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A
Welcome
back
to
County
Board
wrap-up,
our
monthly
chat
with
the
county
board
members
about
the
actions
they
took
this
month
that
affect
you,
your
neighbors
and
your
community
with
us
here
today
or
is
board
chair
Katie
crystal
and
board
member
gut
she'll.
Thank
you
both
once
again,
let's
talk
a
little
bit
the
Ballston
development.
This
was
a
town
house,
residential
development
plan
that
the
board
approved,
and
it
was
a
little
controversial
and
talked
about
the
project
a
little
bit
and
tell
me
a
little
bit
about
what
some
concerns
were
here.
Sure.
B
Well,
it's
an
infill
development,
meaning
there
was
a
lot
of
development
that
had
happened
over
the
last
30
years
in
on
the
block
that
this
project
is
proposed
and
surrounding
it,
and
so
you
know
the
neighbors
were
concerned
about
things
that
we
always
want
to
be
concerned
about.
We
have
a
public
review
process,
our
site
plan
review
committee
that
includes
members
of
the
local
community
and
our
Planning
Commission
and
transportation
other
Commission's
that
try
to
look
at.
B
How
can
we
mitigate
some
of
the
impacts
that
come,
and
so
it
was
certainly
points
were
made
and
discussions
about
what's
the
appropriate
height?
What's
the
appropriate
density?
How
do
you
handle
open
space
because
we
want
this
infill
development
to
be
part
of
the
community
to
integrate
into
the
community
and
to
create
livable
communities
and
and
the
thing
that
I'll
the
reason
I
was
very
comfortable.
B
Supporting
this
project
was
because,
as
infill
development,
its
ownership
opportunity,
it's
a
seven
story,
condominium
building
and
some
townhomes
that
are
consistent
with
our
long-range
plan
for
the
area,
the
Ballston
sector
plan
that
was
adopted
many
decades
ago-
and
this
is
probably
one
of
the
the
last
on
this
side
of
Boston
infill
spots
that
will
be
redeveloped
under
the
under
the
sector
plan,
but
very
consistent
with
it,
so
that
we
had
the
process
that
came
through
and
I
think
the.
In
the
end
the
the
process
worked
and
we
were
able
to
look
at.
B
How
are
we
going
to
manage
traffic?
How
are
we
going
to
going
to
mitigate
some
of
the
impacts?
The
buildings
were
ended
up
being
a
little
close
closer
together
than
some
would
have
preferred,
and
that's
just
some
of
the
tension
and
the
tug
pool
that
we
have
to
wrestle
with,
as
we
do
this
kind
of
redevelopment
in
a
in
a
spot
that
you
can
walk
to
Metro
and-
and
so
we
had
to
to
wrestle
with
that.
And
ultimately,
we
approved
the
project
I.
A
Was
going
to
say
being
that
close
to
the
metro,
the
convenience
of
that
and
going
along
with
our
Smart
Growth
idea
of
concentrating
the
development
right
there?
You
know,
but
it
definitely
can
understand
concerns.
Is
this
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
changes
around
Boston
right
now
we
have
with
the
mall
going
in
or
Boston
Quarter
and
a
lot
of
new
development
is
there.
A
concern
is
something
you
heard
from
the
residents
that
perhaps
the
urban
village
is
getting,
maybe
a
little
too
developed.
Sure.
C
I
think
we
hear
that
not
only
in
Boston
but
from
every
corner
of
Arlington
County.
Folks
do
worry,
of
course,
about
the
pace
of
development.
I
think
our
answer
is
exactly
what
Eric
alluded
to,
which
is
that
we
do
things
planned
fully.
We
seek
to
make
decisions
not
based
on
the
Preferences
of
the
current
or
future
or
or
other
residents,
but
rather
to
look
for
consistency
with
our
plans,
which
are
actually
developed
by
residents
and
community
voices,
and
so
that
was
the
application
that
we
applied
here
or
studi.
C
That
was
the
lens
that
we
applied
here:
consistency
with
the
Boston
sector
plan,
although
it
is
a
little
outdated
and
our
principles
of
urban
design,
that's
how
we
were
arrived
at
the
decisions
that
we
made
and
that's
how
we
arrive
at
decisions
for
future
density
throughout
the
county,
mitigating
against
the
the
concerns
Eric
talked
about,
while
also
expanding
the
ability
of
people
to
live
here
and
to
own
homes.
Here
this
is
really
important.