[Archived] Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Inauguration Day State Offices Also Closed on Jan. 14 for Lee-Jackson Day

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
January 6, 2005
PIO 007-05/rdo

Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and Inauguration Day
State Offices Also Closed on Jan. 14 for Lee-Jackson Day

City of Alexandria government offices will be closed on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and Inauguration Day.

The Treasury and Revenue Divisions of the Finance Department will be closed on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20.

Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed for students and staff on Jan. 17 and for students only on Jan. 20.

There will be no regular residential trash and recycling collection on Jan. 17.

The Charles Houston, Cora Kelly, Mt. Vernon, William Ramsay and Nannie J. Lee recreation centers will be open on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20 from 9 am to 6 pm. The Chinquapin Recreation Center will be open from 6 am to 6 pm on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20. All other City recreation centers will be closed on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20.
In addition, all City libraries will be closed on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20.

DASH bus service will operate on a Saturday schedule on Jan. 17 and on a regular schedule on Jan. 20.

In accordance with Virginia State Law, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces as well as time restrictions in residential permit parking districts and other areas with signed parking time limits on Jan. 17 and Jan. 20. All other parking regulations will be in effect. Additionally, HOV restrictions on Washington Street and Route 1 will be lifted on Jan. 14 (Lee-Jackson Day), Jan. 17, and Jan. 20.

State offices in Alexandria, including Circuit, General District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District courts, the Clerk of Court Office and the Alexandria Health Department will be closed on Jan. 14 (Lee-Jackson Day) and Jan. 17. State offices will be open on Jan. 20.

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