Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R-Alexandria) presented Alexandria resident Jenni McBride with a Senate Citation for her work in the city. McBride was honored earlier in the year at a council meeting, where she was presented with the city’s Outstanding Citizens Award after multiple people emailed the city citing McBride’s acts of charity and love for […]
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Alexandria holds public input session for proposed tax rate change
The city of Alexandria held a public hearing Thursday to receive input for the 2023 ad valorem tax rate. An ad valorem tax is a tax based on the assessed value of an item, such as real estate or personal property. The proposed rate is $0.14 per $100 of valuation, down from the 2022 rate of $0.172 […]
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Students honored for participation in robotics world championship
Students and coaches from the St. Mary’s School in Alexandria and Campbell County High School were honored by the Alexandria City Council for participating in the VEX Robotics World Championship. The VEX Robotics World Competition was held in Dallas from April 25 to May 4. There were 800 teams that competed in the high school […]
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Alexandria to host ‘City Social’ event
Mark your calendars for Alexandria’s City Social event to meet local city government, staff, and boards and commission members. The event will be held Wednesday, May 23, at the Calvin A. Perry Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The community is encouraged to come and mingle with neighbors and discuss topics important to […]
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Alexandria considers an increase in new recruit pay across organization
To keep up with the rest of the region, Alexandria is looking at increasing pay scales for certain positions within the city to be attractive to new recruits. The first reading of an ordinance was read at the city’s April 6 regularly scheduled meeting, which, if passed, would redefine the pay range for the outlined […]
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Alexandria amends policy allowing one week of PTO after six months
During Alexandria’s Personnel Committee meeting last month, Police Chief Lucas Cooper raised an issue regarding the city’s paid time off policy, leading to a discussion on a policy change by city officials. Cooper mentioned a police officer shortage in the city and speculated that it could be caused by officers being repelled by the city’s comparatively minimal […]
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Alexandria looking to bring a sit-down restaurant to city next year
Alexandria’s new year plans include having their new city administrator David Plummer act as their restaurant consultant. In a Business Retention and Development committee meeting on Dec. 1, the city said they would like Plummer to investigate obtaining a sit-down restaurant for Alexandria. Though the committee did not mention a specific restaurant, they said they […]
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Police officer shortage could lead to PTO changes in Alexandria
A police officer shortage led Alexandria city officials to consider revisions to the city’s paid time off policy. Police Chief Lucas Cooper was the first to raise the issue at a recent Personnel Committee meeting, and while much of the discussion focused on police officers, the changes considered in the meetings could affect all full-time […]
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Time Constraints Push Alexandria to Quickly Fill Council Vacancy
Alexandria Mayor Andy Schabell said the discussion on how to fill the vacancy left by Dave Hart was a painful and difficult one. Do you like this story? Please consider a small donation tohelp fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners,providing our content for free. Any amount helps. Click […]
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Alexandria City Council Member With Longtime Service to Community Has Died
Alexandria Council Member Dave Hart had many years of service to the city as council member and chair of the Planning and Zoning Board. He passed away this weekend. Do you like this story? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our advertising partners, providing our […]
