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From YouTube: 2017 Arlington County VA Election of Chairman
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At their Organizational Meeting of January 3 2017, the Arlington County Board elected Jay Fisette as chairman for 2017.
A
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
you
know
I,
think
many
of
us
will
have
words
more
to
this
effect
later
in
the
meeting
at
met
ahead
is
probably
a
tough
year
in
2017.
You
know,
within
and
without
we'll
have
some
challenges
and
tough
decisions
to
make,
and
so
I
think
this
body
and
Arlington
as
a
whole
will
be
particularly
fortunate
to
look
to
the
steady
temperament
and
experienced
leadership
of
our
colleague
mr.
pizzette.
In
the
months
to
come.
B
I
think
we,
as
his
colleagues,
have
an
opportunity
to
see
firsthand
the
influence
that
jay
exerts
on
the
region,
particularly
in
the
areas
of
transit
and
sustainability,
and
how
his
influence
benefits
arlington
in
ways
great
and
small,
in
more
efficient
public
facilities
and
reduced
energy
use
in
a
more
coordinated
and
unified
voice
for
northern
virginia
jurisdictions.
When
it
comes
to
rail
and
in
richmond,
and
then
all
the
through
traffic
to
the
district
from
the
outer
jurisdictions
that
we
don't
see
because
of
transit
commitments.
B
And
aside
from
the
occasional
comments
about
how,
in
the
past,
we've
always
done
it.
This
way.
Jay
is
never
content
to
rest
on
laurels
or
tradition,
the
energy
that
he
brings
to
tackling
our
greatest
challenges.
For
example,
land
use
and
facilities
planning
through
sound
practices
jointly
with
the
school
board,
the
genuine
enthusiasm
he
has
applied
to
a
new
joint
transportation
committee
when
the
MS
van
doren
and
the
chyme
and
analytical
skill
he's
spent
in
developing
with
mr.