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No Fourth of July fireworks display in Alexandria this year Town Talk staff reports The City of Alexandria will not host a fireworks display on July 4 this year after members of the Alexandria City Council voted the measure down Tuesday night, states a press release issued by the city. The request failed 4-3 with council members Reddex Washington, Gerber Porter, Cynthia Perry and Catherine Davidson voting against the fireworks display slated for Sunday, July 4 in downtown Alexandria. Voting for the fireworks display were Council President Jim Villard, Chuck Fowler and Lee Rubin. “We are dis...

The Alexandria City Council voted 5-2 to again adopt the amended 2021-22 budget, overturning the mayor's veto and perhaps setting up a showdown in court.

One week after the Alexandria City Council passed an amended budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, Mayor Jeff Hall on Tuesday vetoed it, saying it violated the city charter. That means some projects and raises for employees, police officers and firefighters will be delayed. The city's fiscal year begins on May 1. In a release, Hall said he wouldn't be "bullied into undermining the foundation of our community." At its April 20 meeting, the council approved by a 4-3 vote an amendment from District 4 Councilwoman Catherine Davidson to move a budget surplus from the police department from the ol...