It’s a busy time of year with budget season in full swing and spring activities underway. This weekend, join the City Council and the community in the spring clean up, Arbor Day celebrations, and more. Two main topics this week: Happy spring, Letty What Happened This Week: (1) FY25 Budget […]
Did you get to experience the eclipse on Monday? I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to share in the wonder from Cleveland, Ohio – a memorable human experience and momentary pause from all that is going on in the world. Eclipse or not, city business – especially during budget […]
After a spring break recess, it’s now budget season! We kicked off the week with the City Manager’s presentation of the FY25 Operating Budget and the Capital Improvement program (CIP). Over the next 6 weeks, City Council will meet weekly or more to dig into the details and listen to […]
For our last full City Council meeting before a spring break recess, we had a combination regular meeting and work session. Read on for the City Council Priorities we adopted this week, updates on a proposed Community Center HVAC upgrade (with the side benefit of a new-ish gym!), and continued […]
It was another busy week, with business on our agenda spanning a new project proposed for the vacant lot next to Harris Teeter, affordable housing, and updates to the floodplain maps. That’s fitting because one of the messages I shared with Meridian and Henderson students this week in celebrating Women’s […]
Happy first day of Women’s History Month! For a quick dose of history, check out the archives from the Women’s History Walk that honors courageous and altruistic women whose civic engagement and dedication to Falls Church can inspire all of us to keep working to make our community better. Speaking of […]
Wow, I should have known last week’s post about the proposed West Falls mural would have elicited a lot of comments! Thank you for the input. While we’re on the topic of art, have you seen the newest mural at the Eden Center? To close out Black History Month, the […]
After last week’s long catch up post, this week’s will be briefer. Read on for the much-anticipated first look at the new mural for the garage wall at the West Falls project – I’d love to hear your thoughts. This is timely as next Tuesday, we’re also discussing a refresh […]
While we had a week off from an official City Council meeting last week – it didn’t quite feel like a week off as we traveled to Richmond for our annual visit and meetings with legislators and held a retreat for Council to plan our priorities for the next two […]
After last week’s long work session, it was a reprieve to have light official business on our meeting agenda. I’ll share my thoughts on two other worthy topics that were also on our agenda: board and commission vacancies and accessory dwelling unit legislation in Richmond. Speaking of Richmond, City Council […]
Happy snow day (again)! We had a marathon 5 hour work session to start our year, so I’ll do my best to just keep it to the highlights while you’re having a quieter (or noisier if you have kids underfoot) snow day. Learn about two new initiatives – Greening of […]
Happy new year! Thank you for the outpouring of well wishes and kind notes I’ve received this week. I’m honored to take on a new role as mayor for Falls Church and eager to get back to work. Read on for my comments, which highlights a few priorities and how […]