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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: FY 2020 Proposed Budget
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at February's Board meeting.
A
Hello
and
welcome
to
County
Board
wrap-up
I'm,
your
host
Cara
O'donnell
and
we'll
be
talking
today
with
Arlington
County,
Board
Chair,
Christian
Dorsey,
as
well
as
our
newest
board
member
Matt,
D
Ferrante
about
actions
the
board
took
at
its
February
meeting
and
what
those
actions
mean
for
you,
your
neighborhood
and
our
community
Christian
Matt
welcome
to
County
Board
wrap-up.
Let's
dive
right
in
the
manager
presented
the
budget
for
the
fiscal
year
2020.
B
We're
in
a
much
better
place
Cara
than
we
were
last
November
when
the
manager
started.
Looking
at
preliminary
projections
for
what
the
2020
budget
would
be,
and
at
that
time
he
was
looking
at
potentially
as
high
as
a
thirty
five
million
dollar
gap,
and
we
didn't
even
know
what
we
were
going
to
get
from
Arlington
Public
Schools.
So
we
were
looking
at
a
really
realistic
scenario
where
we
would
have
to
substantially
cut
County
services.
The
things
that
we
all
care
about
then
make
Arlington
function.
Well,
fortunately,
those
doomsday
scenarios
have
not
materialized.
B
We've
had
better
than
expected
revenue
growth,
primarily
due
to
the
strength
of
the
commercial
sector,
which
we
haven't
been
able
to
say
in
Arlington
for
a
few
years,
and
so
the
manager
was
able
to
put
together
a
budget
that
adhere
to
the
guidance
that
he
got
from.
The
board
last
fall
to
provide
for
the
services
that
we
value
and
that
we
care
about
with
a
possible
raising
of
the
tax
rate
to
accommodate
new
school
programs
that
are
going
to
be
coming
online.
B
A
A
C
I'm
fully
hoping
for
that
sort
of
back-and-forth
and
I
think
it's
necessary.
I
think
you're
mentioned
Metro
is
a
key
variable
that
we
didn't
quite
have
and
I
think
the
schools
was
a
shared
concern
of
the
entire
board
as
well.
You
want
to
make
sure
you
can
make
the
investments
that
are
necessary,
but
also
bring
down
that
that
tax
rate
so
I
think
it's
really
important
for
folks
to
understand
the
process
here
that
you
said
an
you
advertise
early
and
then
you
have
the
full
discussion
that
is
so
important.
A
B
You
know
no
Amazon
employees
have
have
set
up
shop
in
Arlington
as
of
yet
and
because
they're
build
out
and
build
out
as
gradual.
We're
really
not
expecting
to
see
any
of
that
impact
on
our
budgets
in
terms
of
positive
revenues
until
fiscal
year
2022.
But
that
said,
a
part
of
the
reason.
This
gap
narrowed
significantly
was
due
to
unexpected
strength
in
the
commercial
real
estate
market.
B
So
we're
already
seeing
some
positive
economic
revenue
signs,
which
are
good
news
for
the
community,
and
you
know
I
recognize
whenever
you
advertise
a
tax
rate
increase,
which
means
more
money
from
people.
That's
something
that
we
don't
do
lightly
for
some
people,
I'm
sure
they're
able
to
accommodate
this
easily
within
their
own
household
budgets
and
for
other
people.
It's
going
to
be
a
screen.
A
B
C
I
think
there's,
of
course,
the
usual
mechanisms,
there's
open
door
Mondays
and
already
this
morning,
I
had
a
call
with
a
resident
who
had
some
concerns
and
wanted
to
talk
about
the
budget
and
I.
Think
all
of
us
are
open
to
those
conversations
and
in
fact,
look
forward
to
them.
That's
part
of
why
we
want.
We
had
this
period
of
conversations,
so
we
can
hear
everybody's
input
and
then
balance
and
try
and
make
the
best
decisions
for
the
community.
As
oh.