Proposal Would Boost Council Salaries Nearly 50%
City Council considers raising salaries for Council members and the Mayor in keeping with new Virginia regulations that increase the annual salary caps for these positions.
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EDA Decides Against Selling City Land to the Maple and Annandale Project; Staff Says Project Falls Short of Special Exception Objectives
The Maple and Annandale project hit major roadblocks in its Special Exception (SE) application when the EDA decided against selling a small City-owned parcel to the developers and the Planning staff decided that the project had not met the requirements for an SE to be granted.
Council Reviews Draft Affordable Living Policy’s 20 Goals
City Council urged requiring that 12% of all units in new developments be affordable and affirmed efforts to retain existing affordable housing, among other recommendations.
Cost and Safety Concerns Prompt New Streetscape Design Standards
The City streetscape design standards will no longer be all-brick sidewalks and crosswalks. The new standards, if approved, will apply to Founders Row II, the Quinn project, the new roundabout and other new infrastructure projects.
CFO Kiran Bawa Leaves Falls Church After 8 Years
City Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa is returning to Piedmont, California, as that jurisdiction’s finance director.
Adopted FY2026 Budget Shaves a Penny Off the Tax Rate
The adopted FY2026 budget reduces the real estate taxes from $1.21 to $1.20. Sales, meals and business taxes projections were lowered due to the economic outlook. Healthy residential real estate assessments growth supports increases in the school and general government budgets.
Madison Homes Seeks to Build 12 New Townhomes on S Lee Street
Description and analysis of the Madison Homes’ request to rezone two single-family lots on S Lee St to transitional lots (T-1) to build 12 luxury townhomes. City Council will review the submission at their June 2 meeting.
Land Use, Rezoning, and the City’s Plans – A Framework for Considering New Townhomes on S Lee Street
The City’s Comprehensive Plan and related documents provide guidance on land use and the rationale for rezoning for redevelopment. What happens when developers seek the same rezoning but for a different outcome than envisioned as in the case of the Madison Homes request?
Proposed Rezoning at 106-108 S Lee Street to T Zone Sparks Community Concerns
A rezoning request from Madison Homes on two residential lots on S Lee to allow them to build 12 townhomes raised concerns in the community. They worry about the impacts of this upzoning on stormwater and sewer infrastructure, parking and traffic.