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From YouTube: County Board Wrap-Up: American Legion-APAH Site Plan
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ATV's monthly conversation with County Board members on the major issues discussed at February's Board meeting.
A
Welcome
back
I'm,
Tara,
O'donnell
host
of
County
Board
wrap
up
and
with
me
today
our
County
Board
Chair
Christian
Dorsey,
as
well
as
board
member
Matt
differente,
giving
us
a
little
bit
of
insight
into
the
key
decisions
the
County
Board
took
at
its
February
meeting.
Now,
let's
talk
about
the
American
Legion
site.
Now
the
American
Legion
has
been
on
Washington
Boulevard
for
years.
70.
B
A
B
Know
the
great
thing
is
in
Arlington,
we
always
are
figuring
out
how
to
efficiently
use
our
our
land,
our
limited
land,
it's
our
most
valuable
commodity.
So
in
order
to
make
everything
fit
and
to
actually
create
new
opportunities,
we've
got
to
get
creative
and
I
have
to
say
that
the
American
Legion
and
their
development
partner,
the
Arlington
partnership
for
affordable
housing,
came
up
with
a
great
concept
to
ensure
that
the
Legion
could
continue
to
serve
America's
veterans.
They
had
an
aging
facility
that
would
require
reinvestment
in
order
to
work.
B
That's
a
that's
a
big
lift
for
them,
so
they
brought
in
a
development
partner
who
could
envision
and
create
a
place
for
the
Legion
to
continue,
while
providing
160
units
of,
in
this
case,
affordable
housing,
half
of
which
is
going
to
have
a
veteran's
preference
so
that
we
can
serve
America's
low
in
lower-income
veterans,
people
who
have
given
so
much
to
us
who
we
found
an
innovative
way
to
give
back
to
them.
The
gift
of
an
affordable
home.
Now.
C
C
I
think
the
whole
project
is
fairly
unique
in
that
you
know
the
the
coming
together
with
a
legion
I
hope
this
is
a
template
for
other
places
across
the
country,
but
you
know
I
I,
don't
know
that
there
are
other
instances
where
such
a
site
is
so
close
to
Metro
that
the
there's
a
possibility
of
a
real
possibility
for
closed
public
transportation
that
can
make
it
even
even
more
accessible
I.
Just
think
this
is
a
great
project,
because
you
know
the
survey.
C
Those
who
served
is
so
critical
and
now
here
we're
putting
it
into
our
values
directly
by
moving
forward
with
the
project
and
the
testimony
that
we
heard
from
all
different
folks
was
just
really
impressive
and
wit
there's
some
balancing.
We
won't
say
that
everyone
was
thrilled,
but
everyone
said
some
concerns,
even
those
close
most
everyone
said
some
real
concerns,
but
still
want
to
move
forward
and
the
ability
to
serve
so
many
veterans,
and
so
many
of
our
communities
is
a
great
part
of
the
project.
The.
A
B
There's
actually
been
a
lot
of
public
process
leading
up
to
it
so
before
we
even
got
to
be
a
position
of
having
a
concrete
proposal
for
what
the
building
should
look
like
and
how
it
should
operate.
We
went
through
what
we
call
a
glup
study
process,
a
general
land
use
study
process
where
we
looked
at
the
entire
site
that
surrounds
the
American
Legion
development
parcel,
which
also
includes
the
YMCA
as
well
as
some
other.
You
know
commercial
strip,
office,
buildings
or
retail
stores,
and
we
looked
at
well.
B
B
This
proposal
for
the
Legion
site,
which
very
much
comported
with
the
plan,
which
is
a
good
thing,
so
the
community
had
already
had
a
chance
to
work
through
many
of
the
big
issues
and
now
this
process,
which
included
I,
think
three
meetings
with
the
community
looking
intensely
at
the
design
and
where
things
would
fit
and
flow,
and
the
surrounding
Street
Network
took
it,
took
a
little
bit
of
time
but
relatively
relatively
smooth,
and
from
this
point
it's
just
a
matter
of
construction
and
we'll
probably
see
this
building
come
online.
A
couple
of
years
from
now.
B
A
C
Sure
did
we
got
input
and
and
I
think
there's
a
real
commitment
to
work
with
the
community
to
seek
to
address
as
many
of
those
concerns
as
possible.
I
also
think
you
know
it's
just
important
to
kind
of
remember
two
components
of
the
project.
One
is
there's
a
lot
of
leveraging
that
is
going
on
we're
putting
in
some
funding,
but
we're
also
seeking
you
know,
they'll
be
funding
that
is,
for
this
project.
C
That'll
come
from
the
state
and
then
I
think
it's
important
to
just
remember
that
to
prevent
homelessness,
serving
that
low-income
households
and
families
that
are
above
have
a
little
more
than
to
be
directly
at
risk
of
homelessness,
but
are
close,
is
something
that
we
have
to
do
so.
I
think
that's
key.
Okay,.
A
B
Those
community
stakeholders
was
really
important
because
there's
some
ways
in
which
this
is
a
much
better
development
than
maybe
it
would
have
been
otherwise.
So
the
location
of
the
garage
where
people
are
going
to
enter
the
building
was
shifted
in
order
to
make
sure
it
was
complementary
to
the
existing
neighborhood
and
then
even
as
cars
exit
that
garage
the
provision
of
a
fence
so
that
headlight
glare
doesn't
actually
shine
into
people's
homes.
B
A
landscaping
plan
that's
going
to
provide
an
appropriate
buffer
between
you
know,
a
single
single
dwelling
use
and
a
multi-family
use
with
Legion
activity
on
the
ground
floor.
There
are
lots
of
ways
in
which
this
has
been
enhanced
and
I.
Think
it's
going
to
be
a
really
harmonious
project
once
it's
all
complete.