Wales Alley Case Heads to Virginia Supreme Court

The Virginia Supreme Court has granted the City of Alexandria’s petition for appeal in the Wales Alley litigation with the Old Dominion Boat Club.

Jurisdiction of this issue has now shifted to the Supreme Court.
 
Because the matter of Wales Alley is now before the Virginia Supreme Court, it may take some months before there is a final resolution, said a statement from the City of Alexandria.

An April order from Circuit Court Judge John McGrath said the boat club, which is located at the end of King Street, has an easement on the city alley connecting Union Street to the Strand. The judge said no obstructions could be built in the alley.

The city appealed.

The restaurateurs Meshelle and Cathal Armstrong recently restored the alley and opened Virtue Feed and Grain. They received a permit from the city for outdoor dining into the alley.