Tag: capital improvement program
Your Views: ‘Reinvest in policing’
To the editor:
Last month, Alexandria’s Police Union IUPA Local 5 presented a forward-thinking plan to “Reinvest in policing.” The plan is a roadmap...
Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Looking forward
In December 2020, I wrote in the Alexandria Times about our hopes that Alexandria City Public Schools could begin transitioning students back into schools...
Our View: Embattled police
There are zero dollars allocated to police body cameras in Alexandria’s 2021-30 Capital Improvement Program budget. There were zero dollars allocated to police body...
Your Views: Stormwater pipes, not pilots
To the editor:
Like hundreds of other Alexandria residents, we have recently spent considerable time digging out from flooding along with anxious days when...
City experiences another ‘100-year’ flood
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
On the afternoon of Sept. 10, flash flooding at a rate as high as 3 inches in 10 minutes overwhelmed...
School board approves 10-year plan
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
The Alexandria School Board approved a $530.7 million 10-year Capital Improvement Program budget at a meeting on Dec. 19.
The plan...
FY2020 budget passes without tax rate hike
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2020 operating budget on May 1, maintaining the real estate tax rate for the...
City manager proposes FY2020 budget
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
City Manager Mark Jinks’ Fiscal Year 2020 proposed budget involves no real estate tax rate increase, no major service reductions...