FAIRFAX, Va. — Resort-style swimming pools with fountains and heated spas, billiards rooms, granite counter tops, ceramic tile, indoor basketball courts, stainless steel appliances — many Fairfax County taxpayers cannot afford such luxuries. But they are paying for these amenities for use by low-income residents who live in subsidized housing in affluent neighborhoods.
“They’re a part of our rental program where we subsidize the rents for the individuals in the units.
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When do we say we quit?
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By Victoria Ross Wednesday, June 29, 2011A news conference on “subsidized luxury housing†at the Fairfax County Government Center on Tuesday, June 28, provoked affordable housing advocates and critics to take political swipes at each other and inspired a flurry of reports, statements, documents and news releases in a 36-hour span.On Monday, June 27, Michael Thompson, president of the Thomas Jefferson Institute (TJI), got the ball rolling when he called a press conference with Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) to release a paper he authored called “Subsidized Luxury in Fairfax County.â€Later on Monday, Herrity released his monthly newsletter “The Herrity… Read more »