Tag: legislative session

Seminary Road update goes before council next week

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] City council is slated to hear an update about the controversial restructuring of Seminary Road at its legislative meeting on...

City council discusses transportation priorities, Planning & Zoning staff at legislative...

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With the first public hearing of the fall in the rearview mirror, city council is back to discussing city business...

Council raises proposed maximum tax rate

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] City council voted to increase the advertised real estate tax rate for Fiscal Year 2020 by a half cent, from...

Council considers DASH restructuring, Airbnb taxes

By Hannah Himes | [email protected] City Council heard a preliminary plan to restructure Alexandria’s DASH transit system and a status report on the voluntary collection...

Alexandria braces for summer Metro shutdown

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] As the three-month summer Metro shutdown looms, city staff and city council are struggling to reach consensus on solutions that...

New council holds first legislative meeting

The new city council, which was sworn in on Jan. 2, gathered for its first legislative session of 2019 on Tuesday evening. It was also...

Councilors worried about potential Seminary Road transition

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At Tuesday evening’s legislative session, city council members expressed concern about possible changes to Seminary Road’s high-occupant vehicle lane. The city...

Council discusses affordable housing tax

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At Tuesday’s budget work session and legislative meeting, city council held a preliminary add/delete session and made a final vote...

Tax assessment gap widens

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At Tuesday evening’s legislative session, city council received and passed a staff report on 2018 real property assessments, approved a...

North End group presents community-enhancing plan to council

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At city council’s legislative session on Tuesday evening, the North End Quality of Life Work Group presented a community action...