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From YouTube: Board Wrap-Up
Description
1 minute round-up of decisions made at Arlington County Government’s July 2021 Board meeting.
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
county
board,
wrap
up
our
deep
dive
into
the
big
issues
from
this
month's
county
board
meeting.
I'm
your
host
cara
o'donnell
and
it's
a
big
day
here
on
county
board
wrap-up.
As
you
can
see,
we
are
officially
back
in
person
here
in
the
studio
more
on
that
in
just
a
moment,
but
first
here's
your
60-second
board
wrap-up.
A
After
several
months
of
work
sessions
and
community
feedback,
the
board
voted
this
month
to
approve
a
community
oversight
board
for
the
arlington
county
police
department.
This
board
will
provide
oversight
and
counsel
for
the
police
department,
as
well
as
investigate
citizen
complaints
and
offer
guidance
and
recommendations
on
policy.
A
Several
projects
relating
to
affordable
housing
were
also
approved,
including
a
22.7
million
dollar
loan
for
renovations
to
the
park,
sherlington
complex
and
an
agreement
with
amazon,
which
is
donating,
a
40
million
dollar
undeveloped
land
parcel
to
the
county
in
order
to
facilitate
affordable
housing
on
the
crystal
houses
site.
And
finally,
the
board
officially
approved
the
renaming
of
route
29
lee
highway.
In
the
county,
the
new
name
will
be
langston
boulevard.