City of Alexandria

This Parks and Trails Master Plan for the City of Alexandria outlines a strategic direction for the park system over the next 20 years. The plan focuses on understanding current conditions, integrating community input, and guiding investments for maintenance, updates, and upgrades. Key strategic initiatives include ensuring financial and ecological sustainability, replacing aging infrastructure, maintaining high-quality parks, developing neighborhood parks, enhancing trail networks, promoting accessibility and inclusivity, improving signage, supporting athletics, offering four-season recreation, fostering strong partnerships, and providing diverse recreational opportunities for all ages.

The 2018-2020 Alexandria Strategic Plan is designed to enhance the quality of life for all citizens and visitors by delivering efficient, effective, and quality services, as well as making strategic investments and ensuring the sustainable management of city resources. It focuses on growing a sustainable, complete, inclusive, healthy, and engaged community.

The City Council of the City of Alexandria, Minnesota, established a fee schedule for various licenses and permits, covering areas such as refuse collection, beer and liquor licenses, tattoo and body piercing licenses, dance and tobacco licenses, peddlers and taxicabs, motorized vehicle races, fireworks licenses, sign and awning hangers, excavation, massage licenses, pawnbrokers, sidewalk cafés, HVAC installers, fire protection systems, crime-free multi-housing programs, rental registration, right-of-way permits, loading zone permits, reserved parking, special use vehicle registration, dog licenses, animal impound, kennel licenses, nuisance fees, tree replacement, zoning amendments, conditional use permits, sign review, zoning variance, appeals, environmental review, subdivision platting, street vacation, and building permit fees, along with other inspections and fees, plumbing permits, mechanical permits, storm water utility fees, and uncoded fees.

The Alexandria 2040 Comprehensive Plan outlines the vision, goals, and policies to guide the city's development. It focuses on economic sustainability, preservation of natural resources, and a high quality of life for residents. Key areas of focus include downtown revitalization, managing growth around freeway interchanges, and redeveloping underutilized commercial areas. The plan addresses land use, transportation, community facilities, and resource management to ensure a balanced and sustainable future for Alexandria.

The Alexandria 2040 Comprehensive Plan focuses on sustainable growth while preserving the city's quality of life and natural resources. Key areas of focus include thoughtful growth management, downtown revitalization, enhancing the lakes area, improving transportation options, and addressing the changing needs of the commercial sector. The plan aims to create a vibrant community with diverse housing, a strong economy, and a high quality of life for residents and visitors. Specific strategies include redevelopment projects, improved infrastructure, and community engagement to ensure the plan's successful implementation.