Tag: public hearing

City Council approves King Street apartment conversion

By Jackie Fishman Residential issues, DASH bus routes and use of public right-of-way space were front and center at City Council’s Saturday public meeting. At the...

City Council approves Eisenhower project

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council voted at the public hearing on Saturday to move forward with a multi-family housing development at 2111 and 2121...

Citations increased for heavy vehicles

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Alexandria is cracking down on heavy vehicles that park illegally on public streets by imposing a new ordinance that raises fines...

Council extends emergency business relief

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council voted during its Saturday public hearing to extend a temporary business relief program implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic until...

City moves on broadband

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council approved two right-of-way franchises, Ting and Lumos Telephone, for broadband services at its public hearing on Saturday. The much-anticipated approval...

State senators weigh in during council’s legislative package discussion

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Several state officials were in attendance at City Council’s Saturday public hearing, where they weighed in on the 2022 draft legislative...

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...

Hotel Indigo to open parking garage to public

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Residents will now be able to use the Hotel Indigo garage for public parking after City Council approved a development special...

Council OKs townhouses on Duke Street, residents push back

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council approved a development special use permit for the construction of six townhouses on Duke Street during a public hearing...

Council to vote on plastic bag tax on Saturday

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] During City Council’s Tuesday night legislative meeting, council unanimously voted to schedule final consideration of a proposed plastic bag tax...