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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: Virginia Hospital Expansion
Description
ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at September's Board meeting.
A
Moving
on
it
was
a
very
lengthy
board
meeting
for
September
and
a
lot
of
that
was
due
to
the
public
testimony
surrounding
Virginia
Hospital
Center.
Let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
you
heard
from
the
community
during
that
public.
Testimony
where
we
were.
You
know
a
little
bit
about
the
expansion
just
kind
of
what
what
happened
with
the
public
testimony.
B
Well
sure,
well,
we
had
several
hours
of
testimony
from
all
walks
of
life
in
the
community,
both
neighbors
that
live
near
and
folks
that
live
around
the
county
and
also
employees
from
the
hospital
also
came
out
to
talk
about
how
desperately
the
hospital
needs
to
be
able
to
expand
and
I.
Think
that
the
board
really
appreciates
and
understands
that
that
the
the
hospital
has
a
very
real
need
to
expand
and
we're
looking
forward
to
that
opportunity.
But
we
also
felt
on
the
board.
B
So
we
gave
very
specific
guidance
and
direction,
mostly
centered,
around
the
circulation
of
the
site,
how
the
site
works,
making
sure
that
the
community
has
access
to
the
site
that
there's
pedestrian
connectivity
through
the
site
and
that's
also
important,
so
that
the
the
hospital
center
as
they
look
for
a
future
expansion
and
future
growth
opportunities,
that
the
way
that
what
we
do
today
fits
into
a
plan
for
the
long
range
for
the
hospital.
What.
A
B
B
Could
they
break
that
up
in
a
way
with
some
pedestrian
access
get
some
light
and
air
in
there?
Ultimately,
though,
I
think
that
what
you
hear
from
the
neighbors
in
the
community
is
a
general
angst
and
acknowledgment
that,
yes,
we
need.
The
hospital
needs
the
ability
to
expand
that
you
can't
have
a
great
community
like
Arlington,
is
without
a
really
great
hospital,
so
an
acknowledgement
that
absolutely
they
need
to
expand,
but
a
desire
that
the
hospital
would
be
a
little
bit
more
collaborative
with
the
neighbor.
B
Then
I
think
a
lot
of
neighbors
felt
that
they
were
willing
to
meet
the
hospital
more
than
halfway,
but
that
the
hospital
was
not
reciprocating
in
that
and
what
we
heard
from
the
hospital
is
that
they
are
very,
very
focused
on
their
patient
experience
and
delivering
the
highest
quality
care,
which
is
totally
understandable
right.
That's
why
I
think
that's!
The
board's
job
is
to
balance
those
very
understandable,
somewhat
competing
ideals,
and
that's
what
we've
asked
that
with
our
direction.
C
I
think
it's
important
to
speaking
of
the
board's
role.
It's
exactly
the
right
question
to
ask
what
we
did
hear
from
neighbors,
but
I
think.
What's
really
important,
is
you
know
the
board
really
considered
our
responsibility
not
to
try
to
split
the
difference
between
neighborhood
concerns
in
the
hospital's
interest,
but
to
really
apply
standards
and
principles
of
good
urban
design,
because
for
so
long
that's
what's
allowed
Arlington
to
grow
and
expand
while
keeping
our
livability
and
a
great
example
is
exactly
what
Eric
was
alluding
to
the
the
sort
of
unbroken
wall.
We
know.
C
That's,
not
a
principle
of
good
urban
design
that
that
functional
and
liveable
communities
have
pedestrian
accessibility
through
large
sites.
There's
light,
there's
air,
there's,
there's
visuals
that
you
can
see
through
you
know.
People
might
know
instinctively
that
they
don't
want
to
live
next
to
what
feels
like
a
big
wall,
and
we
have
a
long
history
of
thinking
about
these
things
in
terms
of
urban
design
and
so
I
think
the
board
took
it's
actually
a
little
bit
unusual.
C
The
degree
to
which
we
really
sought
to
chart
out
in
great
specifics
the
guidance
that
we
expected
the
hospital
to
meet
in
order
to
improve
that
design.
It
wasn't
just
saying
you
know
you've
you
failed
to
work
it
out
with
the
neighbors,
go
think
about
it,
some
more
for
three
months
and
come
back
to
us.
We
really
wanted
to
be
very
clear
about
what
the
threshold
standards
are,
that
that
have
made
this
community
such
a
livable
place
as
it's
grown
in
the
past
and
what
we
expect
for
the
future.