Falls Church Forward presented a petition for a pilot to expand the Farmers Market onto the adjacent streets. Local business owners and market vendors came out strongly against this plan, and staff pointed to logistics difficulties and the risk of damaging the award-winning market.
Falls Church Police Chief Shahram Fard tells City Council that more space is needed for the Police to perform their operations securely. Systems and technologies need to be modernized, and the police fleet is not being replaced on a timely basis.
Following discussion with the Planning Commission and the Economic Development Authority, the City Council elected to focus on zoning changes before releasing a request for proposals from potential development partners.
A boost to tax revenue projections allowed City Council to cut the real estate tax rate half cent. The School Board gets $354,000 more but not the City’s paving and other infrastructure needs.
Application of the new site plan review and approval process that relies on a designated agent but still seeks Planning Commission input is a work in progress.
The owner of the historic home at 258 N Washington has submitted a proposal for an addition containing 8 luxury condos on this 9,410sq ft lot. No zoning waivers are required under the new T-Zone ordinance.
City planners received heated comments from Virginia Village residents and neighbors at a well-attended final workshop to solicit community feedback. A request for development proposals is scheduled for May.
FY2027 expenditures increases the operating budgets of the City Schools and General Government to cover staff salary increases and removes vacant positions. Cuts to street maintenance and affordable housing fund.
The $134 million FY2027 budget is 0.8% less than last year’s but it contains a 3.4% increase for the City and 4.1% for the School operating budgets that require a 6.6% increase in tax revenues to fund it.
