Tag: funding

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The saga of the Potomac Yard Metro station’s controversial southern entrance returns, and according to a city news release, the...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Council agreed on a combination of budget adds and reductions in new spending that will allow the city to maintain...

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...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The General Assembly adopted a state budget that includes $25 million for Alexandria’s combined sewer outfall remediation project, the City...

Many of Alexandria’s schools have severe maintenance woes. This is not a new issue, but rather a problem that’s been festering for years –...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At 95 years old, Mount Vernon Community School is the eldest of ACPS’ 17 schools, and after months of heavy...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] The effort to build a new Carpenter’s Shelter has been years in the making. Construction on the new shelter and...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With a rapidly growing student population and facilities that can’t keep up, Alexandria City Public Schools has taken the first...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] City council voted unanimously at its legislative meeting on May 22 to approve funding changes for Ramsey Homes and Lacy...

To the editor: As the widow of a fallen Alexandria police officer and the mother of an Alexandria police officer, I am very concerned about...