Hope everyone is enjoying the start of spring. This week’s update is heavy on policy and budget items, so I hope you’ll set aside some time to read my thoughts on the latest development proposal that came to us, the City Hall renovation project, and the rest of the Capital […]
Falls Church, it’s budget season! Our marathon meeting of 5 1/2 hours on Monday night included our first look at the City Manager’s proposed budget for FY17. Between now and April 25, when the budget is adopted, my weekly updates will change slightly. We have an ambitious schedule of meetings ahead to keep City […]
Happy Spring! The TL;DR version of my weekly update, with details below: We had a packed agenda for this week’s City Council work session on Monday night; I also attended the Housing Commission meeting and a staff meeting on the City Hall renovation project later in the week. I had a number […]
It was a relatively slow meeting week (City Council does not meet when there is a 5th Monday in the month) so updates will be briefer this week. Make sure you mark your calendars for the budget meetings and town halls schedule below. What Happened This Week: EDA (Economic Development Authority) Meeting, one of the […]
I attended fewer meetings this week, but most were lengthy- including the Council retreat last Saturday and a marathon 5 hour City Council meeting Monday night, 4 hours of which was in closed session with the School Board discussing the GM/MEH project. Read on to find out what we heard from the community […]
This week’s City Council work session was all about the big H – Housing. We had a large citizen turnout – representatives from the Housing Commission, Human Services Advisory Council, the faith community, and family members came out in support of the discussion on the Miller House. The TL;DR (too long; didn’t […]
It’s been a busy week with three nights of City meetings this week, so many updates to follow. Make sure you get to the links at the bottom and take 10 minutes to provide your input on surveys that will shape the City Council’s work plan, upcoming CIP budget, and […]
Due to Snowzilla, last week’s City Council meeting was canceled. I hope everyone fared the blizzard well and has started to dry out. We did resume meetings this week, so many updates to follow: What happened this week? City Council Work Session: We had a City Council worksession where our outside auditors briefed […]
I hope everyone is staying warm and your preparations for the weekend blizzard are going well. What happened this week? Monday’s Council Meeting This past Monday’s City Council meeting was mainly a closed session with the School Board to discuss the George Mason/MEH project. Before the closed session, Council did […]
What happened this week? Mason Row If you haven’t heard or read already, City Council passed Mason Row by a 6-0 vote. Thank you to everyone who engaged positively and provided feedback throughout a very long process! I was especially heartened to see new voices speak up and get involved. The proposal we voted on […]
After many years of debate, citizen comment, and eight iterations of the project, City Council last night approved the 2nd reading of the Mason Row project. This will bring a large mixed use development to the west end of town – including the largest commercial mix the City has had to date, […]
Happy new year! I hope 2016 has been off to a great start for you. New Mayor & Vice Mayor City Council held its first meeting of the year this past Monday night, which consisted of an organizational meeting to select the new mayor and vice mayor, appointments […]