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<br><font size="3"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b>
<b>For More Information, Contact:</b></font>
<br><font size="3">October 22, 2008
Jennifer Harris, Communications Officer </font>
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703.838.5078 or jennifer.harris@alexandriava.gov</font>
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<br><font size="3"><b><i>CORRECTION: Please Note Day of Week</i></b></font></DEFANGED_div>
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<br><font size="3">The City of Alexandria invites residents to participate
in a community meeting on the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
on <b>Thursday</b>, November 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lee Center
Exhibit Hall, 1108 Jefferson Street. This interactive meeting is an opportunity
for residents to provide input on the community's priorities for future
capital projects and to make suggestions for closing a previously identified
$61 million funding gap. </font>
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<br><font size="3">At 6 p.m., a Capital Project Fair will be held for the
public to learn about all of the CIP projects, ask questions of City staff,
and receive additional information. The community meeting will formally
begin at 7 p.m. Attendees will break up into small groups to discuss the
CIP projects with other community members and express their opinions about
them. The meeting will conclude with a polling exercise where participants
will answer specific questions about CIP priorities.</font>
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<br><font size="3">To attend, please RSVP by e-mailing </font><a href="mailto:dawn.webster@alexandriava.gov" target="_blank"><font color="blue" size="3"><u>dawn.webster@alexandriava.gov</u></font></a><font size="3">
or calling 703.838.4780. Residents are encouraged to review background
information about the CIP budget at </font><a href="http://www.alexandriava.gov/budget" target="_blank"><font color="#800080" size="3"><u>www.alexandriava.gov/budget</u></font></a><font size="3">.</font>
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<br><font size="3">Written comments on the CIP may be mailed to Dawn Webster,
Office of Management and Budget, 301 King Street, Room 3630, Alexandria,
VA 22314, or e-mailed to </font><a href="mailto:CIPcomments@alexandriava.gov" target="_blank"><font color="blue" size="3"><u>CIPcomments@alexandriava.gov</u></font></a><font size="3">.
Please submit all written comments no later than November 30.</font>
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<br><font size="3">Individuals with disabilities who require assistance or
individuals needing special arrangements, such as translation services
or language interpreters, to participate in the community meeting, should
call the City Clerk at 703.838.4550 (TTY/TDD 703.838.5056). We request
that you provide a 48-hour notice so that the proper arrangements may be
made. </font>
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