Town Talk staff reports
Alexandria will celebrate Independence Day Sunday at the Alexandria Riverfront Amphitheater with fireworks over the Red River.
Following the City Council’s decision Tuesday night to vote against a city-sponsored July 4th fireworks show, councilmen Lee Rubin, Chuck Fowler and Jim Villard as well as Mayor Jeff Hall spearheaded a drive to raise funds to sponsor the event. Rubin, Fowler and Villard voted for the fireworks show.
“We all thought it was important to the quality of life in Alexandria to have a celebration for the city. Each of us agreed to personally make a donation, and we felt others would be supportive as well,” stated Rubin in a City of Alexandria news release.
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 disappointed with the vote, but we encourage residents to celebrate our nation with our neighboring cities and at home this year,” quoted Mayor Jeff Hall in the release. Hall had requested the measure.
UPDATED 6:01 PM ET May. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:49 PM ET May. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:49 PM EDT May. 10, 2021
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Surrounded by his faithful four legged friends in his living room, Larry Holdredge reflects on a difficult year.
He recently lost his wife and his home has seen better days.
“It’s hard to be alone after 48 years of marriage,” he said.
As if losing a loved one wasn’t hard enough on his mental health, Holdredge has been dealing with an aging roof, but he knew he couldn’t afford to fix it.
Then one day, he was introduced to the Impact Project, a faith-based non-profit that performs home repairs, free of charge.
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 old fiscal year into the new budget.