TO: countyboard@arlingtonva.us
BCC: advocacy@arlingtonchamber.org
SUBJECT: Please support the Amazon performance agreement
Arlington County Board
2100 Clarendon Boulevard
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Dear Chair Dorsey,
As a resident of [Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard-Arlington, Aurora Highlands, Arlington Ridge, etc.], I am writing to encourage the Arlington County Board to approve the County’s performance agreement with Amazon for their new headquarters.
Approving this agreement is an important step in securing Arlington’s fiscal health for decades to come. The tax revenues generated by Amazon’s presence will enable the community to address the transportation, housing, and school funding challenges that predated Amazon and were magnified by Arlington’s stubbornly high office vacancy. A new, consistent, and growing stream of revenue will support and preserve amenities and services that Arlingtonians value and have come to expect without adding a burden on residential taxpayers.
Amazon’s arrival will accelerate the realization of the goals and expectations established through the County’s extensive planning efforts for the Crystal City area. Along with new development will come transportation infrastructure improvements and new amenities outlined in the Crystal City Sector Plan. Further, many critical transportation projects have now been directly funded by the Commonwealth, greatly accelerating their implementation and the delivery of positive impacts on the community.
Amazon’s presence will have both a direct and indirect impact on the opportunities available for our existing work force as well as for the graduates of our educational institutions. Not only will Amazon bring at least 25,000 new jobs to the area, but its presence will attract other like-minded technology businesses, bringing even more opportunity.
I am proud to make Arlington my home and believe that Arlington will be a great home for Amazon. Amazon’s headquarters will help us build a future rooted in our existing plans that provides opportunity for all Arlingtonians. I encourage the County Board to approve the performance agreement for the Amazon headquarters to help secure Arlington’s economic future.
Sincerely,
NAME
NEIGHBORHOOD (or affiliation)
CC: County Board Vice Chair Libby Garvey, County Board Member Katie Cristol, County Board Member Matt de Ferranti, County Board Member Erik Gutshall
BCC: advocacy@arlingtonchamber.org
SUBJECT: Please support the Amazon performance agreement
Arlington County Board
2100 Clarendon Boulevard
Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Dear Chair Dorsey,
As a resident of [Crystal City, Pentagon City, Potomac Yard-Arlington, Aurora Highlands, Arlington Ridge, etc.], I am writing to encourage the Arlington County Board to approve the County’s performance agreement with Amazon for their new headquarters.
Approving this agreement is an important step in securing Arlington’s fiscal health for decades to come. The tax revenues generated by Amazon’s presence will enable the community to address the transportation, housing, and school funding challenges that predated Amazon and were magnified by Arlington’s stubbornly high office vacancy. A new, consistent, and growing stream of revenue will support and preserve amenities and services that Arlingtonians value and have come to expect without adding a burden on residential taxpayers.
Amazon’s arrival will accelerate the realization of the goals and expectations established through the County’s extensive planning efforts for the Crystal City area. Along with new development will come transportation infrastructure improvements and new amenities outlined in the Crystal City Sector Plan. Further, many critical transportation projects have now been directly funded by the Commonwealth, greatly accelerating their implementation and the delivery of positive impacts on the community.
Amazon’s presence will have both a direct and indirect impact on the opportunities available for our existing work force as well as for the graduates of our educational institutions. Not only will Amazon bring at least 25,000 new jobs to the area, but its presence will attract other like-minded technology businesses, bringing even more opportunity.
I am proud to make Arlington my home and believe that Arlington will be a great home for Amazon. Amazon’s headquarters will help us build a future rooted in our existing plans that provides opportunity for all Arlingtonians. I encourage the County Board to approve the performance agreement for the Amazon headquarters to help secure Arlington’s economic future.
Sincerely,
NAME
NEIGHBORHOOD (or affiliation)
CC: County Board Vice Chair Libby Garvey, County Board Member Katie Cristol, County Board Member Matt de Ferranti, County Board Member Erik Gutshall
