Year: 2017

Students per housing type 2016-10-31

Back to school and back to business! We resumed City Council business with a lengthy work session this week and expect we’ll have a busy fall schedule as we march towards the November election and GMHS bond referendum vote. I encourage you to set aside time to get educated […]

I hope everyone is enjoying the waning days of summer. We held our last meeting of the summer this week before we begin our official two week recess. In case you missed it, we kicked off our meeting with a resolution in support of Charlottesville, reaffirming our values of equality, […]

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 […]