Nirenberg Calls for Emergency Action to Address Alexandria Storm Drain Crisis
Nirenberg Calls for Emergency Action to Address Alexandria Storm Drain Crisis
Says fixing the storm drains needs to become a top priority for the City.
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Darryl Nirenberg, Republican Candidate for Alexandria City Council, today called on the City to take immediate emergency action on Alexandria’s failing storm drain and sewer infrastructure.
“My heart goes out to my neighbors who again are struggling with flooded basements and backyards, and sewage backups.
“This is a complicated problem caused by aging infrastructure, overdevelopment and climate change. But, enough is enough. No one living in our city should have to deal with this over and over with no end in sight.
“City Hall needs to take immediate, actionable steps to improve flood control by:
Appointing a Water Infrastructure Czar with direct accountability to the Mayor and the Council to take charge of this issue;
Working with our representatives in Congress to seek emergency and long-term Federal funding to assist the City in addressing flooding; and,
Instructing City staff to develop a comprehensive citywide response plan, with defined deliverables and timelines, by January 1, 2022.
“It is the basic responsibility of city government to provide residents with sound infrastructure. Instead of wasting time and resources on divisive policies like removing school resource officers; pursuing dedicated bus lanes on Duke Street; replacing travel lanes with rarely used bike lanes; and, putting adult housing on school grounds, City Council needs to focus on quality of life issues -- including making it a priority to fix our storm drains now.”
Nirenberg is an attorney and 22 year Alexandria resident. He is the sole Republican nominee for City Council. He will face six Democratic nominees in November with the top six vote getters being elected to the Council. Two independent candidates have filed as well.
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