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FOU N D E D 1991 • VOL. XXXI NO. 33
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City Council Initially OK’s Founders Row 2
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A 4-3 vote in favor of preliminary approval. BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
By a razor-thin 4-3 vote, the Falls Church City Council gave a preliminary approval for what’s now known as Founders Row 2, a 2.07 acre mixed use development that would fill the now-vacated Rite Aid and its massive parking lot eyesore and the perennial carpet store on the S. West at West Broad corner. The project is seen as a companion to the original 4.3 acre Founders Row that began moving in residents this week (see story, elsewhere this page), with the Mill Creek Residential Trust as the developers of both. The vote marked one of the few times in the recent period that the Council has been so sharply divided on an issue, but the plan squeezed by to push ahead by forwarding it for comment to all the City’s major boards and commissions before coming back for a final vote in March. It was Council member Debbie Hiscott who provided the decisive
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COMING BEFORE THE FIRST in-person meeting of the Falls Church City Council in a year and a half, members of the Falls Church Girl Scout Troop 2259 Monday urged the City to adopt a campaign for restaurant composting in the City. Left to right, speaking out on the topic were Samantha Young, Talia Forster, Mira Bracken and Aarya Kambo(P����� �� ������� S�����)
1st Residents Move Into Founders Row 1 This Week
BY AMANDA SNEAD
FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS
After a decade since the project was first proposed, the first 20 residents began moving in this Monday to the massive 4.3 acre Founders Row development proj-
ect at the intersection of W. Broad and N. West Street in the City of Falls Church. The additional traffic signal light at N. West and Park has also been installed and drivers will need to get used to it, including the elimination of an automatic
pass through on West. Concerns for bikers and pedestrians on the W&OD Trail there will also require getting adjusted to. So, the new four-way stop lights will be blinking until Monday, Oct. 1, it was reported at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Joe Muffler, Managing Director of Mill Creek Residential, said that leasing has done well so far with 20 residential leases having been signed and residents starting to move in. There are currently
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The Department of Motor Vehicles has recently starting allowing drop-off and pickup services at certain locations, allowing for customers to more quickly and easily complete transactions.
FCCEA, an organization that independently represents members throughout the Falls Church City Public Schools, asked a series of questions to candidiates running for school board.
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INDEX
Editorial............................................... 6 Letters................................................. 6 Comment ................................ 7,12,13 News & Notes..........................8,10,11 Crime Report .................................... 12 Calendar .....................................16,17 Business News ................................. 19 Classified Ads ................................... 20 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword ......... 21 Critter Corner.................................... 22
