By now, you’ve already read or heard the outcome from the City Council meeting this week. Both ordinances (1) $120M bond referendum on the November ballot and (2) the full CIP passed with 5-2 votes. This means voters will get to decide in November if you authorize us to take out […]
It shouldn’t be a surprise to many that I remain concerned about the City taking on the full CIP and the new high school and will vote to support the modified CIP instead, which is what the Planning Commission and Staff have both recommend to us. Without getting into the merits of specific […]
And with that, we’re halfway through the summer and down to our last two meetings of the summer. Next Monday night (July 24th) will be a biggie – 1) we’ll be casting our final votes whether to place the $120M bond referendum for a new GMHS on the November ballot and […]
After a week off, we hopped back in the saddle with a packed agenda. We discussed the two big development projects – Founders Row (formerly Mason Row), Broad and Washington, and the GMHS Campus Project. Also, if you’ve been wondering whether mixed use development is a good idea, read on […]
It’s been an important week for economic development in Falls Church, with the announcement of both Target and Aldi opening stores in the City of Falls Church next year. Not only will these be important anchor businesses that diversify our tax base and add to the growing list of walkable destinations […]
Happy summer! While the kids are now out of school, we’ve been putting on our thinking caps. As expected, we had a meaty work session this week, with our first discussion on draft GMHS referendum language for the November ballot. We also considered a proposal to push out projects in […]
If you missed last weekend’s town hall about GMHS, FCC-TV recorded the meeting and the video is now available on YouTube. And coming soon will be meeting materials and FAQs, another good way to get up to speed about the project. We’ll be voting at the end of July whether to proceed […]
While the school year is winding down, we are ramping up the analysis and public meetings before we decide if the bond for a GMHS project will be on the November ballot. We’re about 6 weeks away from the scheduled date to make a final decision. We have upcoming meetings and […]
As we head into the holiday weekend, I’ll try be brief(er) with updates. The bulk of this week’s news are my thoughts on the City Hall renovation/expansion project if you haven’t caught up on the latest. Mark your calendars and spread the word – June 5 and June 10! June […]
City Council didn’t meet this week, so this week’s update will be short and sweet, but important! I hope you’ll take the time to note some key dates with updates and decisions coming up – including Mason Row/Founders Row, GMHS Campus Planning, and City Hall – all important projects and open for […]
It’s been awhile since we had a 4+ hour meeting, and we had one this week. A big thank you to all of the citizens who wrote in or spoke during public comment – the hot topics this week being the “shrub wall” at the proposed Mason Row/Founders Row site and […]
With the budget behind us, we resumed our regular meeting schedule. This week, we held a walking tour of the proposed Railroad Cottage project followed with a work session on cottages, discussion of the Q3 financial report, and Council work plan/priorities. The community turnout at the walking tour was one of […]