tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post5095664895401499116..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: More details emerge on new Bailey's Crossroads homeless shelterAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-21081070573953157332017-03-06T18:41:07.261-05:002017-03-06T18:41:07.261-05:00LOL! Thank you for putting/keeping things in persp...LOL! Thank you for putting/keeping things in perspective. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7451924883285853982017-03-04T07:12:07.192-05:002017-03-04T07:12:07.192-05:00You also got several new businesses moving to the ...You also got several new businesses moving to the area (thai, mexican, the lebanese restaurant), lots of good news stories regarding volunteering and community outreach and the arts (and that's just in the past month). But by all means everything here is terrible and we live in Compton. Adam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-87785407388752919222017-03-03T23:58:36.356-05:002017-03-03T23:58:36.356-05:00Pickett Street in Alexandria is being transformed ...Pickett Street in Alexandria is being transformed from warehouses to luxury apartments. And what do we get, a homeless high-rise, MS 13 murders, businesses shuttering their doors and a social service palace. Is their lead in Mason's water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-8298491801749999612017-03-03T10:43:44.447-05:002017-03-03T10:43:44.447-05:00According to the picture, it seems that the fence ...According to the picture, it seems that the fence is too low.... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-55119009711812462542017-03-02T19:26:38.480-05:002017-03-02T19:26:38.480-05:00It looks nice, ill move in. It looks nice, ill move in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-60596539648280638922017-03-02T14:28:48.536-05:002017-03-02T14:28:48.536-05:00Current shelter is older than thirty years.Current shelter is older than thirty years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-83325034764533069472017-03-02T10:26:27.140-05:002017-03-02T10:26:27.140-05:00Funds for this were in a bond passed by voters in ...Funds for this were in a bond passed by voters in November.Annandale Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-10069560045226103922017-03-02T10:23:15.400-05:002017-03-02T10:23:15.400-05:00so, big question here, who is paying for this? tax...so, big question here, who is paying for this? taxpayers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-11490492144228795832017-03-02T09:06:29.059-05:002017-03-02T09:06:29.059-05:00Another Mason District homeless shelter in Seven C...Another Mason District homeless shelter in Seven Corners is being expanded:<br />...demolition of the existing and replacement with a new facility for the Patrick Henry Shelter."<br />http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/construction/designadvert.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-70598324129784703602017-03-01T22:11:00.129-05:002017-03-01T22:11:00.129-05:00this is much nicer for the homeless of the area th...this is much nicer for the homeless of the area than what they currently have. anyone complaining about not wanting this near them is cruel (i live 2 blocks from it and think its nice)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-50354394541406522262017-03-01T17:25:06.602-05:002017-03-01T17:25:06.602-05:00I'm glad Landmark avoided these people. Close ...I'm glad Landmark avoided these people. Close call. Phew. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-20444186978646151432017-03-01T16:51:56.597-05:002017-03-01T16:51:56.597-05:00Yes, in fact. http://www.carpentersshelter.org/ca...Yes, in fact. http://www.carpentersshelter.org/carpenters-shelter-redevelopment/<br /><br />https://www.arlnow.com/2015/09/25/photos-new-homeless-shelter-opens-next-week/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-49315878619333568402017-03-01T13:48:59.583-05:002017-03-01T13:48:59.583-05:00Very attractive. It's a significantly better ...Very attractive. It's a significantly better looking building than the old Vet building that previously occupied the site, and certainly much more attractive than the eyesores that take up the Columbia Pike side of Bailey's Crossroads. Especially, the defunct Safari Lounge.<br /><br />It also, quite obviously, will be a more functional building and be able to house more services than the current Mason District homeless shelter.Susie Malonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097179279844418043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-43072546146496409922017-03-01T13:17:18.882-05:002017-03-01T13:17:18.882-05:00I’m sure other districts and communities are just ...I’m sure other districts and communities are just clamoring for shiny new homeless shelters! We get the best development, don't we folks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com