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...