The Arlington Way, is essentially a method of decision
making that creates a process in which city residents are able to actively
participate by giving their input on certain policies, and development plans.
The overall process is collaborative and allows for input from various parties
to be included in the overall decision making.
While
the Arlington Way seems to be an attractive method of preventing corruption it
seems that it too is also not immune to human faults. The first issue with the
Arlington Way is that there is not one set definition for it. The idea of it is
to be able to involve people from civil society within Arlington. It composed
of an elaborate system of advisory commissions and committees to tap into the
talent that is within Arlington. Essentially is a way for local government to
have a more collaborative process with the local community.
While this seems to be how the Arlington local government
has chosen to make many of its decisions, it seemed to have fell into
criticism. Citing those allowed to participate in the Arlington Way are
influential individuals within the city
of Arlington.
The problem
faced isn't that the process itself is flawed, but the sense that while the
process is utilized and concerned residents are able to give their input
through this democratic process. The County Board does not put into account the
input from the process when making decisions on important issues. This
disregard of the input gathered from the process as recently brought into
question if the Arlington Way is no longer an effective tool for local
governance. The Arlington Way may be a possible example of how to stimulate
active participation in local governance and
work towards preventing corruption. (Arlington Way)
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