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Though passed by council, waterfront plan remains fluid

Though passed by council, waterfront plan remains fluid

The city council may have approved the contentious waterfront plan, but that doesn’t mean Alexandria’s elected officials can’t tweak the blueprint in the coming months, years, or even decades. “The power that had last [...]

UPDATED: Alexandria waterfront plan opponents try to derail vote with eleventh-hour petition

UPDATED: Alexandria waterfront plan opponents try to derail vote with eleventh-hour petition

Opponents of the waterfront plan scheduled for a vote by Alexandria city council members Saturday are making an eleventh-hour attempt to derail the decision. Members of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan revealed Thursday that [...]

Transformative waterfront plan poised for passage

Transformative waterfront plan poised for passage

A version of the city’s oft debated, much-maligned waterfront plan is poised for a final vote and adoption for the second time in less than a year despite another round of protests at Market Square. As [...]

As vote on waterfront plan looms, supporters look to dispel myths of City Hall’s blueprint

As vote on waterfront plan looms, supporters look to dispel myths of City Hall’s blueprint

As the city’s contentious vision for the Potomac shoreline heads into the home stretch, a resident group has scheduled meetings designed to drum up support for the plan and dispel “misinformation.” Waterfront For All, a group [...]

UPDATED: Waterfront opponents fire back at City Hall

UPDATED: Waterfront opponents fire back at City Hall

Members of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan shot back at City Hall Tuesday, calling officials “uncompromising” about a week after city staff released a largely negative review of the group’s competing blueprint. “We seem [...]

Opposition group threatens lawsuit over waterfront plan

Opposition group threatens lawsuit over waterfront plan

Members of Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan are considering taking legal action to prevent the city from implementing a blueprint for the Potomac shoreline nearly two years in the making. Nothing has been decided, [...]