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Parks And Cultural Activities

Monday, September 10, 2012

City Seeks Community Input on Parks and Rec Programs

Alexandria has hired consultancy Green Play to help it assess fee structures and related issues.

Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities has hired consultancy Green Play to help it plan, budget and assess fee structures for some city programs and is seeking public input in the process. The group will assist the city “in developing a fiscally responsible process so we can plan proactively for the future,” according to an Aug. 6 letter addressed to community stakeholders and signed by the department’s deputy director, William Chesley. Green Play and the city are hosting workshops throughout the week at different rec center sites, beginning Monday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Cora Kelly Recreation Center. The city is paying Green Play approximately $30,000 for the nine-month project. The Recreation Department …

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Cora Kelly Recreation Center, Alexandria City Government Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (in Old Town Alexandria Patch), and Charles Houston Recreation Center (in Old Town Alexandria Patch)

amy lu

5:33 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

LOVE how much prior notice of public meetings the Rec Dept. gives! Makes it easy to get the result you want when no one shows up. What with the City extolling its eNews feed, Twitter and Facebook connection to make it easier for citizens to participate, after 20 years of civic involvement I continue to be astounded by 'insensitive' (to use a polite word) Lee Center Talking Heads.   more ›

Friday, April 27, 2012

Alexandria Contemplates New Swimming Pools

City consultants say old facilities are near the end of their lifespan.

Consultants tapped to look at the city's aging public swimming and wading pools have recommended the city replace them at a capital cost of nearly $50 million. The consultant team of Kimley-Horn and Counsilman-Hunsaker said the plan would create new pools with life expectancies of 30 to 50 years, triple annual attendance to more than 300,000 people, raise operating costs to $3.5 million, increase annual revenues to $2.7 million and reduce annual operating subsidies due to the increase in visitors. The Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities hosted a public meeting on Wednesday at the Nannie J. Lee Center to review the findings of the City of Alexandria Aquatics Facilities Study. The recommendations include: The …

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Alexandria City Government Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (in Old Town Alexandria Patch) and Charles Houston Recreation Center (in Old Town Alexandria Patch)

Scott

12:19 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012

I think replacing the pools as recommended by the study is a good idea because it will enhance the quality of life for Alexandrians. At the public meeting the consultants made it abundantly clear that most of Alexandria’s pools have outdated infrastructure that does not meet current standards and that the pools are reaching the end of their functional and physical life expectancy. While replacing…   more ›

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