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...