tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post7044307964883294264..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Unfair Real Estate Assessments Hit Affordable Homes, Condos and Small Businesses HardArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-89518160694723735082014-03-05T08:00:03.216-05:002014-03-05T08:00:03.216-05:00HOT lanes take the dumb growth sprawl caused by sm...HOT lanes take the dumb growth sprawl caused by smart growth to Central Virginia..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-20738903345883308262014-03-05T07:58:21.820-05:002014-03-05T07:58:21.820-05:00Restaurant and hospitality workers should be formi...Restaurant and hospitality workers should be forming union locals. How much are these $10 / hour jobs costing federal, state, and local taxpayers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-56385375523406095942014-03-04T16:27:11.367-05:002014-03-04T16:27:11.367-05:00Hotels should organize van pools for their hospita...Hotels should organize van pools for their hospitality workers via HOT and HOV lanes. "Affordable Housing" inside the D.C. Beltway is a huge charade.<br /><br />Hotel workers have had to brown bag lunch for years 'cause they can't afford $10 hamburgers for lunch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-80043999017775865352014-03-04T16:17:37.690-05:002014-03-04T16:17:37.690-05:00Solution - Give service workers who can't affo...Solution - Give service workers who can't affored to live here a HOT lanes transponder or discounted VRE tickets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-68444374952984066122014-03-04T16:15:41.399-05:002014-03-04T16:15:41.399-05:00Libby Garvey is preaching about "affordable h...Libby Garvey is preaching about "affordable housing" for Tysons? Sheesh. Cost of a tiny condo in her neighborhood in Fairlington has tripled in 15 years - from $150,000 to $450,000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-6085534818404332062014-03-04T12:50:15.223-05:002014-03-04T12:50:15.223-05:00When not attending the latest $tephen $ondheim rev...When not attending the latest $tephen $ondheim revival at the $ignature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-81569000664472440312014-03-04T12:23:55.110-05:002014-03-04T12:23:55.110-05:00'Creative Class'? What Creative Class? You...'Creative Class'? What Creative Class? You mean the Second Generation Yups who parlayed their undergrad degrees and U.S. Citizenship into a day job doing electronic paper shuffling at the CIA and creatively bartending at A Town nights and weekends?22201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-45328179229954813672014-03-04T12:18:48.497-05:002014-03-04T12:18:48.497-05:00Era of low-cost domestic help and personal service...Era of low-cost domestic help and personal services for the creative class is over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-58749621148175272802014-03-04T12:10:43.300-05:002014-03-04T12:10:43.300-05:00You will have to earn at least $20 / hour to quali...You will have to earn at least $20 / hour to qualify to live in any dedicated 'affordable' apartment in Arlington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-44377042793207042232014-03-04T12:06:42.101-05:002014-03-04T12:06:42.101-05:00Future for the Middle Class is in Fredericksburg, ...Future for the Middle Class is in Fredericksburg, historic downtown, Middle Class suburbs outside downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-37091513433883057742014-03-04T10:40:34.941-05:002014-03-04T10:40:34.941-05:00GEICO just created 750 new middle class jobs, in a...GEICO just created 750 new middle class jobs, in affordable Fredericksburg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-4706159259004149912014-03-04T09:48:04.342-05:002014-03-04T09:48:04.342-05:00APAH is buying Arna Valley. But you will have to e...APAH is buying Arna Valley. But you will have to earn at least $42,500 to be able to live there. Apartments, apartments, apartments. If you want to own a starter home or condo you will have to move elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-55908673566441773802014-03-04T09:04:53.672-05:002014-03-04T09:04:53.672-05:00I don't see any new small homes and condos bei...I don't see any new small homes and condos being planned or constructed in the County. No small buildings for small businesses either. So if you want to buy a small home, condo, or building for your business it will cost you.<br /><br />How did we get to the point where only large expensive commercial buildings and residential housing are being planned and constructed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com