A Luxury of Living in Arlington County, Virginia
We were reminded of this by a story in last Friday's Loudoun Today. After noting the rising cost of construction and that high school athletic complexes now cost about $6 million, the article goes on the discuss some of the tradeoffs, alternatives, and need to prioritize spending that some school districts have to consider in lieu of ever greater reliance on taxpayers' deep pockets. For example, the two high schools in Roanoke share the 63 year-old Victory Stadium owned by the city. The great movers and shakers of Arlington, aka the Arlington County Board and the Arlington School Board, unlike their counterparts throughout Virginia, have the luxury of not having to prioritize spending. At least it sure seems that way as we've watched the replacement of Washington-Lee High School move along.