Local contests in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties are centering on debates over “missing middle” housing and data center development.
many residents have experienced higher cost of living while salaries have remained mostly stagnant.
Although some proponents of the policy had asserted that it would boost diversity and create less-expensive housing options, Roy, a former environmental advocate, said it would do neither. The board should have better studied the potential impacts of such a change before approving it, she added.for the County Board, expressed similar frustrations with a policy that she said lacked a specific focus on homeownership or measures to allow seniors to age in place.
Between the race’s two youngest candidates — child-care policy researcher Maureen Coffey, 27, and political strategist Jonathan Dromgoole, 28 — the conversation also has highlighted a need for other sorts of experience. “We are on an unsustainable path right now for many working folks in our community,” she said. “People should not have to choose between an hour-and-a-half commute and paying 40 percent of their income on rent.
She proposed zoning changes akin to Arlington’s, where areas designated for single-family homes would be targeted for multifamily dwellings. The county has taken action to limit McMansions by imposing restrictions on height, lot setbacks and the shapes of houses that do not require a change in state law, McKay said, arguing that the General Assembly is not likely to pass more-aggressive restrictions.
In Dranesville, Democrats David R. Fiske and James N. Bierman Jr. are competing for the seat being vacated by Supervisor John. W. Foust , while in the Mount Vernon district, Supervisor Dan Storck faces a primary election challenge from Maritza Zermeno. Jefferson, a communications strategist, highlighted the thousands of dollars Wheeler’s campaign has received from data center developers and property owners who stand to benefit from a proposal to build a 2,100-acreShe accused Wheeler and the board’s four other Democrats of ignoring constituents’ concerns about the potential impacts of data centers, including noise produced by exhaust fans, and of not doing enough to keep the area affordable to those residents.
Data centers also have factored into the Republican nomination contest for county board chair, between Supervisor Jeanine Lawson and Kenneth Knarr, an education specialist who supports the Digital Gateway and whose home would be sold to make room for the project.
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