With another week over, let’s take a look back before heading into the weekend.
These were our most read stories of the week:
Opinion
Arlington homeowners received some bad news last week when the county announced that residential property tax assessments were up over last year while commercial assessments, driven by office buildings, went down.
The news will put a real strain on the County Board guidance to hold the tax rate steady as they chase the mythical budget gap.
By Larry Roberts
Nearly four years ago, I had the honor of taking on the role of editor of a new ARLnow column titled “Progressive Voice.”
Last Friday afternoon, Arlington County issued its annual information on the assessed value of Arlington property as of January 1.
As per that release, the top line numbers are:
With another busy news week over, let’s take a quick look back at what happened before we leave for the weekend.
These were our most-read stories this week:
Riders suffered through another train derailment on Metro this week. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Metro was already receiving criticism for its “Back2Good” PR campaign and its expenditure on an ad that ran during the college football national championship game last week.
By Clara Bridges
If you lived in Arlington during the 2017 Virginia elections, you have probably been visited by canvassers a few times before the November 7 election who wanted to remind you to vote.
Given the 2017 election results, Virginia’s Democratic legislators are in a much better position than ever before to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. This is their top 2018 joint legislative priority.
Virginia Democratic legislators can’t do this alone. They lack a majority in both legislative branches.
Once a year, we poll all of our readers and use the data collected to help set the direction of ARLnow.com for the year to come.
The time has arrived to unveil the 2018 ARLnow reader survey, which is now live and ready for your feedback.
Before we head out for the long weekend, these were our most-read stories this week:
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Last month I wrote about the School Board’s lack of explanation for the last minute addition to their legislative package which included a restriction on people of faith. This month, the Arlington School Board is spending meeting time discussing the length of voicemails between the administration and staff.
As you let that sink in, is there anything else the School Board has done that leaves you scratching your head? Turns out, they may not have had the power to do it. Don’t like the new school boundaries? They might not actually exist.
By Emily Patton
The Women’s March in Washington and around the country on January 21, 2017, became the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Those of us who marched that day can clearly recall the feelings of unity, drive and purpose. We came in buses, fresh off of planes, on foot, by car and by Metro. We waited in hours long traffic, some never even making it into the city, but we didn’t care.