Schools Get Full Funding as F.C. Council Adopts Budget

Tax Rate Rises To $1.07, 7 City Jobs Are Cut

 

By the time the final vote was taken on the City of Falls Church Fiscal Year 2010 budget Monday night, the Falls Church City Council was in full agreement, and voted unanimously to adopt the $66.6 million package that includes the full request for funds from the Falls Church School Board.

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Schools Get Full Funding as F.C. Council Adopts Budget

Schools Get Full Funding as F.C. Council Adopts Budget

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