In Monthly Newsletter, Mayor Lays Out Multi-Year Plan to Repave Roads in Alexandria
Photo: iStock.com/06photo ALEXANDRIA, VA-In this month’s edition of the Council Connection newsletter, Mayor Justin M. Wilson laid out the city’s schedule to repave roads. City Manager James Parajon’s proposed budget inludes funding to address the condition of Alexandria’s road, and the plan will happen over a number of years. There is $5.25 million for road […]
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Alexandria mayor: Protecting neighborhoods from traffic is part of plan to bring Wizards, Caps to the city
Alexandria’s Mayor Justin Wilson says there’s a lot of work ahead “if and when” the Capitals and Wizards move to Alexandria. Alexandria’s Mayor Justin Wilson says there’s a lot of work ahead “if and when” the Capitals and Wizards move to the Northern Virginia city. One aspect of the potential development of a $2 billion […]
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Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson won’t seek reelection next year
Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson announced that he won’t be seeking reelection in the Virginia city next year. Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson announced that he won’t be seeking reelection in the Virginia city next year. Wilson, who also works for Amtrak, made the announcement in his weekly newsletter. “I would be thrilled to do this job […]
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BREAKING: Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson won’t seek reelection
Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson will not seek a third term in office. Wilson made the announcement in his monthly newsletter on Friday. “Next year, Alexandria will choose a new Mayor,” Wilson wrote. “While I may have more to say about that decision at some point, for now, I’m going to hope we get good people […]
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Alexandria’s Small Business Saturday is a ‘vital time,’ mayor says
As Small Business Saturday approaches, Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson joined WTOP to explain how important the day is for local businesses. Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson joins WTOP to note the importance of Small Business Saturday. (WTOP) After Black Friday comes Small Business Saturday. Alexandria, Virginia, Mayor Justin Wilson joined WTOP’s Anne Kramer on Friday to […]
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Mayor: Alexandria needs to make parking easier for in-home childcare workers
In-home childcare providers have, for years, faced a problem: many of them work in residential neighborhoods requiring Residential Parking Permits, leaving them with no good options for parking. A zoning change working through city bureaucracy could make it easier for in-home childcare workers to secure parking in residential neighborhoods. Mayor Justin Wilson said in a […]
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Alexandria Mayor says city needs to combat police attrition after recent shootings
Saturday afternoon shooting in Braddock (photo via Alexandria Police Department) After another pair of shootings last week, one that resulted in a death and one in a life-threatening injury, Mayor Justin Wilson said the multi-pronged response includes more police officers in Alexandria. In his monthly newsletter, Wilson said the uptick in violence in Alexandria […]
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Notes: Alexandria Mayor criticizes Gov. Youngkin’s National Guard deployment to US-Mexico border
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria! ⛅ Today’s weather: Sunny. High near 84. ⛅ Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 91. 🚨 You need to know Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced plans yesterday to deploy the Virginia National Guard to the southern U.S. border “due to continued instability along the U.S. border with Mexico, including the increase […]
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JUST IN: Former Alexandria Mayor Kerry Donley dies | ALXnow
Former Alexandria Mayor Kerry Donley. (staff photo by James Cullum) Former Alexandria Mayor Kerry Donley died unexpectedly at his home in Alexandria on Wednesday, July 13. Donley was 66 years old, and died of a heart attack, according to the Alexandria Times. He lived in the city for nearly six decades. Donley was mayor from […]
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