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Peter’s Take: Childcare Fiasco is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. As ARLnow.com reported last week...
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Report: Arlington Lacks Robust Internal Auditing
A local civic activist is calling for Arlington to improve its internal financial auditing, lest more spending snafus fall through the cracks. Suzanne Smith Sundberg, a member of the Arlington County...
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County Board Set to Vote on 3.5 Cent Tax Hike
The Arlington County Board is set to vote on modified version of County Manager Barbara Donnellan’s recommended budget that includes a 3.5 cent tax hike while eliminating proposed cuts to the police...
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Peter’s Take: Wrong Budget Priorities Stall Foreign Language Teaching
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Earlier this year, when...
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County Board Approves New Budget
The Arlington County Board has unanimously approved a new $1.09 billion budget that, as expected, raises real estate taxes by 3.5 cents. The Board raised taxes slightly above the 3.2 cent increase...
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Proposed APS Budget Trims Maintenance, Boosts Bus Funding
The new Arlington Public Schools proposed budget includes less money for minor construction and major maintenance, after the Arlington County Board approved a smaller tax increase than was sought by...
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The Right Note: Board Watching
The Right Note is a weekly opinion column by published on Thursdays. The views and opinions expressed in the column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Every...
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Pace of Paving Unchanged this Year, Will Ramp Up in 2014
Road construction season is underway in Arlington, but a concerted effort to improve overall road conditions won’t really ramp up until next year. Arlington County crews will pave 49 lane miles this...
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School Board Approves $523 Million Budget
The Arlington School Board approved a new $523 million budget for Fiscal Year 2014 on Thursday. As expected, the School Board’s adopted budget restored funding to teen parenting staffing, elementary...
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Peter’s Take: We Need More Information on the Signature Theatre Bailout
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. Last week, ARLnow reported that...
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School Board Approves Raise For Superintendent
The Arlington School Board approved a 4 percent raise for Superintendent Dr. Patrick Murphy on Monday. The raise boosts his salary to $218,375 in the 2013-2014 school year, up from $209,976 last year....
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Morning Notes
Too Much Cash on Hand? — Is Arlington County’s nearly $300 million cash hoard excessive? Many county officials says the extra cash cushion is an example of good fiscal stewardship. County Treasurer...
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Morning Notes
Metro Accident Victim Identified as GMU Student — The person struck and killed on the Metrorail Orange Line tracks between East Falls Church and Ballston early Sunday morning has been identified as...
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Peter’s Take: Budget Guidance for Arlington’s County Manager
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. This is the time that the...
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Peter’s Take: Arlington Budget Guidance, Part Two
Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. The County Board is scheduled to...
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County Braces for $24 Million Budget Gap
Arlington’s projected budget gap for Fiscal Year 2015 is between $20 and $25 million, the county manager’s financial forecast shows. County revenues are expected to increase 2.6 percent to $1.093...
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Board to Manager: Assume No Tax Rate Hike
Budget cuts could be coming next year as county officials try to figure out a way to balance the county’s budget without raising taxes. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Arlington County Board gave...
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Board Closes Out FY 2013 with Budget Surplus
Along with discussing recommendations for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget, the County Board closed out the FY 2013 budget at its meeting on Tuesday. As it turns out, the county was left with a $25...
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Morning Poll: Long Bridge Park Aquatics Center
Last year, voters approved a bond to help build the new Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center by a vote of 61 to 39 percent. Now, however, the ongoing costs of the center are projected to be...
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Increased Efficiency Earns County Rare Kudos from Taxpayers Association
The Arlington County Taxpayers Association doesn’t usually have nice things to say about the county’s spending habits. But on at least one metric the group has some plaudits to share. The county’s...
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