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Vol. 12, No. 36 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 Dominion to move forward .... on transmission line plan Letter narrows utility’s Commission to pursue two op- options to two proposals tions to increase Dominion’s BY ERICH WAGNER grid capacity and reliability in Representatives with Do- Northern Virginia. minion Virginia Power recently The first option would be to told Alexandria officials they install an underground 230-ki- plan to move forward with their lovolt transmission line along long-dormant proposal to run a the CSX train tracks to con- new transmission line through nect the Glebe substation in the city later this fall. Arlington County with the Po- In an August 19 letter ad- tomac River substation by the dressed to City Manager Mark closed GenOn power plant. Jinks, Ben Saunders, a senior The second proposal — siting and permitting specialist called Alternative One — would with the utility, said his com- replace and increase the current pany plans to file an applica- PHOTO/CHRIS TEALE tion with the State Corporation SEE DOMINION | 8 Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) announced last week that Port City Brewing Company will remain in Alexandria, expand its operations and create 26 new jobs. Female lifeguard raped at gunpoint on South Pickett Port City Brewing A woman was abducted and dark eyes. At the time of and raped at gunpoint Satur- the assault, police said he was day afternoon on South Pickett wearing a gray hooded sweat- Company to expand Street at a pool in a condomin- shirt, light-colored jeans and a ium complex. blue baseball cap. Brewery will relocate on sion and create 26 new jobs. through the Governor’s Agri- Alexandria Police Depart- Nosal said officers canvassed West End, receive state The expansion means it can culture and Forestry Industries ment spokeswoman Crystal No- neighbors Sunday in the Cam- grant, city matching funds more than double its production Development grant program, a sal said at approximately 2:09 eron Station area, but police had BY CHRIS TEALE to meet increasing demand in performance-based economic de- p.m. September 3, the woman, no new information to release The Port City Brewing Com- its current distribution markets velopment incentive that rewards 24, called police to report she Wednesday morning. She said pany will move and expand its as well as enter new ones. companies for using Virginia ag- had been abducted and raped by detectives were checking footage operations on the West End, “Investments like this cre- ricultural products. an unknown suspect. The vic- from nearby surveillance camer- aided by a grant from the com- ate jobs, tourism opportunities Already, Port City purchas- tim is a lifeguard at a pool on the as, but Nosal did not know if any- monwealth and matching city and new markets for Virginia’s es several thousand pounds of 200 block of S. Pickett St. thing more had been found. Po- funds, Gov. Terry McAuliffe farmers, as craft breweries wheat from farmers in Virginia Nosal said a man approached lice could work with the victim (D) announced last week. source products like hops, fruit, for its Optimal Wit beer, with a the victim while she was at to produce a composite sketch of Currently located at 3950 herbs and other agricultural 350,000-pound purchase of red work, and that no one else was her attacker for wider release. Wheeler Ave., the company will products,” said McAuliffe at the winter wheat expected this year at the pool. He then brandished Anyone with information receive a $250,000 grant from announcement August 31. “Port a firearm and raped the victim, about this incident or the sus- SEE PORT CITY | 6 the Virginia Department of Ag- City is a nationally renowned who was able to call for help af- pect is asked to contact Detec- riculture and a matching grant of craft brewery, and I am thrilled ter the suspect fled. tive Helsa Richmond with the $250,000 from the city, each over to help them launch a new chap- SEE ODBC | 8 The suspect is described as Alexandria Police Department a three-year period. 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