Tag: planning commission

Information reveals talks between Councilors, ZFH advocates

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Residents have been sounding the alarm that members of Alexandria’s City Council have had their minds made up about the...

GenOn site plan amended: Planning Commission approves pedestrian safety change at...

By Aaron Kopp | [email protected] Commissioners at Tuesday night’s Planning Commission meeting voted to approve an amendment to the site plan for the former Potomac...

City Council approves athletic field lights

By Olivia Anderson During its public hearing on Saturday, City Council approved the installation of lights on several athletic fields: Francis C. Hammond Middle School,...

Longtime car dealership receives permits to stay in business

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] The Alexandria Planning Commission conditionally approved special use permit requests submitted by Alexandria Hyundai that will keep the longtime car dealership...

Height amendment deferred

The Planning Commission voted to defer action on a controversial zoning amendment at its most recent meeting on June 23. The proposed amendment has...

Your Views: Don’t ignore Vision Zero

To the editor: City staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the Potomac Crescent Waldorf School’s plan to have its 155 students in Kindergarten...

Your Views: Parajon off to good start

To the editor: It is regrettable that members of City Council and the Alexandria Planning Commission were not in the audience for the Zoom meeting...

Your Views: Landmark site needs an integrated environmental approach

To the editor: The proposal to redevelop the defunct Landmark Mall site, to include an Inova medical campus, is an exciting development for the...

North Ridge home inches toward demolition

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Despite a galvanized effort by residents to fight the demolition of a 19th Century North Ridge home, its owner officially received...

Your Views: Finding a balance

To the editor: Collectively, we hold our breath as Simone Biles prepares for her final tumbling pass down the 16-plus foot plank of wood,...