Tag: mayor justin wilson
Your Views: Keep the name, switch the fame
To the editor:
The following is an open letter to Mayor Justin Wilson, pertaining to his advocacy for tossing the process that was established to...
Your Views: When to use anonymity
To the editor:
I was disappointed to see the way an anonymous source was used in Olivia Anderson’s front page story, “Assault Statement Criticized.”...
Your Views: The AFD deserves better
To the editor:
My first encounter with the Alexandria Fire Department was when they responded to my father’s unexpected death. My next encounter was...
Your Views: Wilson owns the flooding mess
To the editor:
When considering purchasing a house in Rosemont in 2015, I visited the engineering office at city hall. I was shown maps...
Mayor supports halt to evictions
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Mayor Justin Wilson issued a letter on Tuesday urging Alexandria landlords to work with the city in providing rental assistance...
Potomac Yard Metrorail Station delayed
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Metro announced on Monday that the opening of the Potomac Yard Metrorail Station will be delayed by at least five...
Your Views: A waste of public funds
To the editor:
It has become clear that the Taylor Run stream “restoration” project is an unjustified waste of public funds. The intellectual dishonesty of...
Your Views: Findings from a citizen FOIA about Seminary Road
To the editor:
In the aftermath of the stunning story, “Times analysis: Seminary Road FOIA docs” the Alexandria Times published on Jan. 23, 2020 showing...
Your Views: A moral and professional failure
To the editor:
An environmentally destructive and unnecessarily costly plan advocated by two city officials in the Department of Transportation & Environmental Services – Yon...
Your Views: Who benefits from Taylor Run clear cutting?
To the editor:
Taylor Run is our very own rare, urban forest. Forests are not just a collection of trees, and they are not organized...