Tag: environmental policy commission
Your Views: Kudos to council’s stream restoration decision
To the editor:
For the moment, Alexandria has dropped its plans to reconstruct two local waterways – Taylor Run along King Street and Strawberry...
Our View: A breath worth taking
Sometimes all we need to do is slow down and take a deep breath.
It’s not always easy, especially over the last two years of...
What’s next for Taylor Run?
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The controversial Taylor Run stream restoration project is, for the moment, not part of the city’s pollution reduction plans, according...
Council passes plastic bag tax
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council unanimously approved a proposed plastic bag tax during its public hearing on Saturday.
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the 5-cent tax...
Advisory commission and city clash over Taylor Run
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
When Alexandria’s Environmental Policy Commission members penned a letter to City Council on March 10 opposing the stream restoration project...
Council adopts Environmental Action Plan 2040
By Arya Hodjat | [email protected]
Council voted unanimously to adopt the city’s updated Environmental Action Plan 2040 at its July 9 public hearing, pledging a 50...