Alexandria residents have started a last-ditch effort urging the city to abandon its plan to demolish 2,500 affordable housing units in the Beauregard area to create a more mixed-use community.

Their concerns stem from the city’s long-term plans for the western portion of Alexandria that allow developers to replace apartments there with larger, more expensive housing units. The plan also calls for additional shops and green space.

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