Residents Present Case to Planning Commission Against Last Minute Change by Developer Effort to Secure Residential Nature of Neighborhood Over Commercial Advertising Logos and Ads Should Face the Commercial Corridors Portion of One Letter to…
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On One Side: METRO Seeks 85 Foot Buildings and 1 Million Square Feet of Construction On the Other Side: City Is Ready to Approve 1,400,000 Square Feet of High Rise Construction On a Third…
High-Rise Apartments and Offices Will “Corral” the School Kids Another Route 66 Lane Will Further “Girdle” the Campus Plenty of Glass, Bricks and Asphalt—but Little Green Space The Multi-Story GMHS and MEH Would Be Right…
Council Member Hardi Proposes Fatuous Parking Study and Solution … … and She Votes to Reduce Developer Parking Requirements Her Choice for Parking Study “Czar” and Political Ally is Bob Young Citizen Opposition Required: You…
Ira J. Kaylin May 15, 1946 – March 12, 2018 In Appreciation for a Life Well Lived and Effective Service to the City of Falls Church Professionally, Ira Kaylin was a man at a high…
Mayor Dave Tarter and City Manager Wyatt Shields Understand the Risks of $120 Million Debt After WMATA January Development Surprise City Must Proceed Cautiously Enormous Financial and Site Development Hurdles as Well as Unknowns Are…
The METRO January Surprise to Develop West Falls Church Metro “Giving Away” the Treasure of Land Has Become a Falls Church Council Hallmark On Route 7 and Waiting for a Call from Jeff Bezos By…
The Inability or Unwillingness of an Educated Population to Understand Risk Even Though Those Risks Are a Direct Threat to Home Values and Classroom Instruction Council Has Simply Not Been Entirely Forthright or Candid With…
The City Manager, When Made Aware of These Issues, Provides Little Oversight The Undermining of the Falls Church City Zoning Code Part One Opinion by: Hilary Duke and Steven Valley In 2012, two members of…
Another Project with Huge Financial Developer Benefit Where’s the “Beef” for the Citizens? Tune in Live to the Council Meeting Tonight Low End of Projected Real Estate Tax Benefit Development Won’t Pay One Month of…