Alexandria’s City Budget and Services: Challenges Under COVID BY RICARDO ALFARO The City is preparing its Fiscal Year 2022 budget, a process made more difficult by the falling tax revenue and increased service demands related to COVID. This issue will be covered at the February 22 Agenda Alexandria program. According to Program Moderator Frank Fannon, “The ripple effects of COVID could last longer than expected. Will the city budget raise residential and commercial property tax rates? And what about our local businesses?”
In this environment, how are priorities identified? How much debt do we need to repay? Which non-discretionary initiatives can be paused, reduced, or eliminated? And what about the school system budget? Discover if the City of Alexandria has ever before, when facing such a fiscal crisis, cut the budget instead of raising taxes. We will discuss these vital issues and more! Panelists include: Bill Rossello is Administrator of the Facebook site “Bring Integrity Back to Alexandria! End Seminary Road Diet and Other Bad Ideas.”
Janet Blair Fleetwood, Secretary of the Budget & Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee, serves as the mayor’s representative on BFAAC. Rob Krupicka is a former City Council and State Senate member, and he is a small business owner.
Janet Blair Fleetwood
Rob Krupicka
Bill Rossello
Monday, February 22, 2021 FREE – Live online 12-1:30pm Registration at agendaalexandria.com
Photos courtesy of Agenda: Alexandria
Courtesy photo
The Parker-Gray High School Memorial Walkway on Wythe St.
OFFICE OF HISTORIC ALEXANDRIA DEBUTS PARKER-GRAY COMMEMORATIVE WEBSITE The Office of Historic Alexandria launched a website to honor the opening of Parker-Gray High School in 1920. The page provides a wealth of history, including information about alumni, staff, and faculty. Visitors will find information about the Parker-Gray Memorial Walkway unveiled last October, can print a brochure from the ceremony, and explore an extensive archives section containing documents and photographs. To explore this historic material, visit https:// www.alexandriava.gov/historic/blackhistory/default. aspx?id=118939.
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