This week’s content is especially pertinent especially if you are interested in the Community Visioning session last Saturday, are a patron of the library, or pay close attention to capital projects and the budget. Read on to find out more about how to provide input on the City’s vision and the […]
We covered many important items in this week’s City Council meeting, and I also joined the Housing Commission and Arts and Humanities Council meetings, the kickoff of the Streetscape Task Force, and a neighborhood meeting about the new submission of the Mt. Daniel project. Some of you may have seen the […]
Dear Friends, It was a busy week of City business and this week’s lengthy updates reflects that. It should interest a wide variety of folks, including many topics that are critical to the planning of the future of the City. Read on for latest updates on upcoming park renovations, GMHS campus planning, […]
Dear Friends, I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend and short week. Falls Church kicked off summer and honored our fallen veterans with some of my favorite Little City annual traditions – the Fun Run, Veterans Ceremony, and the annual Memorial Day parade. My kids and I also marched in our first parade […]
As we head into the long weekend and the start of summer, I’m keeping my report outs from meetings brief. However, I do want to call out several important upcoming efforts/events so make sure you read the “What’s Coming Up” section: a community visioning session on June 18th and two regional topics – Metro’s SafeTrack […]
What Happened This Week: (1) City Council Work Session – this week’s work session was about trees and fees. The Tree Commission joined us this week (as part of the effort we discussed in our February retreat to include a Board & Commission in every work session to further collaboration) and they […]
It was a fairly light agenda for City Council’s regular meeting this week, but there are a lot of things to take note of for the coming week, including the Play Streets pilot this Saturday – like a block party for kids! Fingers crossed we get a break from the rain for the […]
Dear Friends, City Council had no meeting this week, but it was still a packed week of important meetings and happenings. Read on for quick recaps at the EDA (Economic Development Authority) meeting, a commercial development industry event where Falls Church was the featured topic, a community meeting on Mt. Daniel, […]
What a week it’s been! The big news of course was the FY17 budget vote, my first and a tough one (are there ever any easy budgets?) Reasonable people can disagree, and I am grateful for not only the kind words and support I’ve received, but also the healthy and constructive discussions before and […]
Exactly a year ago, some of you may remember that I was on the other side of the dais, as a mom speaking and writing to City Council – like many of you tonight – to fully fund the school budget in order to pay for teacher raises and lobbied friends and neighbors to do […]