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07/31/1997Alexandria City Manager Vola Lawson Appoints David B. Sudduth to be Director of Personnel Services
07/02/1997Alexandria City Manager Vola Lawson Appoints Elbert Ransom, Jr., Special Assistant to the City Manager for Human Relations
06/24/1997Public Service Announcement - Volunteers Needed
06/23/1997Alexandria Prepares For Major Emphasis On Youth Programs; Study Recommends New Commission To Improve Coordination, Delivery, and Evaluation of Youth Programs; Proposes Annual Community Report Card on Youth Well Being; City Council Invites Citizens to Comment at September 13 Public Hearing
06/12/1997Alexandria Walk to Fight Breast Cancer to Benefit Early Detection and Education
05/27/1997New Regional Mobility Panel Studying Bus Service Improvements Schedules Public Meeting for June 3 in Alexandria
05/13/1997Alexandria City Council Schedules Community Meeting at Landmark Mall on June 4; Retail Activity at Landmark, Community Policing, Turnpike Traffic Project, And Holmes Run Park Beautification Highlight Agenda
04/29/1997Alexandria to Mark Rememberance of Holocaust with Civic Ceremony on May 9; Guest Speakers Include Congressman James Moran and Holocaust Survivors Charlene Schiff and Ruth Greifer
03/18/1997Alexandria City Manager’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget Provides Continued Investment In Economic and Business Development Initiatives, Full Funding of School Board’s Budget, Expanded Recreation Programs, and Improvements in Employee Compensation while Maintaining Current Tax Rates; Six-year Capital Budget Includes Funding for New Elementary School, New Main Library
03/10/1997Jones Communications of Alexandria Named Recipient of 1997 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award
02/26/1997Kerry J. Donley Installed as Alexandria's Mayor; City Council Elects Redella S. Pepper as Vice Mayor; City Council Petitions Circuit Court to Set Special Election on April 9 to Fill Vacant Seat on City Council
02/20/1997Alexandria Announces 'One Date, One Payment' Plan; Changes to Affect All City Motor Vehicle Owners
02/07/1997Dr. Schroeder Cherry Back by Popular Demand!
02/07/1997Traveling the Long Road to Freedom, One Step at a Time
02/05/1997Alexandria Expands Rabies Alert Area
01/28/1997Five Firms Named as Finalists For Alexandria Technology Achievement Award
01/28/1997Alexandria to Showcase High Tech Business During March 10-14 Technology Achievement Week
01/22/1997Rabies Alert Issued to Pet Owners in Alexandria (Prepared by Animal Welfare League of Alexandria)
01/09/1997City of Alexandria Honors 180 Employees With 4,300 Years of Service
12/19/1996City of Alexandria Announces Modified Schedule of Services for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays.
12/19/1996City of Alexandria Announces Modified Schedule of Services for the Christmas and New Year's Holidays.
12/17/1996Alexandria Garden Clubs Decorate City Hall With Festive Holiday Wreaths; Alexandria YMCA and Ahead Trim City Hall Christmas Trees
11/27/1996Nominations for Alexandria Technology Achievement Award Due December 5
11/22/1996Plan for Townhouse/Public Parking Garage in Old Town Set for City Council Public Hearing on December 14;
Project Seen as Last Chance to Preserve Public Parking at Queen-Lee Site
08/30/1996Community Invited to Potomac West Alliance Kick-Off; Nationsbank to Announce Loan Commitment
08/02/1996Alexandria Sets Saturday,August 10 For Special Curbside Pick-up of Large Tree Limbs
07/24/1996Mayor Kerry Donley Announces Actions Steps to Address Gang Issues
07/11/1996Alexandria Prayer Vigil on July 16 to Condemn the Burning of Churches
06/21/1996Alexandria Mayor Kerry J. Donley Calls on Virginia's Governor to Preserve Access to Eisenhower Valley as Proposed in Woodrow Wilson Bridge Study
06/20/1996City of Alexandria Opens Swimming Pools for the Summer