Tag: affordable housing

Your Views: How about a population cap?

  To the editor: Get ready for a more costly city with more and taller structures, less open space, more people, their cars and youngsters and...

Affordable housing counseling available

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] Alexandria’s Office of Housing provides housing counseling services for persons seeking affordable rental and accessible housing in the city. Each...

Your Views: Ignore the COG’s flawed demands

To the editor:  Mayor Justin Wilson and the city have been promoting a draft report on housing prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments....

Property assessments presented to council

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council discussed real property assessments for this year at its Tuesday night legislative meeting, which included a 3.82% increase...

City Council approves King Street apartment conversion

By Jackie Fishman Residential issues, DASH bus routes and use of public right-of-way space were front and center at City Council’s Saturday public meeting. At the...

City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Where’s the groundswell?

People normally don’t agree to a solution unless they agree to the problem. Or to a new idea unless the benefits are clear. In...

Mayor discusses fall legislative priorities

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council held its first 2022-2023 legislative meeting on Tuesday evening, in which a discussion took place about the General...

What Alexandria’s demographic trends say about city’s future

By Mark Eaton | [email protected] It’s no secret that the City of Alexandria is constantly evolving, nor that it will continue to evolve. But the ways...

Height amendment deferred

The Planning Commission voted to defer action on a controversial zoning amendment at its most recent meeting on June 23. The proposed amendment has...

City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Making Alexandria less affordable for...

In its quest to make housing affordable in Alexandria, city hall may have been its own worst enemy. An astonishing 74% of residents are...