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8 | January 12, 2012 ALEXANDRIA TIMESPower struggle over the GenOn power plantOld Town civic groupwants GenOn’sfuture addressedin waterfront planBy Derrick perkinsPlanning for the future ofthe GenOn power plant mustbe included in the city’s controversialwaterfront blueprintbefore it’s approved,say members of the Old TownCivic Association.Specifics for the roughly25-acre property in North OldTown are needed to completea comprehensive proposal forthe city’s three-mile stretch ofPotomac shoreline, the groupsaid in its monthly newsletterreleased January 4.“This property, which willbe decommissioned as earlyas this year, could afford opportunitiesto provide moretax-generating land uses, addedcapacity for traffic/transitaccess to the waterfront, andsites better suited for someof the proposed water-basedplan elements such as thepleasure boat marina,” boardmembers wrote.The GenOn coal plant isscheduled to close in October.City Hall’s waterfrontplan acknowledges the waterfrontsite — owned by Pepco— as significant but does notaddress its future in specificterms. The parcel’s housing ofa coal-fired power plant posesenvironmental concerns yet tobe studied, which precludes adetailed plan for its inclusionin the waterfront blueprint,city officials have said.OTCA board membersBert Ely and David Olinger,as well as member BobWood, served as group representativeson Mayor BillEuille’s handpicked waterfrontplan work group, whichwas charged with reconcilingthe proposal with resident opposition.file photoThe GenOn coal plant in North Old Town is scheduled to shut down in October. Waterfront plan opponentssay it must be included in the city’s vision for the Potomac shoreline.Ely, also a member of Citizensfor an Alternative AlexandriaWaterfront Plan, hasindicated he will release a minorityreport highlighting hisconcerns with the city’s proposal.The rest of the groupunveiled their recommendationsfor the plan in late December.Opponents of the city’sblueprint have cited the GenOnsite as a reason to put ahold on waterfront planningsince September, when companyofficials announced theplant would power down byOctober of this year.City council could voteon the contentious waterfrontplan as soon as January 21.The first‘Threading Only’ salon inOld Town, Alexandria!What is Threading?Threading is a form of hairremoval where the threaderuses a cotton thread to pullhair from the root. It is a verynatural way of getting rid ofunwanted facial hair. Eyebrowthreading is very popularbecause it is used for shapingand arching eyebrows. Many ofthe top beauty editors gettheir eyebrows threaded.Local woman jumps in front of Metro trainThe 56-year-old womanstruck by a train at Van DornStreet Metro Station on Fridaymorning deliberatelyjumped onto the tracks, aMetro spokesman said.The suicide victim was anAlexandria resident, said DanStessel of the WashingtonMetropolitan Transit Authority.Her name was not released.Several witnesses saw the7:16 a.m. incident. Alexandriaand Fairfax firefighters responded,but the woman waspronounced dead at the scene.Nine people attemptedsuicide at Metro stations lastyear, seven of whom died.The Van Dorn Street incidentwas the first of its kind in2012.- David SachsObituariesfile photoThreading is superior to waxing or tweezing. Unlike waxing,there is no risk of burning your skin. Also, waxing can causethe skin to lose elasticity over time because it pulls at theskin. Tweezing causes the hair to grow back thicker and leadsto ingrown hair. With threading , the hair does not grow backany thicker. You can also thread your whole face.Let us amaze you!Walk-Ins WelcomeKATHLEEN O. CONSTANDY(75), of Alexandria, December1, 2011EDWIN S. DOWELL, ofAlexandria, December 30, 2011DAVID H. FENIG, of Alexandria,December 18, 2011FRED G. FOLSOM JR. (97), ofAlexandria, January 2, 2012MYRYLE L. HARPER, ofAlexandria, January 3, 2012PONDER HENLEY, ofAlexandria, December 28, 2011CATHERINE S. JORDAN, ofAlexandria, January 5, 2012HELEN R. MANG (98), ofAlexandria, January 2, 2012ANN L. MCDONALD, ofAlexandria, January 2, 2012SELMA J. MILLSAPS, ofAlexandria, January 7, 2012JAMES L. PRYOR, ofAlexandria, January 8, 2012MARY S. RHOADES, ofAlexandria, January 5, 20121010 King Street, Suite 2 (Second Level)• Alexandria, VA 22314703.838.6268 • eyebrowexpressdmv.comPOLLY A. FOWLER (77),formerly of Alexandria,December 27, 2011ROYLEE T. MCCULLOUGH(79), of Alexandria, December30, 2011