Parking lot or park? Boat club’s riverfront land prompts verbal battle
“The Old Dominion Boat Club and the city of Alexandria squared off Thursday over what will become of the club’s King Street parking lot, in a preview of the arguments both will make in a public hearing later this month.
The city is considering seizing the half-acre lot by eminent domain because, it says, years of attempts to negotiate public access to the Potomac River have led nowhere. The club, which owns the land and has sued the city multiple times over what it considers encroachments on its properties in the area, says it has made concessions, most of the lawsuits have been resolved and it wants to continue negotiations.”
Sullivan, Patricia. Washington Post 7 November 2013.