The Urban Land Institute delivered their report on how the Gordon Road Triangle should be redeveloped. The report covers public-private partnership, land use, transportation, equity and regional coordination.
The Solid Waste Task Force discussed three structures for trash fees – all would result in lower valued properties paying proportionately more to the City than high valued properties.
The City Council asked planning staff to move to comply with a new law that removes the Planning Commission from approving site plans and directed Council’s Legislative Committee to advocate to exempt Falls Church from the legislation during the 2026 General Assembly.
The City Council took steps to raise Planning Commissioners salaries, which, if approved, will go into effect this fall.
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.
A new statute that goes into effect July 1, 2025, removes Planning Commission authority to approve site plans and eliminates public input.
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 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.
City Chief Financial Officer Kiran Bawa is returning to Piedmont, California, as that jurisdiction’s finance director.
