[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for Veterans Day, November 11, 2016

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2016

City of Alexandria government offices, libraries, and recreation centers will be open on Veterans Day, Friday, November 11. All Veterans Day-related updates and closures are listed below.

Refuse Collection: Residential refuse and recycling will be collected according to the City’s normal schedule this week; there is no "holiday slide” for Veterans Day 2016.

Animal Shelter: The Vola Lawson Animal Shelter will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 11.

Health Facilities: On November 11, the Alexandria Health Department (4480 King St.) and the Casey Wellness Center (1200 North Howard St.) will be closed. The Teen Wellness Center at T.C. Williams High School (3330 King St.) will be open during normal business hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Historic Alexandria: All City operated museums will be open on a regular schedule on November 11. For more information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Museums.

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 1.888.832.3858 and the sexual assault hotline at 703.683.7273.

Libraries: All Alexandria Library branches will be open on November 11, with the exception of the Alexandria Law Library and the Talking Book Service at Beatley Central Library, which will be closed.

Parking: The Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts on November 11. 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 November 11.

Recreation Centers: All City recreation centers will be open on a regular schedule on November 11. Please check www.alexandriava.gov/RecreationCenters for specific information on operating hours. 

Schools: All Alexandria City Public Schools will be open on November 11. 

State Offices: The following Commonwealth of Virginia offices located in Alexandria will be closed on November 11: 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 regular weekday schedule on November 11. The King Street Trolley will operate on its normal schedule, every 10-15 minutes between the King Street Metro Station and the Potomac River waterfront, from 10 a.m. to midnight, on November 11.

For more information, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.