Tag: policy
Council approves FY2019 budget, tentatively approves 1 percent meals tax increase
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City council approved a $748.4 million FY2019 budget on Thursday, including a tentative 1 percent increase in the restaurant meals...
Public safety officials say pay is falling short
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Members of Alexandria’s police and fire departments filled council chambers to the brim during a three-hour public hearing Monday afternoon, with...
Councilor Paul Smedberg seeks sixth term
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
When Paul Smedberg first ran for city council in 2000, his bid ended with a loss.
Three years later, he ran...