To the Editor:
I found out May 11 that the City of Alexandria intends to place a 52-foot-long-by-6-foot-wide Capital Bikeshare Station holding 19 bike slots, a pay center and a large sign at the corner of Powhatan and Second streets, cementing over hundreds of square feet that is currently green space. This is set to be done in June.
We who live here and pay taxes here do not want it in our residential neighborhood.
I have been paying taxes on my property for 42 years and do not want my property devalued by the installation of a Bikeshare Station at the end of my street.
Put Bikeshares in commercial areas, not in residential.
Mind you, we were not informed about this to get our input. We were not given any consideration, asked or anything. We were just told what they were going to do. I didn’t know that’s what happens in a democracy.
Do not put it here. Find a commercial area. We play plenty of taxes and have a right to a voice.
Mary Jean Crowley
Alexandria