Transparency & a little spice. "diffusion of knowledge" is a "guardian of true liberty"-J Madison;"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants"-L Brandeis
🚨🔦Court finds @ArlCountyBoard hid bad facts from public about #MissingMiddle. Flooding, sewers, schools & more.
“Improprieties with Consultant”
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Ruling:
https://t.co/Ry61d8GqhD
October 25 Final Order on EHO: Judge Reveals County Hid Truth About EHO; He Allows 45 EHOs to Move Forward with Caveats; County Will Appeal Decision
On Friday, October 25, Judge Schell issued a damning written decision that identified multiple ways Arlington County hid facts
Metro says nearly seven out of every 10 bus riders are still not paying the fare to ride the bus. Now, a new crackdown is coming that will involve bus operators and transit police. https://t.co/zPMqDa196g
NEW: We won a $1.2 million judgment against an H Street affordable housing nonprofit director.
Kenneth Brewer diverted $1.2 million of nonprofit funds to himself through improper bonuses.
We are clawing back the money so it can serve its original purpose: supporting H Street.
In Washington D.C., taxpayers who don’t take the train or bus are increasingly subsidizing those who do, and it’s not sustainable. @DominicJPino explains why.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/XnaPxOFX7m
Amazon continues to fall short of annual hiring targets at its second headquarters in Virginia despite it’s promises of a massive economic infusion to the area in exchange for as much as $750 million in public subsidies for the ongoing development.
https://t.co/mxJvT5UWKp
I have live here in Arlington, VA (85% D) since 1993 and I have NEVER EVER seen Arlington Civic Associations join together so much to attempt to convince a D Gov, that THEY voted for, to veto and or amend a Bill that the D majority VA Senate and House of Delegates passed. People are NOT happy with SB388 and with the Gov right now.
If she knows what’s best, she will either veto it or drastically amend.
Wow! Literally have NEVER seen this much unity opposing their own party! Folks are NOT happy.
@ilovearlingtonv@ProjectVirginia@ClarendonBros@goparlington@VA_GOP
SB Mtg 🧵:
"I'm still asking you to put your devices down & some of you still won't comply. Now imagine you're 8."
Teacher asks how the SB expects teachers to police kids on devices, when she can't even get the SB to put theirs away during community participation.
MISSING MIDDLE: Today, the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in Arlington's hotly debated 'missing middle' plan
In the meantime, developers already have projects underway. For ex: one single-family home sold for $860k, split into two duplexes that sold for $1.6 million each
🚨🔎Arlington County auditor issues scathing report on County’s effort to hold developers to their promises.
“Weaknesses in recordkeeping, monitoring, & oversight”
“Significant control weaknesses”
Docs “could not be located”
Promises not met
More
https://t.co/2buoVXrG7a
Press release:
Staffing at ACPD is bad….sad for such a wealthy well run county. We are hoping for better, but hope is not a plan, we need immediate action to retain what we have left of our police force. @ARLnowDOTcom@STATter911@fox5dc@washingtonpost@nbcwashington@WTOP