Council Boosts Planning Commission Salaries; First Increase Since 1990
The City Council took steps to raise Planning Commissioners salaries, which, if approved, will go into effect this fall.
Plans and Policies
-
-
Solid Waste Task Force Works on a Fee-Based Trash Collection Service
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.
-
New State Law Guts Public Input on Site Plans
A new statute that goes into effect July 1, 2025, removes Planning Commission authority to approve site plans and eliminates public input.
-
Update: City Council Approves 50% Increase in Salaries Starting FY2027
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.
-
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.
-
Update: City Manager Proposes 3-Month Study of Fee-Based Trash Service
To address condo owner concerns that they are not getting a service paid by their taxes, the City Council will discuss and likely approve the creation of a Solid Waste Task Force to study and report on options for a fee-based trash service by early August.
-
Fairfax Reviews Gordon Road Triangle Plans
Fairfax considers a Comprehensive Plan amendment application from the Beyer Family properties for the Gordon Road Triangle that would clear the way for increased density at the City’s west end.
