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Alexandria council asks staff to study alternate pump‑station site for waterfront flood project
Summary
Mayor Leah Gaskins asked council to authorize a roughly $150,000, three‑month study of 1 Prince Street as an alternate pump‑station site for a waterfront flood‑mitigation project; council generally agreed to pursue additional analysis while members cautioned about cost, timing and real‑estate sensitivity.
Mayor Leah Gaskins told the City Council that the city is facing worsening waterfront flooding and outlined a proposal to briefly pause current design work so staff could analyze an alternative pump‑station location at 1 Prince Street.
"We know that it's not going to be able to fully stop flooding, but we do believe that we have a duty as public servants ... to make sure that we are investing in our infrastructure," Gaskins said, explaining that staff estimates a scope-of-work cost of about…
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