Bringing Neighbors Together
Del Ray Citizens Association Meeting Minutes: June 9, 2014 @ 7:30pm Association President Bill Hendrick called the May general membership meeting to order at 7:39 pm. Police Report was given by Captain Scott Ogden Part I crime stats: DRCA down -21.21% (property crimes at extreme lows), city-wide down -3.42% Potomac Yard has seen a Read More …
The June meeting of the Land Use Committee will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday June 12, 2014 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. Please join us to discuss: A proposed residential porch addition at 402 E. Bellefonte Update from the 3rd Oakville Triangle Advisory Group Meeting At our next meeting (date TBD) Read More …
Last week, outgoing DRCA President Bill Hendrickson wrote a letter to the city, proposing that the city pocket park at East Del Ray and Commonwealth Avenues be named for the late Judy Lowe, a Del Ray icon and longtime DRCA board member. The text of the letter follows. James Spengler Director City of Alexandria Department Read More …
Learn more about the city’s environmental initiatives at the monthly meeting of the Del Ray Citizens Association on Monday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Reingold building, 433 E. Monroe Ave. Alexandria Vice Mayor Alison Silberberg and Councilwoman Del Pepper will speak on environmental sustainability in the city, and Stiles Peabody of the city’s Read More …
By Bill Hendrickson, President Del Ray Citizens Association This month I leave office after serving two one-year terms as DRCA president. This is the second time I have headed the DRCA. I was president for two years between 2000 and 2002. When I became president in 2000, Del Ray was on the cusp of but Read More …
A Taste of Del Ray and Well Ray Field Day, two events sponsored by the Del Ray Business Association, will be held this week. Well Ray Field Day, an event aimed at supporting healthy families and active lifestyles, will be held on Thursday, June 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the field next to Read More …
We had a very good turn out for the Monroe Ave improvements outreach meeting held on May 20th. Hillary Poole with the City of Alexandria T &ES Dept. has provided a summary of the meeting below. Jay Nestlerode DRCA T&PS subcommittee chair Message from Hillary Poole: Thank you so much to those of you who Read More …
By Bill Hendrickson, President Del Ray Citizens Association Humans have altered every square foot of Alexandria. Because of this, there is relatively little land within the city that bears a resemblance to nature. Fortunately, one small area is within Del Ray, and we now have a significant opportunity to enhance it. This area is an Read More …
DRCA – Alexandria Economic Development Partnership Slides During the May DRCA Membership meeting, Christina Mindrup, Vice President, Commercial Real Estate for the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, discussed the ins and outs of developing retail for Alexandria and Del Ray. See the presentation here!
May 12, 2014 @ 7:30pm Association President Bill Hendrick called the May general membership meeting to order at 7:32 pm. Meeting Agenda: Police Report from Captain Scott Ogden Oakville Triangle Committee Update from Ben Flood (DRCA representative) House & Garden Tour Recap 2014-2015 DRCA Executive Board Nominee Introduction Land Use Committee Update Read More …