CenLamar | Est. 2006

Audit of City of Alexandria Reveals Nearly $800,000 Improperly Spent In Cost-Sharing Agreements with Subdivision Developers According to an audit published on October 18, 2006, the City of Alexandria improperly spent nearly $800,000 in illegal cost sharing agreements with subdivision developers. The auditor explains: “We examined 14 cost share ordinances and the related development agreements for the period June 2000 through April 2005 and found the following: 1. The City paid $186,913 to construct two water crossings in violation of City charter requirements or state bid law. 2. The City paid $51,527 for a portion of a residential street and…

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Open Questions to the Rodney Alexander Campaign I recently saw Congressman Alexander’s latest television commercial. You know, the one where everyone’s wearing red? Alexander’s wife says that he comes home every weekend to be with his family. I guess the viewer is supposed to believe that the more he’s with his wife and the less he’s in Washington, the better represented we all are in the Fifth District. Earlier today, I heard a report that claimed this Congress has worked fewer days than any Congress in the past fifty years– only 100 days a year. Personally, I would be more…