Alexandria is likely to act on waterfront plan
“Impatient with the failure of years-long negotiations, Alexandria city officials are expected to announce Tuesday that they will move forward with the city waterfront plan, possibly by seizing a small, private parking lot by eminent domain.
The Old Dominion Boat Club, a 130-year-old local institution, has not responded the city’s proposals which became public this summer for how to resolve differences over the fate of the club’s waterfront parking lot, or on how to address the persistent flooding that plagues the area after heavy rainfalls.
Mayor William Euille (D), city manager Rashad Young and city attorney James Banks have scheduled a 10 a.m. press conference “to discuss the City’s next steps in implementing the Waterfront Small Area Plan in relation to the Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) parking lot and adjacent areas in the Waterfront Plan area,” a press release said.”
Sullivan, Patricia. Washington Post 7 October 2013.