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City Council adopted the waterfront plan on a vote of 5-2 after a marathon public hearing. Opponents vowed to fight on in the courts but the issue is settled for the moment.

Superintendent of Schools Morton Sherman presented his Fiscal Year 2013 budget to the School Board and the public last Thursday.

In December of last year Tracey Fells, a former star football player in the 1980s at TC Williams High School, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute greater than 280 grams of cocaine base "crack" and greater than 500 grams of cocaine.

This past week Superintendent of Schools Morton Sherman let the School Board and the public in on some of his thinking that is shaping the budget for next year.

It is hard to believe but Alexandrianews.org turns 4 years old in January. Thanks to readers like yourself, we have grown each year to serve more people in our community.

2011 was a year of interesting and significant events in Alexandria We had an earthquake. The large Department of Defense Office Building in the west end (BRAC-133) opened for business. City Manager Jim Hartman resigned. GenOn announced the closing of the power plant on the waterfront. State Senator Patsy Ticer retired. Alexandria City Public Schools staggered through several crises of its own making. The budget outlook for the City became more difficult.

This past weekend City Council gave approval to several major redevelopment projects in the City including the Arlandria Shopping Center.

Rumors have been rife in the community over the closing of Alexandria City Public Schools Adult Education Program. Superintendent Morton Sherman has indicated that his intent is to “refocus, repurpose and restructure” Adult Ed rather than to close it.

The long running drama of the Alexandria Waterfront Plan appears at last to be coming to an end. Most citizens will be relieved because the City can then focus on more important matters.

Irregularities have been discovered in the procedures for administering the Alexandria City Public Schools Capital Budget.