We cover the past three Solid Waste Task Force meetings to draw up a fee structure for the households that use the City’s trash collection service, looking at costs to be included in the fee and adding an organics bin.
The project cost estimate came in far higher than budgeted. Public Works divided the project into phases and proposed spending the available funds on two phases in 2026.
Dominion Energy plans to undergound power lines in three areas of the City. Yet the utility poles will remain for Cox, Verizon and RCN. Also, in many parts of town, Dominion installed taller poles without removing old ones.
A new statute that goes into effect July 1, 2025, removes Planning Commission authority to approve site plans and eliminates public input.
The Falls Church Independence Day Remembrance, a tradition since 1984, will be held at the historic Falls Church Episcopal chapel at 12pm, July 4th. The event offers participants a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of the ideals captured in historic documents that led to the Declaration of Independence.
Six candidates are running for four open City Council seats, including three current Council members and three newcomers.
City Council raised salaries for Council members and the Mayor in keeping with new Virginia regulations that increase the annual salary caps for these positions.
The City’s planning staff opposed Madison Homes’ proposed rezoning of two S Lee lots from residential to transitional, dealing a setback to the developer’s townhouse project.
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.
