The big news this week was our “first reading” vote on the FY18 budget. Read on for photos from the women’s history walk, pinwheel garden dedication, and a quick recap of the City Council meeting and my preliminary thoughts on the proposed real estate tax rate increase (from $1.315 to […]
We have a busy few days (weeks) ahead of us. This week’s update will be briefer as we continued discussion in work session on many of the same topics I wrote about last week. If you haven’t read last week’s post about the proposed budget and the Mt. Daniel issue, now […]
As expected, we had a big Monday night with a spring snowstorm and our first look at the City Manager’s proposed FY18 budget and a robust discussion on Mt. Daniel. For those of you who have been readers the past year, you’ll recall that I focused my updates during budget season […]
With no City Council meeting this week, today’s update will be brief. However, I did want to call out two important items on Monday’s agenda that I know many of you are paying attention to – the FY18 budget and Mt. Daniel. I also highlight the schedule for the FY18 […]
Thank you for all of the feedback and engagement re: the tour of Wakefield High School. If you’re interested in seeing more schools – you’re in luck! We toured Alexandria’s Polk Elementary School this week, and I captured photos and notes again for another “virtual tour”. You may have heard […]