[Archived] City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for Week of Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 12

For Immediate Release: October 6, 2020

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Monday, October 12, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. The following list includes schedule information for other City facilities and partner agencies.

Resource Recovery: Residential refuse and recycling will not be collected on October 12. Collection services will slide by one day during the week of October 12, and yard waste will not be collected on Friday, October 16. The Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Recycling Center (3224 Colvin St.) will be closed on October 12. Visit Resource Recovery for information.

Voting: The Office of Voter Registration and Elections (132 N. Royal St.) will be open on October 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for in-person absentee voting and voter registration. Visit alexandriava.gov/Elections for details. 

Animal Shelter: The Vola Lawson Animal Shelter will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 12 by appointment only, offering both virtual and in-shelter animal visiting opportunities. To make an appointment, visit AlexandriaAnimals.org/Adopt-By-Appointment. For an animal emergency or wildlife concern, call 703.746.4444.

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 October 12. 

Historic Alexandria: On October 12, the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Gadsby's Tavern Museum and Alexandria’s History Museum at The Lyceum will be closed. All other City museums remain closed to the public until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic or call 703.746.4554.

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 October 12. The Alexandria Law Library (520 King St.) will also be closed on October 12. Visit Alexandria Library for details.

Parking: On October 12, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at metered spaces, residential permit parking districts and other areas with posted parking time limits. 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 October 12.

Impound Lot: The City’s Impound Facility (5249 Eisenhower Ave.) will be closed October 12.

Recreation and Arts Centers:  On October 12, Chinquapin Park Recreation Center & Aquatics Facility and Charles Houston and Patrick Henry Recreation Centers will be open 9 a.m-3 p.m. The Torpedo Factory Art Center and all other recreation and nature centers will be closed on October 12.

Schools: Monday, October 12, is a professional development day for all Alexandria City Public Schools staff. Students are not expected to log in.   

State Offices: The following Commonwealth of Virginia offices in Alexandria will be closed on October 12: the Circuit Court, Clerk of Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, and Court Service Unit, located in the Alexandria Courthouse (520 King St.); and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office (2681 Mill Road).

Transit: On Monday, October 12, DASH bus service will operate on a Saturday schedule. The free King Street Trolley remains suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit dashbus.com.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.