Tag: affordable housing
Our View: Right road, wrong vehicle
It’s possible to reach the right destination on the back of the wrong horse. That’s our takeaway from city council’s decision at Monday night’s...
Letter to the Editor: Restaurant tax ignores basic economics
To the editor:
The City of Alexandria’s web site promotes our location as “one of the best places” to do business on the East Coast....
Letter to the Editor: Meals taxes are regressive
To the editor:
The proposed meals-tax increase before city council would hurt Alexandria residents who are struggling to afford housing (Alexa Epitropoulos, “Ahead of budget...
Letter to the Editor: Let’s celebrate funding for affordable housing
To the editor:
On Monday, city council took a bold step in addressing our housing needs here in Alexandria. A 1 percent increase in the...
Council approves FY2019 budget, tentatively approves 1 percent meals tax increase
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City council approved a $748.4 million FY2019 budget on Thursday, including a tentative 1 percent increase in the restaurant meals...
Ahead of budget adoption, restaurateurs voice opposition to proposed meals tax...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
A number of Alexandria restaurateurs took a formal stance against the proposed one-percent meals tax increase as council prepares to...
Letter to the Editor: Re-elect Councilor Bailey
To the editor:
Although the City of Alexandria was founded in 1749, its history, heritage and communities were built on the hands, backs and feet...
Letter to the Editor: City council needs creativity – and an...
To the editor:
Public approvals need to have city government integrity behind them, otherwise
we have a breach in the public trust and how can we...
Council discusses affordable housing tax
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
At Tuesday’s budget work session and legislative meeting, city council held a preliminary add/delete session and made a final vote...
To the editor: It’s time to sustain affordable housing in Alexandria
To the editor:
For almost two decades, Alexandria has lost a considerable amount of its affordable housing stock, making it increasingly difficult for average Alexandrians...
