Notice: ALEXANDRIA REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AUTHORITY

PUBLIC NOTICE

DATE: June 3rd, 2025

TO: GENERAL PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES

SUBJECT: ARHA’S 2026 ANNUAL AGENCY PLAN (DRAFT) & 2025-2029 FIVE YEAR PLAN (AMENDED)

A public hearing will be held at ARHA’s main office located at 401 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. to discuss the Alexandria Redevelopment & Housing Authority’s (ARHA) FY 2026 Annual Agency Plan and amended 5-Year Agency Plan for FY 2025-2029. The Annual Agency Plan identifies ARHA’s changes to essential PHA elements and activities that enable the Agency to continue serving the needs of low-income, very low-income, and extremely low-income families in the City of Alexandria. The 5-Year Agency Plan has been amended to include information regarding non-competitive processes regarding project-based units. Included with “the Plans” is a new Chapter for ARHA’s HCVP Administrative Plan chapter on Project-Based Vouchers which contains new regulations, policies and procedures governing ARHA’s use of project-based vouchers.

The “Plans” and attachments will be available on the ARHA and City of Alexandria websites, at ARHA’s main office and the property management offices at the Ladrey High-Rise. The Plans are also available either by mail and/or email upon request. ARHA has also placed this notice in the City of Alexandria’s Times newspaper.

ARHA is providing time for public comment (before and after the scheduled public hearing). Written comments or questions received by 5:00 p.m. July 23rd, 2025, will, as appropriate, be addressed in the final version, and/or considered in the development of the next Annual Agency Plan. Interested parties may comment on “the Plans” during the July 28th, 2025, ARHA Board of Commissioners meeting.  ARHA’s Board of Commissioners meetings are open to the public. For information on how to attend, please contact Juwahn Brown, Executive Assistant at jbrown@arha.us.

For further information regarding policies, rules and requirements concerning ARHA's operations, programs and services, or to request reasonable accommodation, please contact Denise Kaffka, Director of Compliance, Operations and Policy (COPs) @ (703) 549-7115 extension 1400. Or email: dkaffka@arha.us.

View attachments related to to the Agency Plan below:

• FY 2026 Annual Agency Plan Draft

• 5-Year Plan

• Attachment I PB Vouchers