I also wonder whether Alexandria's participation didn’t raise the cost for our neighbors in DC and whether there might be some better set of rules for jurisdictional competition to which our governments would abide.
Great summary, with key takeaways. The foremost question now, to which you allude at the end, is "if not that, then what?" It's not enough for Alexandrians simply to say "no" to every proposal that comes down the pike.
I also wonder whether Alexandria's participation didn’t raise the cost for our neighbors in DC and whether there might be some better set of rules for jurisdictional competition to which our governments would abide.
Great summary, with key takeaways. The foremost question now, to which you allude at the end, is "if not that, then what?" It's not enough for Alexandrians simply to say "no" to every proposal that comes down the pike.