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Council approves resolution in support of gun safety
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
At its June 25 legislative session, city council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting the passage of gun safety...
Council considers 2040 Environmental Action Plan
By Arya Hodjat | [email protected]
Council discussed the city’s updated Environmental Action Plan, which includes a targeted 50 percent reduction of city greenhouse gas emissions by...
Hugo Black house renovation advances, council affirms BAR decision
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The Hugo Black house controversy came to a peak in the crowded city council chambers on Tuesday evening, when council...
FY2020 budget passes without tax rate hike
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2020 operating budget on May 1, maintaining the real estate tax rate for the...
City councilors discuss e-scooter concerns
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City council deliberations during the April 23 legislative meeting were primarily devoted to budget add/deletes, however, as has been the...
Council considers various budget cuts in preliminary add/delete session
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council held its preliminary add/delete session for the fiscal year 2020 budget on April 23. During discussion, councilors widely expressed...
Your Views: Religion no factor in slaughterhouse opposition
To the editor:
City Councilor Del Pepper’s remark about the Halal poultry butchery, that “we need to share with our Muslim friends and neighbors that...
Your Views: More on the chicken slaughterhouse
To the editor:
It has come to my attention that the Alexandria City Council – specifically Mayor Justin Wilson and councilors John Chapman, Canek Aguirre,...
Council approves live poultry butchery
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
City council approved the controversial permit for a live poultry butcher shop on Colvin Street at its Tuesday night legislative...
Council makes Old Town parking pilot permanent
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council voted unanimously to make a pay-by-phone parking pilot permanent at its public hearing on Saturday.
The pilot program, which has...
