Tag: Alexandria Planning Commission

Longtime car dealership receives permits to stay in business

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] The Alexandria Planning Commission conditionally approved special use permit requests submitted by Alexandria Hyundai that will keep the longtime car dealership...

Our View: A welcome pause

It’s refreshing when city leaders truly listen to residents. We’d love for it to happen more often, as what’s common- place isn’t noteworthy. But when...

Planning Commission approves private school

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Potomac Crescent Waldorf School, a private elementary school, received unanimous Planning Commission approval on April 7 of its plan...

ParcView II development draws support from Planning Commission, concern from neighbors

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Another controversial project that has raised concerns about density, parking and safety, but which would considerably boost Alexandria’s supply of...

Council approves West End senior living facility

By Lindsey Sullivan | [email protected] City Council approved plans for a new West End senior living facility at its public hearing on Saturday. The new facility...

Your Views: City prioritizes developers over residents

To the editor: I want to thank the Alexandria Times for your coverage and editorials highlighting our city’s administrative processes. I’ve found that content to...

Your Views: Schools should be zoned case by case

To the editor: The Alexandria Planning Commission will consider a proposal on Sept. 1 to fast-track zoning approvals for larger new school buildings, while eroding...

Your Views: Knowledgeable community voices are needed

To the editor: In response to the March 5 letter to the editor in the Alexandria Times, “Still awaiting ethics reform,” I would like to...

Our View: Systemic, civil ethics reform is needed

There’s been a lot of talk recently, both in the Times’ opinion pages and on local social media sites, about ethics and conflicts of...