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...