Tag: Willie Bailey
Council approves FY2019 budget, tentatively approves 1 percent meals tax increase
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City council approved a $748.4 million FY2019 budget on Thursday, including a tentative 1 percent increase in the restaurant meals...
Ahead of budget adoption, restaurateurs voice opposition to proposed meals tax...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
A number of Alexandria restaurateurs took a formal stance against the proposed one-percent meals tax increase as council prepares to...
Letter to the Editor: Re-elect Councilor Bailey
To the editor:
Although the City of Alexandria was founded in 1749, its history, heritage and communities were built on the hands, backs and feet...
To the editor: It’s time to sustain affordable housing in Alexandria
To the editor:
For almost two decades, Alexandria has lost a considerable amount of its affordable housing stock, making it increasingly difficult for average Alexandrians...
Letter to the Editor: Council should call the question for affordable...
To the Editor:
Alexandria has lost more than 17,000 market-affordable rental homes since 2000 – a shocking 90 percent loss of the city’s moderately priced housing...
Nonprofit leader announces council run
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, co-director for nonprofit Together We Bake, announced Tuesday that she would run for council. Bennett-Parker, who is from Alexandria and resides in...
Our View: Affordable housing needs dedicated funding
Kudos to city council for holding a lengthy discussion on funding options for affordable housing during its legislative meeting Tuesday night.
The decimation of Alexandria’s...
Navy vet, Old Town resident announces council campaign
Matt Feely, an Old Town resident, announced his candidacy for council to the Alexandria Democratic Committee last week.
Feely, a retired supply corps captain with...
Rookie councilor Willie Bailey to run for reelection
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Two years into his first term as a city councilor, Willie Bailey said he spent a lot of time debating...
Councilor John Chapman seeks reelection
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
City Councilor John Chapman announced Jan. 3 that he will seek reelection for another term on council.
Since being first elected...
