Letter: Understanding Sewer Rates
Letter to the Editor
My neighbors sometimes tell me that their monthly wastewater treatment bills seem to be taking a bigger bite out of their family budget.
Letter: Contribution Disclosures
Letter to the Editor
After writing about the new “Developer Party” in Alexandria I found the Virginia State Board of Elections website where all candidates must periodically file reports of all contributions over $100.
Letter: A Disappointing Turn-around
Letter to the Editor
As resident of the West Taylor Run neighborhood, John Chapman and his neighborhood constituents had a vested interest in the outcome of the Woodbine Care Center located off King Street.
Letter: Stance on Immigration?
Letter to the Editor
Decades ago, the Republican Party welcomed immigrants to our shores. In 1988, the Republican platform stated clearly “We welcome those from other lands who bring to America their ideals and industry.”
Letter: No Longer Impartial?
Letter to the Editor
City Code of Ordinances, Title 2, Chapter 4, Article A, Section 2-4-7 states that every person appointed by the City Council to any committee shall take an oath to “… impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me …”
Letter: ‘Our Acres Of Diamonds’
Letter to the Editor
The quality of our lives is most affected by local government.
Letter: 24 Skills And Reasons
Letter to the Editor
I am, Lynnwood Campbell, a long-time resident of Alexandria and former nine-year member of the Alexandria City Public School Board.
Letter: Chart a New Course
Letter to the Editor
We are just one month away from an important mayoral election in which we have the chance to chart a new course for Alexandria.
Letter: What’s the Problem?
Letter to the Editor
I read with interest “Cycling through Solutions” in the Oct. 1 edition. It is so typical of this city to have to devise a “Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan” to “fix” what you call a “problem” with the Mount Vernon Trail running through Old Town.
Letter: A Safer City
Letter to the Editor
I am glad that the Alexandria Gazette Packet is covering the city’s update to its Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan.
Letter: Pause, Re-think
Letter to the Editor
Neal Learner [Letter, “Need Smart Development,” Oct. 1-7] points out that he forewarned that something like a car crashing into the first Potomac Yard building near Monroe Avenue Bridge would happen and now it has.
Letter: The Experience Argument
Recently, the cadre of hard-edged political supporters of current Mayor Euille have attempted to use the argument of “lack of experience” to disqualify Democratic Primary winner Allison Silberberg.
Letter: Poison Pill of Democracy
Letter to the Editor
Waterfront Commission member Dennis Auld’s letter [“Two Are Too Old Town-Centric,” Oct. 1-7] was yet another partisan attack all to common since Alexandria became a one-party city in 2012.
Letter: Trusted To Lead
Letter to the Editor
We are current and retired teachers, principals and School Board members who care deeply about Alexandria’s public schools.
Letter: They Care For Entire City
Letter to the Editor
This will reply to the letter written by Dennis Auld in your Oct. 1 edition which is subjective, illogical, partially untruthful and indirectly praises the candidacies of “Van” Van Fleet and Bob Wood.