[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services For Christmas And New Year’s Holidays

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	December 15, 2006 PIO# 262-06/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
FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAYS

All City of Alexandria government offices will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25; Tuesday, Dec. 26; and Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Alexandria City Public Schools and administrative offices will close for winter break on Friday, Dec. 22, and re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

All City of Alexandria recreation centers, including the Chinquapin Recreation Center, will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 24; Monday, Dec. 25; and Monday, Jan.1. On Tuesday, Dec. 26, the Chinquapin Recreation Center will operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. All other City recreation centers will open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 26.

On Sunday, Dec. 31, the Chinquapin Recreation Center will operate from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Charles Houston, Cora Kelly, Mt. Vernon, and William Ramsey recreation centers will open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 31. The Nannie J. Lee recreation center will operate from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 31, and the Charles Barrett and Patrick Henry recreation centers will be closed on Dec. 31.

All City of Alexandria Libraries will be closed on Sunday, Dec. 24, through Tuesday, Dec. 26. All libraries will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31 and remain closed on Monday, Jan.1.

Alexandria Transit Company DASH bus service will operate a Sunday schedules on Sunday, Dec. 24, with service ending at 7:00 p.m. DASH busses will also operate a Sunday schedule on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, Dec. 31, with additional free shuttle service for “First Night Alexandria” events. The shuttle service will originate from the Masonic Temple and King Street Metro station and will serve all “First Night Alexandria” venue stops. Shuttle service will also be provided between the First Night venues in Del Ray and the King Street Metro station. In addition, all regular DASH routes serving King Street, between the King Street Metro Station and King/Fairfax Streets, will also be free. The free service will begin at 5:00 PM and end at 1:00 AM. DASH busses will not operate on Monday, Dec. 25, or Monday, Jan. 1.

Residential trash and recycling will not be collected on Monday, Dec. 25, or Monday, Jan. 1. Scheduled collections will be delayed by one day during the weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

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 Dec. 25, Dec. 26, and Jan. 1. HOV restrictions on Washington Street and U. S. Route 1 will be suspended on Dec. 25, Dec. 26, and Jan. 1.

All Commonwealth of Virginia offices located in Alexandria will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 22, and remain closed through Tuesday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday. State offices will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 1, and Tuesday, Jan. 2. 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 Friday, Dec. 22, and remain closed through Dec. 26. The Health Department and Flora Krause Casey Health Center will also be closed on Monday, Jan 1, and Tuesday, Jan. 2.

The Adolescent Health Center at 3701 W. Braddock Road will remain open all day on Friday, Dec. 22, and will close on Monday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 26. The center will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 1 but will open on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

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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