[Archived] Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed FY 05 City Budget

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 29, 2004
PIO 073-04

Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed FY 2005 City Budget

The Alexandria City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2005 budget on Monday, April 12, 4:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the Council Workroom or Council Chamber in City Hall, 301 King St. The Council is scheduled to adopt the budget on May 3.

Alexandria City Manager Philip Sunderland proposed a $433 million general fund operating budget for Fiscal Year 2005, an increase of $35.1 million or 8.8 percent over the FY 2004 general fund budget. The proposed fiscal year 2005-2010 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is $304 million in City funding over six years..

Copies of the proposed FY 2005 Operating Budget and the FY 200-20010 CIP are available on the City’s web site alexandriava.gov/budget . An online form is also available for residents to submit budget comments or suggestions at the City’s web site (see “FY 2005 Resident Input on the Budget”). To obtain a copy of the budget documents on CD-ROM, call the Office of Management and Budget at 703.838.4780.

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