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City Council seeks applicants for about 80 board and commission seats
Applications are due Oct. 30. The council will act on the appointments Nov. 10.
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City proposes more right-turn-on-red bans in Old Town and at two school intersections
The Traffic and Parking Board votes Oct. 26.
Things to do in Alexandria this weekend: Oct. 16-18
A Super Bowl champ gets his name on the field, Hank’s shucks its 17th Oysterfest, and early voting opens on the weekend
Alexandria will use Bloomberg Philanthropies money to speed up building permits
Alexandria is one of the first 15 cities picked nationally and will adopt San Diego’s permitting overhaul. Its award, between $450,000 and $750,000, will be set as the city writes a work plan.
From $324,900 to $1.5 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
Every home that sold within 36 days got its asking price or better, and every home that took 40 days or more sold for less
DASH board advances $2.5 million service-cut plan, rejects deeper cuts to repay city
Line 31 would stop at King Street Metro instead of running through Old Town, and Line 30 would end short of Van Dorn Metro, under the package headed to a Nov. 12 public hearing. No line would be eliminated; the board voted 7-4 for the smaller of two options.
AEDP reports a strong year. City Council members had questions about Potomac Yard
The economic development partnership said its wins created or retained 2,791 jobs in a year the region lost 56,000. Councilman John Taylor Chapman asked whether the Metro investment delivered the commercial development it was meant to.