All City of
Alexandria government offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance
of the Independence Day holiday. The following list includes schedule
information for other City facilities and partner agencies.
- Animal Shelter: The Vola Lawson Animal Shelter will be
closed on July 4.
- Health Facilities: The Alexandria Health Department (4480
King St.), the Flora Krause Casey Health Center (1200 N. Howard St.), and the
Teen Wellness Center at T.C. Williams High School (3330 King St.) will be
closed on July 4.
- Historic Alexandria: Three
Historic Alexandria sites will be open on July 4: The Lyceum (10 a.m. to 5
p.m.), and Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary
Museum (1 p.m. to 4 p.m.). All other Office of Historic Alexandria museums will
be closed. For more information, call 703.746.4554 or visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.
- Hotlines: All emergency hotlines operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year, including the child protective services hotline at 703.746.5800; the
domestic violence hotline at 703.746.4911; the emergency services for mental
health or substance abuse crisis hotline at 703.746.3401; the adult protective
services hotline at 703.746.5778; and the sexual assault hotline at
703.683.7273.
- Libraries: All Alexandria Library branches will be closed on July 4.
- Parking: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement
of parking restrictions at metered spaces, residential permit parking districts
and other areas with signed parking time limits, on Monday, July 4. This
suspension of enforcement applies only to the restrictions at legal parking
spaces, and does not permit parking in any location normally prohibited (for
example, no parking zones, loading zones, or spaces for persons with
disabilities). Temporary no-parking signs will be enforced on July 4.
- Outdoor Pools: City pools are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 4. Visit alexandriava.gov/Pools for more
information.
- Recreation Centers: The Chinquapin Park Recreation Center
will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the Charles Houston Recreation Center
will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 4. All other City recreation centers will be
closed.
- Resource Recovery: Residential refuse and recycling will not be
collected on July 4. Collection services will be delayed by one day during
the week of July 4. The Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collections
Drop-off Center will be closed on July 4.
- State Offices: The following Commonwealth of Virginia
offices located in Alexandria will be closed on July 4: the Circuit, General
District, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court and Court Service
Unit located in the Alexandria Courthouse at 520 King St., and the Department
of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office on 2681 Mill Rd.
- Transit: Alexandria Transit Company’s DASH bus service will operate
on a Sunday schedule on July 4. The King Street Trolley will operate every 10 minutes, between the King Street Metro Station and the Potomac River
waterfront, from 10 a.m. to 10:15 p.m.
For media inquiries, contact
Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov
or 703.746.3959.
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