[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services In Observance of Thanksgiving Holiday On Thursday, Nov. 23, And Friday, Nov. 24

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	November 17, 2006 PIO# 245-06/rdo	Brian Hannigan, Director of Communications, or Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
IN OBSERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
ON THURSDAY, NOV. 23, AND FRIDAY, NOV. 24

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Alexandria City Public Schools will also be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

All City of Alexandria recreation centers, including the Chinquapin Recreation Center, will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23. The Chinquapin Recreation Center will be open from 6 am to 6 pm on Friday, Nov. 24. All other City recreation centers will open from 9 am to 6 pm. on Friday, Nov. 24.

All City of Alexandria Libraries will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24.

DASH bus service will not operate on Thursday, Nov. 23. DASH will operate a regular weekday scheduled on Friday, Nov. 24.

Residential trash and recycling will be collected on the regularly scheduled day during the week of Thanksgiving, including Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24.

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 Nov. 23 and 24. HOV restrictions on Washington Street and U. S. Route 1 will be lifted on Nov. 23 and 24.

All Commonwealth of Virginia offices located in Alexandria will close at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and remain closed on Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24. This includes the Circuit, General District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts; the Clerk of Court Office; and the DMV Office at 2681 Mill Road.

The Alexandria Health Department, one of 35 district offices operated by the Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Community Services, and the Flora Krause Casey Health Center at 1200 N. Howard St. will also close at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and remain closed on Nov. 23 and 24.

The Adolescent Health Center at 3701 W. Braddock Road will remain open all day Wednesday, Nov. 22 and will close Thursday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 24.

All emergency hotlines operated by the Alexandria Office on Women operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including the domestic violence hotline, 703-838-4911, and the sexual assault hotline, 703-683-7273.

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