COA Contact Us - City of Alexandria

neighborhood and offer young adults opportunities for full and part-time
employment
6. Del Ray needs higher quality and diverse offering of
foods in our neighborhood. We have a smattering of small restaurants and
we need more diversity and offerings for our citizens and to attract
customers from outside the neighborhood to our local community.
7.
Americans love BBQ and Del Ray as an All American neighborhood must have
BBQ in the heart of the avenue. My family LOVES the savoring smell of BBQ
and are looking forward to the mouthwatering aroma of BBQ on the
avenue,
8. Adding HogThaid to the neighborhood put pressure on the low
end business that are detracting from building the local economy. For
example, check cashing centers and pawn Shops (businesses that exploit the
local population) need to be encouraged to go elsewhere.
9. HogThaid
will help establish Del Ray and Mount Vernon Avenue as a more mainstream
destination moving beyond morning and afternoon muffins and teas to full
scale dining. Their product offering and the new building venue allows Del
Ray the opportunity to establish businesses sewing the need of the
community rather than just families of small children of which I am a
member.
10. If you don't approve HogThaid or limit its success by
applying numerous restrictions the neighborhood will suffer, and a signal
will be sent to the business community to look else where for opening their
doors. In addition, more vagrants will show up in the city after hearing
that Alexandria does not accept new business and restaurants and once again
they will be panhandling on Mount Vernon Avenue.
Thank you for your
consideration,
Patrick McNabb
(703) 629-3330