As expected, Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields Monday night presented his recommended Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget to the F.C. City Council that comes in just shy of $100 million.
Author: Nicholas F. Benton
‘Love Is Love’ LGBTQ Event Is a First for Downtown F.C.
For the first time last Friday night, the City of Falls Church’s downtown was graced with an institutional LGBTQ presence.
F.C. City Manager Recommends FY20 Budget With No Tax Rate Increase
The budget marks a 7 percent increase over the current year, but is balanced with no tax increases, including no real estate tax increases.
Beyer Meets Nayib Bukele in El Salvador
Beyer joined a small group of other U.S. congressmen in a brief tour of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and said that although there are “terribly difficult conditions,” he nonetheless retained a sense of optimism.
Saslaw Wins Bipartisan Backing For Anti-Gerrymandering Reform
A major new development that unfolded in the last day of the Virginia legislative session last week has vastly improved chances for fairer voter representation in the commonwealth in coming elections.
50th Anniversary of The Stonewall Riots
In this anniversary year, with so many celebrations planned to mark the occasion, I am working on my own contribution to the history in the form of a new book of collected writings from that era, tentatively entitled, “My Gay Activist Days in San Francisco, 1969-1972” (watch this space for further news on publication plans and dates).
F.C.’s EDA Gives Thumbs Up To West End; Young Elected
At a marathon meeting Tuesday night, the Falls Church Economic Development Authority voted unanimously to endorse the “special exception entitlement” application of the Falls Church Gateway Partners to proceed with a dense economic development of 10.3 acres of land at the current site of George Mason High School.
West End Project Wins F.C. Council Preliminary ‘Special Exception’ OK
By a unanimous 6-0 vote, the Falls Church City Council Monday gave preliminary approval of a “special exception entitlement” for the Falls Church Gateway Partners, the group that has been given interim approval to develop a dense, creative economic powerhouse on the site where George Mason High School currently sits.
GOP Shame at Cohen Hearing
When President Trump winds up behind bars, which will happen at some point, it will become clear that all these ridiculous Republicans will have contributed to the thorough demise of their political party, headed toward the same shameful dustbin of history that will encase the sad remnants of Putin’s failed effort to undo the American democracy in this decade.
Final Conceptual Design of New High School Set Friday
The final submission of extravagant design documents for the construction of a new George Mason High School is scheduled to be provided Friday, the next big benchmark development for the $120 million project scheduled to begin as soon as classes in mid-June.
