tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post1217777907522496992..comments2023-06-30T03:37:24.439-04:00Comments on Arlington Yupette: Zimmerman, County Board Republicans FastTracking Massive Anti-Democrat Rt 29 GentrificationArlington Yupettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00238598782969327427noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-67689950207680010932011-02-15T12:26:30.810-05:002011-02-15T12:26:30.810-05:00So, how did we get to where people who are earning...So, how did we get to where people who are earning $50,000 a year in an area where the median income is $103,000 a year are gentrified out of market-rate housing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-1900551819036923522011-02-15T12:20:45.470-05:002011-02-15T12:20:45.470-05:00Why don't they just renovate the apartments? I...Why don't they just renovate the apartments? I guess because the yupscale 'non profit' that specializes in gentrifying older apartment buildings wouldn't be able to make a ton of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-63260795050361351862011-02-15T12:15:22.344-05:002011-02-15T12:15:22.344-05:00Zimmerman is a megalomaniac. Even Country Club Rep...Zimmerman is a megalomaniac. Even Country Club Republicans won't gentrify single family home neighborhoods surrounding East Falls Church. Zimmerman is so crazy he's capable of anything.E F Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-38644985976679245212011-02-15T11:28:15.721-05:002011-02-15T11:28:15.721-05:00Workforce housing? Last year the County Board vot...Workforce housing? Last year the County Board voted against allowing retail workers to live above the retail stores where they work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-43476085617874906322011-02-15T11:24:43.305-05:002011-02-15T11:24:43.305-05:00Zimmerman, Fisette, and Favola are absolutely resp...Zimmerman, Fisette, and Favola are absolutely responsible for the anti-middle class, anti-minority, and anti-senior citizen gentrification program they put in place shortly after being elected and forming the County Board's majority, together with Paul Ferguson. Hynes (who took Ferguson's place on the County Board three years ago) and Nada Tejada go right along with the majority.Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-54726177150675015562011-02-15T11:13:22.039-05:002011-02-15T11:13:22.039-05:00Here from the County staff report is the before ge...Here from the County staff report is the before gentrification and after gentrification configuration for Howard manor Apartments:<br /><br />Present Configuration:<br /><br />28 efficiency units at 440 sq ft, monthly rent $880<br /><br />33 1-bedroom units at 630 sq ft, monthly rent $995<br /><br />15 2-bedroom units at 740 sq ft, monthly rent $1360<br /><br />Proposed Configuration<br /><br />9 efficiency units at 505 sq ft, monthly rent $1079<br /><br />39 1-bedroom units at 605 sq ft, monthly rent $1156<br /><br />28 2-bedroom units at 750 sq ft, monthly rent $1386Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-40480748806486249002011-02-15T10:40:10.848-05:002011-02-15T10:40:10.848-05:00They spend hundreds of hours a year in their Count...They spend hundreds of hours a year in their County Board offices working on tax dollar handout deals to developers, non-profits, and special interests.recently retired from county staffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-20333291630835938802011-02-15T10:07:41.817-05:002011-02-15T10:07:41.817-05:00Yes, the County Board is a bunch of Country Club R...Yes, the County Board is a bunch of Country Club Rockefeller Republicans. While they may talk like Democrats they hate poor people and want them out of Arlington County.<br /><br />Did you know the four of them don't like Tejada and the upscale Latinos Tejada brings to the County Board offices?<br /><br />As for Tejada, he only cares about using his position on the County Board to make deals and make money from contacts with his wealthy 'amigos'.2200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-28241266875378101482011-02-15T09:49:59.199-05:002011-02-15T09:49:59.199-05:00There was a landlord-tenant meeting at Howard Mano...There was a landlord-tenant meeting at Howard Manor last night. The tenants are not happy about being displaced.2100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-30518995574181747112011-02-15T09:48:39.622-05:002011-02-15T09:48:39.622-05:00This gentrification redevelopment is not far from ...This gentrification redevelopment is not far from Barbara Favola's neighborhood and Mary Hynes's neighborhood. Barbara and Mary spent several million tax dollars relocating DHS headquarters because they didn't want poor people in their upscale neighborhoods. So why wouldn't they want to rid their neighborhoods of more 'undeireables'?Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-87312126326152385942011-02-15T09:02:54.762-05:002011-02-15T09:02:54.762-05:00The developer look like poverty pimps.The developer look like poverty pimps.John Shaftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-25891985796833913982011-02-14T18:45:39.559-05:002011-02-14T18:45:39.559-05:00Margaret, Chris Zimmerman needs upscale people to ...Margaret, Chris Zimmerman needs upscale people to take the place of middle income people to be able to pay $138 million for 10 streetcars on Columbia Pike.Barcrofternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-60017558106862601322011-02-14T18:06:29.888-05:002011-02-14T18:06:29.888-05:00Know who owns and operates so-called 'non-prof...Know who owns and operates so-called 'non-profit' Community Preservation and Development Corporation? A group of Yuptards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-67305635197288940082011-02-14T18:04:18.231-05:002011-02-14T18:04:18.231-05:00Besides being racist and elitist they are also age...Besides being racist and elitist they are also ageist. They care nothing about seniors who are making do on $30,000 from a pension and Social Security.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-3580394787039428032011-02-14T15:23:06.586-05:002011-02-14T15:23:06.586-05:00The DC developer, Community Preservation and Devel...The DC developer, Community Preservation and Development Corporation, makes a lot of money gentrifying poor people out of older apartment buildings.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-31577254038158635042011-02-14T14:45:43.047-05:002011-02-14T14:45:43.047-05:00Regarding Arlington Mill Yuppification, they must ...Regarding Arlington Mill Yuppification, they must have learned something from Mike Brown. 'Cause that's the way he gentrified the 'undesirables' out of Savannah.22205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-22916918774806891532011-02-14T14:42:48.940-05:002011-02-14T14:42:48.940-05:00This blog is living up to its agenda - all about Y...This blog is living up to its agenda - all about Yuppie Arlington. Have you noticed that Arlington County's agenda has become - all about Arlington Yuppies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-39509989682299816002011-02-14T14:38:40.576-05:002011-02-14T14:38:40.576-05:00Rockefeller Republicans of 40 years ago? Did you s...Rockefeller Republicans of 40 years ago? Did you see who showed up to speak in favor of the Yuppie affordable housing at Arlington Mill? The Yuptard developer, the plutocrats who Zimmerman appointed to the housing, planning, and transportation commissions, representatives from the neighborhood White Citizens Council and a few carefully selected "model minorities" who are a credit to their race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-12937576057516707932011-02-14T14:29:56.001-05:002011-02-14T14:29:56.001-05:00Pretty sad when a progressive independent attends ...Pretty sad when a progressive independent attends CB meetings and gives the CB hell for attempting to turn quiet single-family home neighborhoods into Shirlington while the Republicans who live in those neighborhoods attend soccer practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-1608018728335531762011-02-14T14:20:24.429-05:002011-02-14T14:20:24.429-05:00Yes, no matter what they call themselves they'...Yes, no matter what they call themselves they're all the same: Rockefeller-Scranton-Weicker Republicans of 40 years ago.another fed up Demnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-68389978213059230042011-02-14T14:13:43.139-05:002011-02-14T14:13:43.139-05:00We have one-party government in Arlington, united ...We have one-party government in Arlington, united in their hatred of the poor, minorities, and ethnic groups from non-Northern non-Western European countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-23107280499708349792011-02-14T13:58:10.521-05:002011-02-14T13:58:10.521-05:00You know this blog is drinking its own bathwater w...You know this blog is drinking its own bathwater when terms like "County Board Republicans" are taken seriously...<br /><br />...Arlington Dems need only look in the mirror to see who's at fault here. And, it ISN'T Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-69407160577815911082011-02-14T13:37:51.805-05:002011-02-14T13:37:51.805-05:00County Board can't wait to gentrify out more r...County Board can't wait to gentrify out more residents who work in the Lee Hwy-I-66 corridor so the workers can commute to affordable apartments in Manassas, Gainesville, and beyond. These are the jerks who spent more than $1.5 million fighting HOT Lanes in court.Joan22207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-37519584733892403052011-02-14T13:26:01.631-05:002011-02-14T13:26:01.631-05:00I never wonder why Republicans don't show up a...I never wonder why Republicans don't show up at County Board meetings to protest the bad planning, extravagant spending, etc. Because they're among Zimmerman's 'community leaders' aka 'pimps and hoes' who Zimmerman uses to facilitate his megalomania.fed up Demnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963208964879498427.post-2099517302862516332011-02-14T12:43:57.382-05:002011-02-14T12:43:57.382-05:00Speaking of the Post, did you read the Post Magazi...Speaking of the Post, did you read the Post Magazine yesterday? Advanced Yuppie pick up techniques in bars.I don't read the Post, here's whynoreply@blogger.com