Each blank represents a single linking word that serves as a cohesive device.

Alexandria OKs use of land to expand sewage plant (by Taryn Luntz, Examiner).
The Alexandria City Council approved a measure Saturday allowing .a.. highly visible plot of
land
at the gateway to .the. city to be used to expand a sewage plant. ..... Saturday, ..... plot was
zoned
for commercial ..... residential use, not for a utility. The latest decision is unpopular with
Charles
Hooff, ..... owns ..... 10-acre parcel, ..... the sewage agency is offering ..... millions of dollars less
for ..... than private developers ...... Hooff said developer Penzance Cos offered $42 million for
the property and planned to build a high-end office and residential complex ..... – a vision
more
in line with the ..... he had for the site. ..... deal fell through ..... the sanitation agency
announced
..... had filed a petition to force Hoff to sell the land to the agency instead.
..... support ..... petition, sanitation authority officials said the authority needs the land to build
features ..... will bring the plant into compliance with new environmental standards. About 60
percent of the plant is dedicated to treating sewage from Fairfax County, and 40 percent is
used
for Alexandria, ..... any future expansions would be used to serve the ..... only. The sanitation
authority offered Hooff $30 million for the property, ..... is near the Woodrow Wilson
Bridge .....
next to the upscale Carlyle area. Hooff fired back with ..... lawsuit saying the agency was failing
to pay him fair market value, ..... required by law. “The agency has said .....’d like to
mediate, .....
I’m not sure how you mediate with ..... who isn’t willing to pay fair market value,” ..... said. .....
lawsuit is scheduled for trial in July.