Tag: Alexandria development

Your Views: Don’t destroy Old Town

To the editor: On April 12, the Alexandria Department of Planning and Zoning held a “community meeting” to inform the public that current height...

Alexandria businessman Rob Kaufman dies at 71

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Entrepreneurial businessman Rob Kaufman died on April 8, 2022, of pancreatic cancer. He was 71. A Canadian by birth, Kaufman moved...

Your Views: City should follow small area plans

To the editor: Below is a shortened version of a letter The Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations sent to Mayor Justin Wilson, members of...

Our View: Build affordable housing while honoring SAPs

Within 10 days, City Council has moved forward with two large developments that between them will provide almost 1,000 units of affordable housing in...

Council approves ParcView II project

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council unanimously approved a large-scale affordable housing project in the Holmes Run neighborhood known as ParcView II, despite concerns among...

Your Views: Council should deny ParcView project

To the editor: I am a member of the Holmes Run Civic Association and am writing to express opposition to the ParcView project. The developer...

Our View: A good approach to affordable housing

What a conundrum affordable housing continues to be for Alexandria! The general consensus is that affordable housing in the city declined by around 90% between...

Your Views: Bigger priorities than a hotel

To the editor: I was struck by your editorial’s spot-on view of the net negatives for our city when the city has to help finance...

City Council approves controversial Old Town luxury hotel

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council approved partially financing a luxury hotel at 699 Prince St. during its Saturday public hearing, to the dismay of...

Our View: Just say ‘no’ to subsidies for developers

Correction: The editorial below, which was printed in the Jan. 20 Alexandria Times, incorrectly states the level of government support for the 699 Prince...