Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Possible light rain in the morning. High of 64 and low of 43.
☔ Tomorrow: Rain throughout the day. High of 59 and low of 37. Sunrise at 6:39 am and sunset at 6:03 pm.
🚨 You need to know
It’s been a long road, but the Samuel Madden redevelopment finally got its approval from Alexandria’s City Council earlier this week.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Council approved Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s plans to tear down two blocks of townhomes along Route 1 and replace them with two six-story buildings with 532 units.
Over half of those units will be committed affordable — meaning the rents will be capped at a maximum of 80% of the area’s median income. Of those, 161 units will be set aside for the lowest income levels.
The approval also came with a $1 million loan asked for at the last minute by ARHA after the project faced unexpected cost increases.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Mar 1, 2023.
- Notes: Deputy Chief Brian Hricik dies after battle with cancer (873 views)
- JUST IN: Arlandria/Parkfairfax hit with power outage with over 3,000 residents affected (300 views)
- Police and Firefighters getting big raises in Alexandria City Manager’s $881 million budget proposal (262 views)
- Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii to open this month in Carlyle (235 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Goodwin Living Names Josh Bagley Executive Director of The View Alexandria
Zebra (Wednesday @ 4:26 pm)
- 1910 Home In Old Town Alexandria Features Heart Of Pine Flooring
Patch (Wednesday @ 4:24 pm)
- Find Out When Your Street Will Be Repaved! Alexandria Releases Plan To Fix Roads
Zebra (Wednesday @ 2:49 pm)
- Ukrainian Pysanky Tradition Raises Funds for War Refugees
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 1:33 pm)
- Old Town Business Improvement District ‘Idea Has Merit’: Mayor
Patch (Wednesday @ 12:41 pm)
- With Public Safety a Top Priority, City Manager Presents Budget Proposal to Alexandria City Council
Zebra (Wednesday @ 12:16 pm)
- Real Estate Tax Rate Remains Same In 2024 Alexandria Budget Proposal
Patch (Wednesday @ 11:09 am)
- Alexandria City Manager Proposes $881.1 Million Budget
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 7:39 am)
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