Remember all the fun the ArlNow news blog had with the raccoon over-population in North Fairlington aka Fairlington Villages?
The raccoon over-population was the result of no effort by the North Fairlington condo association aka Fairlington Villages to control the raccoon population in North Fairlington for many years. As with other condo associations in and around Fairlington, it was/is the decades-long practice of FV residents to leave trash in kitchen trash bags on the curb for morning pick-up 6 days a week. Squirrels, birds, opossums, and rarely raccoons, would occasionally forage for food among the curbside trash. Wildlife tearing into trash bags was a recurring, but manageable, problem.
As for raccoons, occasional raccoons attacks on FV residents occurred over the years, but nothing was done except to warn FV residents - until recently.
After two raccoon attacks within weeks the FV Condo Association finally realized raccoons posed a significant risk to residents. Enter ArlNow whose Publisher, Scott Brodbeck, lives in an undisclosed location in North Fairlington. ArlNow being the tabloid it is, raccoon sightings were continually reported and there were many comments about raccoons this and raccoons that.
So what actions did Fairlimgton Villages take as the result of ArlNow's constant negative stories about raccoons?. The condo association ordered raccoons trapped and euthanized - and 15 raccoons were. End of problem, right? Wrong.
FV decided to install trash bins throughout North Fairlington. No more wildlife foraging in trash bags. But North Fairlington being mostly in Arlington County the Arlington Way determined the final outcome of ArlNow's Raccoon Saga. The FV condo association is spending $15,000 per trash bin location to create landscaped Taj Mahal trash bin locations, like the one under construction in the photo. Total cost several hundred thousand dollars.
Speaking of 'Journalism' being an oxymoron in this region, a few hundred thousand is nothing compared to how much Amazon is going to cost us once the Amazon Post finally reports the Amazon-Arlington deal.
Cindy, 22206
11 comments:
Disturbance and destruction of wildlife habitat during Abingdon School construction contributed to raccoons in FV.
The County finally caught up repaving streets in Fairlington. Only took 10 years.
Let's see $300,000 for raccoon protection from maybe 5 future raccoons. Duh.
You have to wonder where Arlington's First and arguably Worst Millennial will move when he grows up.
A mature maple tree was cut down to build the wall in the photo.
Why am I not surprised by anything reported in this blog? Progressive Elite that's controlled Arlington since the reign of Queen Ellen, thirty years ago, only want themselves, their pet people, and their pet special interests living in this county.
Bet a doughnut Scott Brodbeck will move into a new tear down McMansion in 22207.
North Fairlington residents are not happy but what can they do? Same little in-groups control condo associations for decades as they control civic associations for decades.
Scott Brodbeck is tied with Scott McCaffrey as leading contenders for 'Greediest Media Elitist of 2018'.
If I ever see Brodbeck with his camera in my neighborhood I'm going to report him to ACPD as a "suspicious person".
Latest as of 10/1/2018 is the North Fairlington condo association will spend another $135,000 constructing Taj Mahal raccoon-proof trash bag drop-off stations, thanks to ArlNow.
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