Vol. 12, No. 20 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper MAY 19, 2016 City prepares for possible showdown with Dominion .... Council approves list of least, PJM about electrical load pro- most objectionable routes jections for the region. BY ERICH WAGNER Dominion spokesman Chuck City councilors, officials and Penn said in March that despite residents prepared their defens- delays, the utility determined a es last week ahead of a possible line running from Dominion’s fight this summer with utility Glebe Road substation to a Pep- Dominion Virginia Power over co installation at the site of the a proposal to run a 230-kilovolt closed GenOn coal-fired power transmission line through Al- plant was still necessary to ac- exandria, passing a resolution commodate future electrical outlining which routes would needs in Northern Virginia. be “least objectionable” while “It took even more of an maintaining an overall opposi- extended period of time [than tion to the project. expected] for us to take a really In February, Dominion of- hard, close look at the project ficials announced they would itself and the load forecast in City set to take over seek approval from state particular,” Penn said at the PHOTO/FRONTPAGE regulators for the project this time. “We also took some time summer. The news came af- to study in depth some addi- Torpedo Factory operations ter the proposal sat dormant tional options that we thought for more than a year while may have been there. But af- Interim regime slated for and Chocolate. The TFAA then to the center, including a board the utility evaluated new data October 1 as discussions rents studio and gallery space to independent from city control from regional grid operator SEE DOMINION | 10 over center’s future continue artists. and streamlined management BY CHRIS TEALE “The Torpedo Factory Art by one nonprofit organization. The Torpedo Factory Arts Center — and the artists them- The report’s findings were Center will come under tempo- selves — are integral to Alex- accepted in March by the cen- rary city control October 1 for andria’s unique cultural and ter’s current 13-member board up to three years as officials with tourism experience,” said City as well as the city commis- the center continue to debate its Manager Mark Jinks in a state- sion for the arts. But it exposed future management structure. ment. “The city’s actions today deepening rifts among board Under a proposal that was begin to build a bridge to the members on the center’s direc- unveiled May 12 and commu- future for this important facility. tion, upon which the Times first nicated to artists through a let- Our goal is to provide certainty reported in February. ter, the city would lease studio and stability by preserving the Also in the mix is the need space directly to the artists at art center’s core character until for the center to renew its lease the center as well as to The Art a new organizational structure with the city, which expires League, galleries and the Bread is determined.” June 30. Under the proposal put and Chocolate cafe. The new regime comes as forward by the city, the current PHOTO/DIY DEL RAY Currently, the city leases the center and its board con- structure will be in place for THE AVENUE SIDEWALKS FILL UP WITH ART Chalk artists the space to the Torpedo Fac- tinue to wrestle with its future. three months from July 1, with Amber Sprenger, Patrick Kirwin and Jack Labadie put togeth- tory Arts Center board, which A controversial report released the new structure scheduled for er their creation on the sidewalk along Mount Vernon Avenue then issues leases to the Tor- by consulting firm The Cultural implementation on October 1. during La Bella Strada on May 14. The festival was inspired pedo Factory Artists Associa- Planning Group called for a by an ancient Italian art form, and looked to raise funds for a tion, The Art League and Bread number of management changes SEE TORPEDO FACTORY | 6 permanent home for the Del Ray Montessori School. 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