Never in the 17-year experience of this newspaper has the fate of the City of Falls Church been more precarious than it is right now. While most folks are going about their holiday business and not paying attention to the affairs of their local government, key leaders at City Hall […]
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News Briefs
November 29 – December 5, 2007
Editorial: F.C.
There are two factors that are integral in the increasingly ridiculous tangle that constitutes the on-street parking policy in the City of Falls Church. In recent years, the City has succumbed to a mish-mash of parking restrictions ranging from two to four hour limits, to permit parking only and, now, […]
Shields Makes $577,000 in Cuts, Has Bad News on Next Budget
The City of Falls Church will face its toughest financial squeeze in memory with the onset of the new fiscal year next summer, City Manager Wyatt Shields told a joint work session of the City Council and School Board last week. The sharp downturn in housing values is the culprit, […]
Editoral:
Commonly, the politically active in the City of Falls Church brag proudly about a level of citizen participation in their town that is second to none. But those gathered at two sessions of so-called Deliberation Days in the city last weekend were confronted with a troubling reality that challenged that […]
Editorial: No End In Sight
City of Falls Church leaders, including of its local newspaper, saw enough architectural renderings of potential new commercial and mixed use buildings the first two days of this week to make their heads spin. Monday night at City Hall, the City Council and Planning Commission came together to get another […]
6 Projects Bring F.C. $18.8 Million in Proffers
Six large-scale mixed use projects approved since September 2001 have brought $18.8 million in cash and cash-equivalent proffers to the City, in addition to the tax revenues they’ve generated, according to a report from the City’s Economic Development Director. All the proffers were voluntarily offered by the developers ahead of […]
Sheilds Unveils Plans for More Public Notification of Building Permits, Plans
Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields informed the City Council at a work session this Monday that he’s preparing to launch an effort to make the public more aware of building, renovation and development activity in the City.
Broad Street Construction Meeting Tuesday
A high-level pow wow of City of Falls Church department heads, business leaders, developers and downtown residents is slated for the City Hall’s Training Center Tuesday afternoon in a meeting that promises to be “interesting.” The subject is the City’s plans to reduce the number of lanes on Route 7 […]
News Briefs
May 24 – 30, 2007
