Letter: Time for Change
Andrew Macdonald should be our next Mayor.
Letter: Bi-Partisan Leadership
I want to encourage my fellow Alexandrians to vote for Frank Fannon for Alexandria City Council on Nov. 6. Frank has set an example of bi-partisan leadership in the Alexandria City Council and has been the fresh, new voice needed for so long.
Letter: Investigate Voter Fraud Allegation
I hope, on behalf of the integrity of our electoral process, Attorney General Holder will conduct a thorough investigation. In Jim Moran’s own words: “Voter Fraud Must Be Investigated.”
BRAC Albatross
To the Editor: On March 25, 2009, Mayor Euille, Council members Del Pepper, Paul Smedberg, Justin Wilson as well as Deputy City Manager Mark Jinks, appeared before my civic association to discuss the BRAC 133 development at the Mark Center, announced in September 2008. More than three years and multiple meetings and events later, including five candidate forums since this September, and I am still waiting for answers.
Letter: Former Board Chairs Endorse
We know the qualities that make a good School Board member and our choice is Marc Williams.
Letter: Irresolute Resolutions
“Some” units? I find this surpassingly strange, given that it was just this past May that the City Council passed a strongly worded resolution declaring their intention to do whatever they could to keep all of the Towers as an important source of workforce and affordable housing — which is, of course, a well-documented endangered species in the City of Alexandria.
Exceptional Candidate
To the Editor: We have an important election facing us on Nov. 6. In addition to candidates on the national level, Alexandria will be electing its next City Council. The council will have at least two members who are not currently serving, and the city faces a number of critical issues that will affect our citizens for many years to come.
Letter: Balanced Representation
Frank Fannon is a life-long Alexandrian who knows and cares about the issues facing our city. He has voted to keep taxes down — both for homeowners and local businesses, and he has supported the preservation of green space.
Importance of Leadership
To the Editor: That “one Alexandria” motto Mayor Euille adopted when he first ran for office has become meaningless. I do not know where this One Alexandria is. It is not in the West End or in Old Town. These times cry out for a Mayor who will feel welcome in every neighborhood, and be ready talk to every citizen. There is no one in Alexandria today better suited to that task than Andrew Macdonald.
Letter: Unhappy Times
I am not happy with the necessity I feel to vote in a manner that I have never have before, but I don’t see an option if we are to protect this very special and unique community located in the significantly overdeveloped Washington Metropolitan area.
Return Local Elections to Spring
To the Editor: Two old clichés are about to crash into Alexandria on Nov. 6 as we experience our first time of voting for local Council and School Board officials at the same time as presidential and congressional elections. The first cliché is: Be careful what you wish for! Yes, the stated goal was to “increase turnout” and that will indeed happen. But the push by some local political stalwarts has come at a huge cost, measured in “unforeseen consequences.”
Letter: Pragmatic Leaders
Alexandria is on the right track but we still have important issues to address. Our best course is to stick with pragmatic leaders who’ve governed our city with a steady hand.
Letter: Representative Candidate
We ask you to make sure that every woman regardless of her party affiliation has at least one person who empathizes with her on our council. With this one vote, you ensure representation of more than half of the population in this city. No other single candidate in this race, based on heritage and political choice, does that.
Letter: Committed And Energetic
Given Allison’s admirable professional and community record, in electing her we can rest comfortably knowing that we will have a committed, energetic and intelligent new voice on the city council.
Letter: Pedestrian, Bicycist Safety
While I am delighted that Alexandria has a strong economy and that our leaders are responding with increased road-capacity in the form of transit lanes, I am concerned that too little attention is being paid to people who are out on our streets and sidewalks, walking and bicycling.