Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Euille debated independent challenger Andrew Macdonald Tuesday night at George Washington Middle School.
Alexandria’s two mayoral candidates squared off Tuesday night debating the most starkly defining topics of their platforms — development and density — while addressing other city priorities such as affordable housing, transportation and green space. The two native Alexandrians who used to play basketball together as kids found themselves once again on opposite sides of the court in their approach to the direction of the city. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Euille told the audience at George Washington Middle School that the city has made great strides in growth and livability by attracting development such as the 11,000-employee Patent and Trademark Office, a rebuilt Wilson Bridge and a complete overhaul of schools such as T.C. Williams …
Monday, September 24, 2012
A group of West End residents express frustration with responses given at a recent candidate forum.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
On Sept. 12, five West End civic associations hosted a candidate forum focused on West End issues, which was attended by all of the candidates running for City Council. These same associations invited the mayoral candidates to participate in a similar forum but Mayor Euille’s campaign staff explained, he is way too busy to spend an evening with the voters of the West End. A review of comments during the forum, especially from the four council members who voted for BRAC namely Tim Lovain, Del Pepper, Paul Smedberg, and Justin Wilson, plus Mayor Euille, indicates why current elected officials would hide from West End voters. The West End forum revealed that no Council member at the time had or has any idea what happened or what to do: The …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mayoral candidate Andrew Macdonald questions whether growth and development is always good, and if even more growth is even better.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
If elected as mayor in November, I will change the kind of planning process that brought us the waterfront plan, Beauregard plan and the proposed $500 million Potomac Yards metro station. The current approach assumes growth is always good and more growth is even better, and that all new development will make Alexandria more livable. I am a conservationist, and I’m not opposed to all development. However, I am quite concerned about what Alexandria’s current mayor and planners call smart growth. The development plan for the area around the Winkler Preserve that council approved on Saturday has too many uncertain and incompletely studied benefits – and costs—to be called a sustainable roadmap for our future by any objective measure. …
Andrew Macdonald
9:03 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Andrew Macdonald 9:02 am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 I have posted all the debates on my You Tube channel which you can find on my web site. I have not edited anything or tried to highlight portions that are favorable or unfavorable to either of the two mayoral candidates. They there to be viewed by anyone interested in this election and debate. Andrew Macdonald Andrewmacdonaldformayor.com more ›