[Archived] Public Hearing Set in Alexandria for Proposed Changes to Metro

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

Public Hearing Set in Alexandria for Proposed Changes to Metro

The City of Alexandria will host a public hearing for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) on March 25 at 7 pm in City Hall, 301 King St. The public hearing is scheduled to solicit public comment on: 1) proposed FY 2005 adjustments to Metrobus, Metrorail and MetroAccess fares; 2) proposed FY 2005 adjustments to parking rates and fees, 3) the potential implementation of a multi-year fare adjustment policy, and 4) proposed modification to advertising practices and non-passenger revenue.

Persons wishing to testify are requested to furnish by March 20, the name, address, telephone number and organization affiliation, if any, to: Harold Bartlett, Secretary, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, or by fax at 202.962.1133. Submit only one speaker's name per letter. Others present at the hearing may be heard after those persons who preregistered have spoken. Public officials will be heard first and will be allowed ten minutes each to make their presentations. All other speakers will be allowed three minutes each. Relinquishing of time by one speaker to another will not be permitted.

For more information, call James Maslanka at 703.838.3800.

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