Rainy, But Hats Off Anyway For PTA’s F.C. Garden Tour Editor, Hats off to the Falls Church Elementary PTA sponsored Home and Garden Tour 2012. The rain on Sunday did not keep attendees at home as evidenced by the number of shoes and umbrellas left at the entrance of each [...]

Candidates Should Look for Creative Ways to Meet Needs Editor, As the City elections approach, I want to urge each candidate for City Council and School Board to look for creative ways to meet our needs in the Falls Church City Public School system.

League of Women Voters Sets City Council Forum Editor,    In response to last week’s letter from Mark Rhoads of the Falls Church City Republican Committee, the League of Women Voters of Falls Church consistently champions the ultimate power of the voter.

F.C. Employee Chair Argues for Real Salary Hike Editor, If there was an unofficial theme to the proposed FY13 budget, I believe it would be reinvestment. For the first time in years, revenue projections are healthy enough to considerably invest in City parks, facilities, stormwater, and transportation. Many of the [...]

Citizens Angry: Council Late and Cut Comment Time Editor, I attended the City Council meeting on Monday and filled out a form to speak. The meeting was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. but the Council members were late and the meeting did not begin until 8. Then we were told to [...]

Snyder Assails Size, Cost of Pedestrian Plan Editor, The City’s multi-hundred page “Pedestrian, Bicycling and Traffic Calming Plan” and related documents is set for first Council consideration on Monday, but was just unveiled this week during a poorly attended work session. While positive in intent and goals, it goes badly [...]

Says Coverage of Water Issue Is One-Sided Editor, Did nobody at FCNP see the blatant hypocrisy — and unintended hilarity — in Benton’s March 8 column personally attacking Rush Limbaugh (“cheap thug”, “porn-obsessed leering voyeur”, “pathetic, tiny little shriveled up soul obsessed by a lack of sexual potency”, etc.) in [...]

‘Visual Pollution’ Of Signs Stain Major Corridors Editor, My wife and I are new to Falls Church, having recently moved just 3 miles from Arlington. We now spend more time driving the Rts 7 and 50 corridors.

Why Most at Hillwood Square Voted to Sell Editor, I have lived in Hillwood Square since 2006, and your article on selling does not give a clear representation as to why 118 people wanted to sell. Only 18 people voted No, the rest did not vote.

Sell F.C. Water System? Watch What You Wish For Editor, Last week’s news story and editorial about the city’s proposal to sell its water system to a for-profit utility could leave citizens with unreasonably high expectations for a financial windfall coming their way. We’ll have to wait until March 2, [...]