Tag: Alexandria flooding

Spots of flood mitigation

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Following years of damaging summer storms that have resulted in dangerous and destructive flash flooding, Alexandria is undertaking flood mitigation...

Flood mitigation project accelerates

Kassidy McDonald | [email protected] The Flood Action Alexandria team is getting a head start with a portion of its local funding while awaiting a potential...

Federal grant to fund stormwater project

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The city announced on Monday that it secured a $420,000 federal grant for a project to alleviate flooding in one...

Stormwater fee reduction program receives mixed reviews

By Mark Eaton | [email protected] Alexandria’s stormwater utility fee was adopted to provide a dedicated funding source for existing stormwater management and new capital projects...

Your Views: City should prioritize spending on unmet basic services

To the editor: I, too, am concerned that our city is providing subsidies for developers. Recently in “The Council Connection,” Mayor Justin Wilson defended his...

The fight to preserve Douglass Cemetery

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] When Michael Johnson’s mother told him that several of his relatives were buried in a nearby cemetery, he didn’t believe her...

Your Views: A great city response

To the editor: As president of Watermark Condominiums, I spent most of the day Oct. 29 keeping watch to be sure that the water...

City updates council on stormwater work

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] During Tuesday night’s City Council legislative meeting, staff from the city’s Department of Transportation and Environmental Services presented a timeline...

Candidate Profile: Mark Shiffer embarks on second council run

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Mark Shiffer is a problem solver. It is a skill he has honed meticulously over the years, Shiffer said, and one...

Candidate profile: James Lewis seeks council seat

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] James Lewis wants to get his community more engaged in local government, and his first run at City Council aims...