We were delighted to hear the glowing report given by Falls Church Vice Mayor Lindy Hockenberry about the nine apartments designated as “teacher workforce housing” at the new Read Building on West Broad Street. In the proverbial nick of time, on the eve of the start of the new school year last week, final occupancy permits were granted by City Hall to allow the pre-designated teachers and other school employees to move in. Hockenberry told the work session of the City Council Monday that she, a former teacher herself, had been invited to take a tour of the units, and she was effusive in praise. The apartments, she said, “are all top-drawer, they’re beautiful,” noting they were done with granite and stainless steel appointments.
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