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from Falls Church News-Press 3-5-2020

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DANNY OPPENHEIMER deposits glass placed along the curb while older brother Jonathan waits to drive their haul to Falls Church’s Recycling Center. (Courtesy Photo)

F.C. Brothers Fill Market Gap

With Glass Pick Up Service

by Patricia Leslie Falls Church News-Press

Not only can the Little City claim some of the wealthiest, healthiest and best educated residents in the land, but it’s got the most industrious teenagers, too.

Brothers Danny, 14, and Jonathan Oppenheimer, 17, are both students at George Mason High School and have seized the opportunity to rescue residents who no longer enjoy the luxury of curbside glass pickup, a service the City terminated last month.

For a fee of $5 for once a month service or $10 for two monthly pickups on the first and/or third Wednesdays, these environmentalists will pick up the glass disposed by City dwellers and cart it to the Falls Church Recycling Center on Gordon Road. They even take payments by cash transferring app Venmo.

Although the boys are busy with school as well as sports — Danny with lacrosse and Jonathan with track — they still find time to help the planet and work for Mother Earth.

Just a few minutes after returning home from a wedding in Texas, they spoke by phone to the News-Press and Jonathan emailed more information.

“We started Glass House Recycling to both provide an environmental alternative to throwing away glass waste and to generate income,” he wrote.

While Jonathan drives the family car (thanks to supportive parents), Danny hops out, picks up the glass, tosses it in their minivan and returns the container, if there is one, to the curb.

For fuel, Jonathan said they use “the gas that’s in the tank” adding that “our parents would not be adverse” if the two used profits to help restock supplies. Profits are still in the planning stages along with preparing a launch of pickups for commercial establishments. To track invoices and payments, they use spreadsheets and emails.

“We don’t have hundreds of customers right now and this is just a few hours [of work] and organization and management,” Jonathan said, sounding rather like a good candidate for business school, although he denies thinking that far ahead. “I have no personal interest in that, but things certainly can change.”

As for Danny and college: “It’s far away for me. I am only 14” and not yet able to drive to pick up glass but he sure can step and fetch it.

The two credit Tom Clinton, the Falls Church commissioner of

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Shields to Propose FY2021 Budget Monday

Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields will present his proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to the City Council meeting this Monday, March 9, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, 7:30 p.m.. The meeting will be live streamed on the City’s website and on FCCTV (Cox channel 11, RCN channel 2, and Verizon channel 35). The video will also be available on the City’s website and YouTube channels after the meeting. The full budget meeting schedule is posted on the City’s website calendar and on the budget webpage. Budget documents and meeting videos will be posted to the City website as they become available. The public is invited to all budget and CIP meetings, including the Sunday, March 22 Town Hall. The schedule of meetings is as follows: Monday, March 9: City Manager Presents the Budget and CIP at the City Council Meeting (7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall), Monday, March 16: Budget Review at the City Council Work Session (7:30 p.m. in the Dogwood Room, City Hall), Sunday, March 22: Town Hall Meeting on the Budget and CIP (2:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall), Monday, March 23: First Reading of Budget Ordinance, Tax and Utility Rates, and CIP; Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting (7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall), Monday, April 6: Budget Review at the City Council Work Session (7:30 p.m. in the Dogwood Room, City Hall), Monday, April 13: Public Hearing of Budget Ordinance, Tax and Utility Rates, and CIP at the City Council Meeting (7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall), Monday, April 20: Budget Review and Final Mark Up at the City Council Work Session (7:30 p.m. in the Dogwood Room, City Hall), Monday, April 27: Second Reading of Budget Ordinance, Tax and Utility Rates, and CIP; Anticipated Adoption; Public Hearing at the City Council Meeting (7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, City Hall).

F.C. Man Arrested, Charged with Child Porn Possession

A 36-year-old City of Falls Church man was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with child pornography possession, Falls Church police reported this week. Tyler Weepie of the 100 block of Birch Street was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography, an arrest made by officers participating in the regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, police reported in a press release. Weepie is being held without bond in Arlington County.

Tyler Weepie. (Photo: Arlington Co.)

Temporary Library Location Opens Monday

The Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s temporary location in Falls Church will open this Monday, March 9 at 9:30 a.m. The trailers outside of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, 160 S. Oak St. will be home to the library while its permanent location on N. Virginia Ave. undergoes an expansion and renovation. The library’s hours in the temporary location will be: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Street parking is available and there is no parking in the school lot during school hours. About one-third of the library’s collection will be available including current issues of magazines and newspapers.

City Announces No F.C. July 4 Fireworks Show This Year

The City of Falls Church announced this week that its 40-year tradition of an Independence Day fireworks show will be suspended this year due to the construction on the new George Mason High School currently taking place. The City says it plans for the fireworks to return in 2021. “We are disappointed our fireworks display is not possible this year,” said Danny Schlitt, director of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department, in a press release. It has been announced that a family-friendly event will still be held on Saturday, July 4, though details, including location, will be released at a later date. “We will still offer a unique, family-friendly event in the City. Our creative team is finalizing the details – we are excited to celebrate in a different, but still patriotic, way this year,” Schlitt said. Construction on a new, $120 million state-of-the-art George Mason High School began this past summer and is scheduled to be completed for occupancy by December of this year. Falls Church’s annual fireworks display regularly draws around 10,000 people and features live music, concessions and other entertainment, according to officials.

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