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From YouTube: NewsMakers: Buckingham Gardens Opening Celebration
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NewsMakers covered the opening celebration of Buckingham Gardens, 92 historic affordable apartments in Arlington VA. The public-private partnership between Telesis Corp. and Arlington County was the result of many years of work involving private business, non-profits, the County and community.
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To
this
edition
of
news
8
news
this
week
we
attended
the
grand
opening
celebration
of
the
newly
renovated
buckingham
gardens,
92
historic,
affordable
apartments
located
on
george
mason,
dr
it
came
about
as
a
result
of
a
public-private
partnership
between
arlington
county
and
the
developer.
Tellus
Maryland
melkonian
of
tellus
kicked
off
the
proceedings.
This.
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Really
is
a
great
day
great
day
and
I
can't
help,
but
think
one
that
we
stand
on
other
shoulders.
So
we're
so
pleased
that
the
public
sector,
the
private
sector
and
the
community
have
come
together
to
produce
this
beautiful
place
to
live,
and
we
believe
place
is
the
base,
and
we
think
this
is
a
base
from
which
many
many
good
things
can
come.
So
why.
A
Do
we
do
all
of
this?
Why
are
we
all
here
today
and
why
do
we
do
this?
Well,
the
county
tries
to
care
about
preserving
the
diversity
of
our
community
and,
let's
not
kid
ourselves,
that
this
is
becoming
increasingly
more
difficult
and
more
difficult
to
do.
This
is
a
desirable
place
to
come
and
live,
and
therefore,
what
happens
when
someone
when
something
is
need
and
wanted
a
lot
and
there's
not
much
of
it.
Price
goes
up,
and
so
all
around
arlington
we
are
faced
with
r
amenda
stalin
jizz
to
preserve
I
diversity
and
low-income
tenants.
A
D
County
actually,
basically
took
advantage
of
if
I
could
use
a
term
of
a
potential
catastrophe
in
terms
of
losing
this
resource,
Buckingham
village,
as
a
resource
for
affordable
housing,
and
it
was
on
the
verge
of
being
redeveloped
and
with
various
plans,
and
the
county
intervened,
talked
with
a
developer
and
came
up
with
a
compromise
that
allow
the
developer
to
develop
some
of
the
property,
but
also
sold
this
particular
part
back
to
the
county.
So
in
that
case
the
county
actually
put
up
cash
in
order
to
buy
this
property.
A
Over
eighty
percent
of
their,
you
know
the
back
in
and
commune.
Is
there
a
diverse
by
eighty
percent
of
a
Latino?
Listen,
but
many
other
people
are
here
to
the
county
chose
a
development
partner
taluses
that
promised
to
include
the
residents
in
the
development
plans
and
manage
the
project
in
a
way
that
will
preserve
in
a
way
that
will
preserve
the
community
as
much
as
possible.
So
we
invested
the
resources
necessary
to
buy
the
property
and
spear
hair
and
spearhead
the
renovations.
A
The
rents
here
are
set
to
be
affordable
to
families
at
different
income
levels,
and
for
me
personally,
this
is
why
I
run
for
elected
office
to
try
to
preserve
our
community
to
bring
the
community
together
and
work
as
a
team,
and
in
this
one
it
was
truly
a
community
example.
The
county
government,
the
residents,
the.