to locate a new HS. Is there enough land there to make it work?


The size of Overlee pool's acreage would not even be enough for a HS parking lot.
Anonymous
Post 06/06/2016 10:36     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Overlee literally just rebuilt their club house a couple of years ago and charged their members a ton of money to do so. So even if it were big enough, the push-back you would get from trying to take it by eminent domain would be huge.

The VHC parcel makes a lot of sense. Yes, it will increase traffic on Carlin Springs, which already gets Kenmore, Carlin Springs and Campbell traffic. But what other choice do we have? There are very few parcels that are big enough for a school, and this one is available.

I do think Madison is under-utilized but I have spent a fair amount of time there and it's too small for a high school. It could be an elementary again, though. You could probably even redo it so that the seniors could stay.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2016 10:49     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

The VHC parcel is perfect. Madison could be used for something......another HB.
Anonymous
Post 06/04/2016 09:34     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Anonymous wrote:Overlee pool? It's so small. They should use the urgent care center on Carlin Springs.



Exactly. The VHC parcel. Yes yes yes.

Email the SB and the CB and tell them to get to it.

Or - sign this petition and leave a comment



https://www.change.org/p/arlington-county-board-aps-should-build-new-high-school-space-not-make-schools-bigger-and-double-shift-students?recruiter=113822210&utm_source=petitions_show_components_action_panel_wrapper&utm_medium=copylink
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 22:35     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Overlee pool? It's so small. They should use the urgent care center on Carlin Springs.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 22:10     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Madison has issues given that it's a historical site. Plus it's way at the top of the county, away from most of the students. Not sure of the acreage.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 18:11     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

The largest underused spot I can think of is the Madison community center.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 16:30     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

It's quiet small. They don't even have tennis.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 16:23     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Is it 12 acres? If not, then no.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 16:16     Subject: Speaking of Eminent Domain and APS

Seems to me like the site of Overlee Pool would be a really good choice to locate a new HS. Is there enough land there to make it work?