Members of the Arlington Green Party will meet soon to consider, and potentially endorse or oppose, some or all of the five county bond referendums on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Following a request from the County Board, Arlington Circuit Court Chief Judge Judith Wheat in August ordered these five bond referendums be placed on the ballot:
• $72.4 million for transportation, including Metro.
• $25.8 million for parks and recreation.
• $76.2 million for community infrastructure.
• $14.2 million for utilities.
• $84 million for schools.
Voter approval of the package is a virtual guarantee. The public has not turned down a single Arlington bond issue in more than 40 years and not turned down multiple bonds in a single year in a half-century.
Over the years, the Green Party has supported some county bond referendums, opposed others and remained neutral on still others.
Green Party leader John Reeder told the GazetteLeader that the Greens, who did not field a candidate for County Board this year, could make an endorsement of one of the four contenders – a Democrat, Republican, Forward Party candidate and independent.
