Thoughts about the Proposed Cultural Center
Approval of the cultural center in Rosslyn appears all but certain when the Arlington County Board meets for its recessed meeting Tuesda meeting (agenda item 52.A.-F.). The thought of the Rosslyn cultural center came to mind when we read an editorial in last Sunday's Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Las Vegas is planning a new city hall. However, the editorial notes it's "become more expensive and possibly unaffordable" with the mayor blaming "skittish financial markets" with higher interest rates costing "millions of dollars."
The newspaper begins their editorial thus:
"Watching local governments try to go "on the wagon" and stop spending increasingly scarce tax dollars during tough economic times can be like watching a family member try to "go cold turkey" on his or her own drug of choice.
"You awaken at 2 a.m. to find the kitchen light on. And there's your loved one, puffing away on old butts recovered from a hidden ash tray."
The taxpayers of Arlington County could say much the same as the Board gets set to approve a cultural center in Rosslyn.