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...