Dependence on Sole Tax Stream Worries Officials For the first time Tuesday, City Hall officially conceded that the value of residential real estate in the City of Falls Church has fallen below expectations during the past year, dropping by 2.77% and subtracting almost $1 million from what the City budgeted […]
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Editorial: Quality Education Vs. Council Jobs?
Falls Church City Schools Superintendent Dr. Lois Berlin’s decision to bail out the Falls Church City Council from a politically-unpopular decision to either raise the tax rate or cut the school budget was done at the expense of students of the school system. In her proposed budget presented Tuesday, she […]
F.C. Planners Open
The Falls Church Planning Commission opened the New Year by turning its first official item of business into a pointed rejection of a City Hall advisory aimed at blunting a major commercial development project planned in the 800 block of W. Broad St.
This Week
October 12 – 18, 2006
Editoral: Yet Another Study?
The Falls Church City Council is expected to vote to pay a Washington, D.C., consulting firm $150,000 to study what’s for sale in Falls Church that could be preserved for affordable housing. This presents a problem on a number of levels.
Small Lot, Small House
F.C. Council Mulls New ‘Sub-Standard Lot’ Housing Fix Shunning previous attempts to tinker with property rights, the Falls Church City Council gained an informal consensus at a work session Tuesday night to an entirely new approach to limit oversized residential development on small lots in the City.
Congressman Moran’s News Commentary
A Congressional Record Statement in Remembrance of Falls Church City Manager Daniel E. McKeever.
Editorial: The Legacy of Dan McKeever
Falls Church City Manager Daniel S. McKeever, 61, died peacefully at the University of Virginia Hospital Tuesday night from complications of melanoma cancer. Despite being diagnosed with the condition last November and undergoing extensive treatments since, he continued to serve effectively in his pivotal role as the leader of Falls […]
