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Falls Church News Briefs: May 14 – 20, 2009

2009-05-13By
Haycock Elementary PTA Battles Lack of Renovations

Faced with a 177-student overcapacity – 767 children in a school with a capacity of 590 – Haycock Elementary’s parents voiced anger and frustration at a meeting Monday night over a lack of renovations at the school, which hasn’t seen any major construction since its doors opened in 1955.

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Falls Church News Briefs: May 14 - 20, 2009

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Haycock Elementary PTA Battles Lack of Renovations Faced with a 177-student overcapacity – 767 children in a school with a…
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Moran Puts $2.35 Million for F.C. in Fed Budget Proposal

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$500,000 for Study of Rail Along Rt. 7 City of Falls Church officials were pleasantly surprised this week to learn…
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Bob Wilden Remembered for Helping Disadvantaged in F.C.

Bob Wilden Remembered for Helping Disadvantaged in F.C.

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A remarkable lifetime dedicated to service for the socially disadvantaged was lauded by officials in the City of Falls Church…
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Letters to the Editor: May 14 - 20, 2009

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Says ‘Branding’ Puts Cart Before Horse Editor, The Economic Development Authority (EDA) for the City of Falls Church is currently…
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Editorial: This Just In: Tortoise May Win!

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It just may be remembered as a classic case of persistence, of a modern “Tortoise Versus the Hare” story. (more…)
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Affordable Housing Pros Optimistic Smaller F.C. Plan Will Win Credits

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The steep downturn in the global economy took its toll on the City of Falls Church’s affordable housing goals in…
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Editorial: Out of Touch on Washington St.

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No sooner than they’d completed an exhaustive process of adopting a difficult budget for the coming fiscal year than the…
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Letters to the Editor: May 7 - 13, 2009

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Many Chose to Live in F.C. Due to Schools Editor, I am replying to the recent Letter to the Editor…
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F.C. Wants Arlington, Not WMATA, to Run GEORGE

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Scaled-Back Bus Line Asks New Operator Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields was in the process of crafting a “letter…
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F.C. Schools Benefactor Bob Wilden Dies

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Bob Wilden, described as a man with a giant heart who searched around the City of Falls Church to find…
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