BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:The Social Responsibility Group and the Friends of Douglass Ce metery have dedicated their efforts to raise awareness of the significanc e of the historic African American cemetery and resolve the preservation issues. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Douglass Cemetery Drainage and Preservation Update on Dec 5\, 2023 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Douglass Cemetery Drainage and Preservation Update on Dec 5\, 2023 X-WR-CALNAME:Douglass Cemetery Drainage and Preservation Update on Dec 5\, 2023 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Black History CATEGORIES:Black History Museum CATEGORIES:Museums CATEGORIES:Parks DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=56828\n\nFree\nDouglass Cemetery\, located at 1421 Wilkes Street\, has several preservation issues\, including flooding and drainage problems. \nThe City of Alexandria staff from the Office of Hist oric Alexandria\, Department of Project Implementation\, Transportation a nd Environmental Services\, and Recreation\, Parks & Cultural Activities are working to address these preservation issues. The Social Responsibili ty Group and the Friends of Douglass Cemetery have dedicated their effort s to raise awareness of the significance of the historic African American cemetery and resolve the preservation issues. The City has developed pla ns to implement solutions that are respectful and appropriate to the sens itive nature of the site. City Staff will present an update on the plans to address the causes of flooding and the anticipated timeline for the wo rk.\n\n\nLocation: Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center\, 1108 Jefferson St.\n Contact Email: historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\, Parks\n\nI mport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda rTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=56828 DTEND:20231206T000001Z DTSTAMP:20231129T162351Z DTSTART:20231205T230000Z GEO:38.796407;-77.054318 LOCATION:Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center\, 1108 Jefferson St. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Douglass Cemetery Drainage and Preservation Update TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:a84e00d2-eeb8-4d5f-adf6-1c3c7c40f146 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=56828
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Douglass Cemetery\, located at 1421 Wilkes Street\, has several preserv ation issues\, including flooding and drainage problems. \n
The City of Alexandria staff from the Office of Historic Alexandria\, Department of Project Implementation\, Transportation and Environmental Services\, a nd Recreation\, Parks &\; Cultural Activities are working to address t hese preservation issues. The Social Responsibility Group and the Friends of Douglass Cemetery have dedicated their efforts to raise awareness of the significance of the historic African American cemetery and resolve th e preservation issues. The City has developed plans to implement solution s that are respectful and appropriate to the sensitive nature of the site . City Staff will present an update on the plans to address the causes of flooding and the anticipated timeline for the work.\n
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Location: Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center\, 1108 Jefferson St.\n
Contact Email: historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov\n
Audience: Anyon e may attend\n
Tags: Black History\, Black History Museum\, Museums\ , Parks\n
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