Hearing on Proposed Budget
City Council will hold a special public hearing to discuss the proposed $647.9 million operating budget and $815 million All Funds budget. The hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday, March 16, in the City Council chambers in City Hall. A public hearing on the real property tax rate will be held on April 21 at 7 p.m. and budget adoption is scheduled for May 7.
Zombie Apocalypse Survivors
The mayor welcomed Rick Grimes and others from the AMC show “The Walking Dead” to the city. Grimes entered the city on March 1 and has expressed an interest in joining local law enforcement. In the show, based on a comic series by Robert Kirkman, Alexandria is a safe-zone relatively protected from apocalyptic horrors.
“We welcome them and are pleased and proud to have them in our historic city,” said Mayor William Euille. “We wish them the best of luck and we hope they stay safe.”