[Archived] City of Alexandria Schedules Community Meeting for March 26 on Proposed Improvements to Hunter/Miller Park’s Playground

City Press Release


	For Immediate Release	For More Information, Contact
	March 12, 2007 PIO# 064-07/rdo	Steve Mason, Director of Communications, at 703.838.4300 Raynard Owens, Communications Officer, at 703.838.4300

City of Alexandria Schedules Community Meeting for March 26
on Proposed Improvements to Playground at Hunter/Miller Park

The public is invited to attend a community meeting to discuss proposed improvements to the playground at Hunter/Miller Park, located at the corner of Queen and N. Fayette streets. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26, at the Dr. Oswald Durant Center, located at 1605 Cameron St.

During the meeting, staff of the City’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will present preliminary-site analysis and potential concepts, gather feedback from the community, and outline the next steps and the schedule for renovation.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2007 and continue to the spring of 2008. Funding for the project is included in the current FY 2007-2008 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) schedule.

Persons who are unable to attend the community meeting can send written comments to the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities, Attention: Judy Lo, 1108 Jefferson St., Alexandria, VA 22314 or e-mail judy.lo@alexandriava.gov.

For DASH bus schedule information, call 703-370-DASH or visit www.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202-637-7000 or visit www.wmata.com.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the City’s Human Rights Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation or to request materials in an alternative format, call Judy Lo at 703-838-5041, extension 438 (TTY 703-838-4902) or e-mail judy.lo@alexandriava.gov.

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