Justin Wilson would be the first to tell you that his term as mayor has not gone as planned.
When Wilson was elected in 2018, after defeating former Mayor Allison Silberberg in the 2018 Democratic primary by 1,259 votes, he did so assuming that the biggest challenge he would have to face was the planned shutdown of the city’s Metro stations in summer 2019.
“I think the good news is we handled the adversity of that well,” Wilson said. “… All of that was great, but then, obviously, there’s been a couple other things that have happened in the last two and a half years.”
Erosion along the Taylor Run stream banks. (Photo/Missy Schrott)
Protecting the environment is not easy, nor cheap. A person or entity can say they’re for environmental protection – or for a city to even have an Eco City designation – but then fail to prioritize the environment when making their choices.
In our opinion, the City of Alexandria has talked the talk but failed to walk the walk on issue after issue for some time.
In just the last few years, environmental preservation has taken a back seat when the city has made decisions about where to place the Potomac Yard Metro Station, the development of a pristine forest at Karig Estates, the chopping down of the 150-year-old pin oak at the high school and the use of destructive natural channel design to do stream “restoration” projects.
2020, el año de los abrazos rotos canarias7.es - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from canarias7.es Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.