"Opponents said property crimes along Highland are already high and traceable back to existing apartment complexes in Kent Prairie, a fact borne out by police crime data”

A good reporter would have asked for the city’s action plan or explanation of efforts to reduce or eliminate crime, not just acknowledge it. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that when 65% of Arlington city housing units are rentals, a vast majority of the people are not vested in the community. 

City leaders seem to care more for extorting taxes  and fees from property owners up front than working with them to foster a more business and citizen friendly environment by lowering upfront costs and waiting for consumption taxes later.

I suppose we get the product of what we collectively elect to office.