I hope your December is off to a good start – somehow we’re down to just 3 weeks left in the year! We’re wrapping up city business at our final meeting next Monday night, where we will issue “budget guidance” for the upcoming fiscal year. I’ll share the initial local […]
Thanks for all the good feedback on last week’s mythbusting post – I’m glad many of you found it helpful. It’s been one of the most popular of the year! Ahead of Thanksgiving next week, this will be my final post of November. Read on for what I call #boringbutimportant […]
Myth busting 101: this is a week where I’m going to share info worth your time from *outside* our City Council meeting that may surprise you. While we are the ones that cast votes that get the attention, our work is informed by data, recommendations, and expertise from our professional […]
It’s been a week. Nearly 80% of the city is likely distraught over the outcome of the presidential election, and I share your disappointment, grief, and worry about the uncertainty ahead. State and local government is more important than ever! Falls Church remains steadfast in our shared values of being […]
It’s the final weekend before Election Day and Falls Church has already hit 51% turnout as of yesterday – way to go! Today and tomorrow will be the last days of early voting if you plan to vote before next Tuesday. A few call outs for you this week: My […]
We’re 10 days out from the election and tomorrow is the first day of weekend early voting! Have you voted, or do you have a plan? Even though we had a week off, there’s plenty to catch up on. We returned from the annual Virginia Municipal League conference with an […]
With two destructive hurricanes impacting the US in one week, climate change has been top of mind. Locally, our focus has been on strategies to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions to get to net zero emissions by 2050, as outlined in two energy plans we adopted last year. Another area […]
In the vein of celebrating many milestones this year (namely, the city and FCCPS’s 75th birthdays, the library’s 125th birthday, and the W&OD’s 50th birthday) – this is my 370th post! Since 2015 when I first ran for City Council, these posts, my office hours, and “going to the people” […]
Today is the first day of early voting! Remember Virginia has no excuse early voting, so you can stop into City Hall anytime during the week (weekend early voting begins in late October). It’s been a packed week! Last weekend was the embodiment of Falls Church: our “small town vibe” […]
This was one of those weeks where what happened outside of our City Council meeting and outside of the votes we cast were most notable, with a lot of good news all around that you should know about: See you at the Falls Church Festival (and closing out our year-long […]
I hope the start of the school year and fall season has been good to everyone. City Council returned from our summer recess this week with a work session on accessory dwelling units and the bike master plan. Read on if you’re interested in housing and biking, both have more […]
Thank you for the kind notes last week and welcome to all the new readers! This will be my last post for a few weeks as we head into our summer recess. City Council meetings will resume on September 3. We will be holding a special election on November 5, […]