To the Editor:
I want to apologize to the residents of Alexandria who live around the new Jefferson-Houston School currently under construction. I did nothing to help prevent the building of that school. I live in Old Town but not near the school and didn't pay much attention to the plans.
But I do drive by frequently and I think it is a monstrosity. It is so much over the scale of the surrounding neighborhood that it is very hard to believe it was approved. I don't know if it falls under the purview of either BAR but someone was not paying attention. When the slightest changes to many structures in the city are minutely scrutinized, the fact that this incredibly huge building was approved amazes me every time I drive by.
I'm sorry.
Ann Liddle
Alexandria