Photo by Jeanne Theismann.
Former mayor Bill Euille, right, congratulates Engin Artemel on his 80th birthday Aug. 4 at Hummingbird Restaurant. Artemel served as Alexandria’s planning director from 1974-1984 and was instrumental in negotiating waterfront title settlement agreements and preserving historic resources and open space along the waterfront area, including the Torpedo Factory, the Canal Lock at Montgomery Street, Oronoco Bay Park and Waterfront Park.