A group of Alexandria residents and business owners announced Monday the creation of Waterfront4All, a new group to support the city’s controversial $50 million waterfront redevelopment plan.

The waterfront plan, which is currently in the hands of a work group charged with finding consensus between city planners and concerned residents, has been the subject of fierce debate in the city over the past few months, with Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan organizing a protest of the plan in June. CAAWP opposes the city’s plan and wants more green space, public art and a museum, instead of the current plan’s revenue-generating boutique hotels.