Editorial: Drawing Lines on The F.C. Budget

While the City of Falls Church joins jurisdictions of all shapes and sizes across the U.S., and globally, in tackling with its current budget deliberations the worst fiscal conditions since the Great Depression, lines need to be drawn in a uniquely stark fashion in key areas to define the most important priorities in the community.

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Editorial: Drawing Lines on The F.C. Budget

While the City of Falls Church joins jurisdictions of all shapes and sizes across the U.S., and globally, in tackling…

Editorial: What the Council Is Missing

In our observations of the Falls Church City Council’s deliberations on the most extraordinary budget in the City’s 60-year history,…

Nicholas F. Benton: ‘Mark to Market’ & Hocus Pocus

It is sheer madness that Wall Street types insist some changes in the rules of accounting can turn around the…
Steep Nosedive in Sales Tax Revenue Besets F.C. Budget

Steep Nosedive in Sales Tax Revenue Besets F.C. Budget

The global recession has translated into a steep nosedive in sales tax revenues, rather than declining residential real estate values,…

Senator Whipple's Richmond Report

The Senate Finance Committee held its annual retreat last week in Fredericksburg. (more…)

F.C. Council, School Board Get Sobering Budget News

The oxygen was sucked out of the room where the Falls Church City Council and School Board were gathered for…

Delegate Scott's Richmond Report

Tough Budget choices coming On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee met in one of its regular update meetings. (more…)

Letters to the Editor for September 25 - October 1, 2008

New Project Saved F.C. From Worst Editor, As outlined in your last issue, Falls Church City is facing a budget…

Delegate Scott's Richmond Report

Monday, the General Assembly “money” committees met in Richmond to hear the Kaine Administration’s revenue projections for this fiscal year…

Developer Hints F.C. Hilton Hotel May Be Built 'By Right'

Due to relentless opposition from nearby St. James School parents and neighbors to the site, the developer seeking City of…

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