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Update at 3:55 p.m. The County Board voted 4-1 in favor of Fisette's motion to stop the streetcar project. The dissenting vote was Walter Tejada, who said the streetcar would have reduced congestion and helped the Columbia Pike's revitalization. "Turning away from a modern streetcar system is a dramatic step backwards," Tejada said. "Arlington's ....
(Updated at 3:25 p.m.) The shockwaves around the re-election of John Vihstadt to the Arlington County Board last night continue to reverberate today, with many around Arlington wondering if the county is about to undergo a major policy shift. "The streetcar is dead," local political blogger and strategist Ben Tribbett told ARLnow.com last night at the ....
(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) Arlington's Missing Middle housing proposal has aroused plenty of passion, but the strong opposition (and support) only registered a blip in last night's election results. Democrat incumbent Matt de Ferranti easily won his re-election bid for the Arlington County Board, with 61% of the vote to 28% for ....
A Green Party official is planning on running for a seat on the County Board this fall. "I do plan to run for County Board as a Green," said Audrey Clement, a state Green Party officer and a national Green Party committee member. "However, I have not yet set up a campaign committee and filed ....
Last week we asked the three candidates for Arlington County Board to write a sub-750 word essay on why the county's residents should vote for them on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Two County Board seats are up for election this year. Here is the unedited response from Audrey Clement (G): I’m long time resident of Arlington ....