Alexandria government offices, libraries and public schools are closing Monday to observe Presidents Day, otherwise known in Virginia as George Washington Day.
Across the city, some services will close or operate on modified schedules in observance of the first president’s birthday. Trash, recycling and yard waste collection will be delayed one day next week, but curbside food waste collection will remain on-schedule.
Metered parking and residential permit parking districts will not be enforced for the day — but temporary no-parking signs and prohibited parking locations will remain in effect.
More details on the city’s schedule of services are available below.
- Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed
- DASH will operate on a weekend schedule, with service suspended on Lines 102, 103 and 104. Administrative offices will be closed. Service will resume Tuesday
- The King Street Trolley will remain in operation from the King Street Metro station to the relocated City Hall/Market Square stop, which is now at 302 King Street, near Coldwell Banker Realty. Service is every 15 minutes, from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
- The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria will remain open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with adoptions starting at noon. For emergencies, call 703-746-4444
- Courts will be closed
- The Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed, but online services remain available
- All emergency hotlines will remain available, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year
- The Alexandria Health Department, the Flora Krause Casey Health Center and the Teen Wellness Center clinics will be closed
- The city’s impound lot will be closed
Some historic and cultural venues will remain open. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum will have hours from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., with a ticketed specialty tour, “Hamilton’s BFF & Frenemies,” available at opening time. The Torpedo Factory Art Center will also be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Chinquapin Park Recreation Center and Aquatics Facility and the Charles Houston and Patrick Henry recreation centers will have hours from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., but otherwise all other recreation facilities and nature centers will be closed.
Network maintenance planned
Also Monday, the City of Alexandria “will perform planned network maintenance that will temporarily create service outages for various City online services,” according to an announcement.
The maintenance is expected to begin at 6:30 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Public safety services and 911 will not be impacted, the city said.
Affected services include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Alex311 (website and app)
- APEX Permitting & Land Use system
- Business Tax Portal
- Interactive maps
- Guest, Visitor, and Motorcoach parking permits
