Box 1

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a portion of the notes from the January 26, 1971 city council meeting and includes topics such as: a judgement ordering the Alexandria school board to pay Whyte Construction for work done at Parker-Gray, the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission, city truck routes, the Montessori school at the Alexandria Free United Methodist Church, the Mothers of Arlandria for Day Care, and a sign for the Church of God at 5200 Fillmore Avenue.

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a portion of the notes from the January 26, 1971 city council meeting and includes topics such as: a gas lamp in front of 600 S. Fairfax Street (owner, Jospeh W. Scott), a proposed parking lot for Luckett Field, Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals, retirement benefits for city employees, an equal employment oppotrunity report for Alexandria, and funding for a new radio system.

Scope and Contents

This folder contains the meeting notes for the February 9, 1971 city council meeting including topics such as: a gas lamp for Joseph W. Scott and his house at 600 S. Fairfax Street, concrete swales to be installed around the city's neighborhood swimming pools, and an asphalt basketball court for the Cameron Street Recreation Center.

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This folder contains the notes from the February 17, 1971 special re-zoning meeting of the Alexandria City Council. Some of the re-zoning requests discussed are the change of the Lee-Fendall House and back yard to a commercial property, a mental health hospital, and cluster subdivisions.

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a portion of the February 23, 1971 city council meeting and includes topics such as: the installation of a gas lamp at 600 S. Fairfax Street, solicitation regulations, the Land Use Plan, a child care ordinance for Fold, and the application for a license for Camp Tapawingo, a day camp for children with learning disabilities.

Scope and Contents This folder contains a portion of the notes from the February 23, 1971 city council meeting and includes topics such as: Helseinborg, Sweden and their status as a sister city, a proposal for Kenneth Francy to use the south side of Mill Road as an automobile stripping and junk yard facility, Wellman W. Hoff's application to use 1308 Mt. Vernon Avenue for a health club, a home for the elderly at 5101 Fillmore Avenue, the Youth Apprentice Program of 1971, and a proposed change in the Library...

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a portion of the March 9, 1971 city council meeting and includes topics such as: a nursery school, backfilling, city truck routes, the power of the city to expend funds for the sister city program, purchasing turcks and tractors, parking for the Reality Gospel Church at 4 East Oak Street and the Baptist Temple Church at 700 Commonwealth Avenue, and funds to improve the playground at Lee School.

Scope and Contents

Contains the Annual Reports of the City of Alexandria, for 1969-1970.

Content Description From the Collection:

Ordinances, resolutions, correspondence, and reports of the Alexandria City Council. These records cover two types of meetings, "special," which met on an as needed basis to discuss specific issues; and "regular", which met every two to three weeks. Included are Report of Charter Change Review Committee and Annual Report 1969-70, City of Alexandria. The most common topics are zoning and building. Transportation is another popular issue.

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a portion of the notes from the March 23, 1971 city council meeting, and includes topics such as: Backfilling, foster homes, a park at Commonwealth Avenue between Oak and Chapman, a fence for public swimming pools, parking lots for Reality Gospel Church and Temple Baptist Church, and a preschool and child care center.