[Archived] Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for Independence Day, July 4

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	June 23, 2006 PIO# 151-06/rdo	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services
For Independence Day, July 4

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4.

The Alexandria Circuit, General District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts and the Clerk of Court’s Office will also be closed on Tuesday, July 4.

Commonwealth of Virginia offices located in Alexandria, including the DMV Office at 2681 Mill Road, will be closed on Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4.

All Alexandria Health Department offices and facilities will also close on Monday, July 3, and Tuesday, July 4, including the The Flora Krause Casey Health Center at 1200 N. Howard St. and the Adolescent Health Center at 3701 W. Braddock Road.

City recreation centers will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, except for the Chinquapin Recreation Center, which will open from 8 am to 5 pm.

City libraries will be closed on Tuesday, July 4.

DASH bus service will operate on a Sunday schedule on Tuesday, July 4.

Residential trash and recycling will not be collected on Tuesday, July 4. Collection services will be delayed by one day between Tuesday and Thursday, July 6.

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 July 4. HOV restrictions on Washington Street and U. S. Route 1 will be lifted on July 4.

The Alexandria Office on Women emergency hotlines will be fully staffed and operational on Tuesday, July 4. The domestic violence hotline, 703.838.4911, and sexual assault hotline, 703.683.7273, as with all Office on Women hotlines, operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Alexandria will celebrate Independence Day and Alexandria’s 257th Birthday on Saturday, July 8, from 4 to 10 pm at Oronoco Bay Park, 7 N. Lee St. The celebration will feature the U.S. Army Band and the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, followed by a fireworks display. For more information on the birthday party, call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703.883.4686.

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