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Green Valley residents press Arlington for coordinated response to neighborhood drug use, loitering and violence
Summary
Green Valley Civic Association requested a multi-agency working group and measurable enforcement steps after residents reported daily illegal activity near John Robinson Jr. Town Square and the Shelton apartments; county said it has increased foot patrols and formed a community action team.
The Arlington County Board heard a plea from the Green Valley Civic Association on June 14 for immediate, multi-agency action to address persistent public-safety problems in the Green Valley neighborhood.
"Visible illegal activity continues daily," said Yordanis Waldai, first vice president of the Green Valley Civic Association and lead on public safety. "Public drug and alcohol use, gambling, loud noise, loitering, and even violent incidents including drug dealing and gunfire" were cited as degrading the neighborhood, she said, and residents asked for a working group…
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