consideration - City of Alexandria

years and one million dollars it may be difficult
to admit the current
plan is deficient, but it is, and the residents of Alexandria deserve a
better plan and
better action from the elected officials and staff who
serve at their pleasure.
Even though a majority of Work Group members
were supportive of the current plan from day one, a Work
Group finding
suggested that the current Plan does not have a clear vision. If
supporters of the Plan cannot
articulate its vision, why would City
Council pass the plan. It seems counterintuitive to develop a vision
after the Plan has been passed and concretized in text amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance.
I must respectfully ask one last time - why would City
Council ignore the will of their constituents and rush
to pass a plan
that has no clear vision, has several significant flaws, does little to add
restrictions on future
development and actually allows higher density,
and will adversely impact already saturated traffic
conditions in Old
Town. Alexandria is asking City Council to do the right thing, to delay
action on the
current Plan until its shortcomings are fully vetted, and
publicly supported modifications are made.
Thank you,
Joe
Oemshar
Alexandria
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