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Fou n d e d 1991 • Vol. XXXIV No. 24
The City of Falls Church’s Independent, Locally-Owned Newspaper of Record, Serving N. Virginia
F.C. Push for FALLS CHURCH ‘LAKE’ Accessory Dwellings Has Kicked Off Well-Attended First Public Meeting Repeats Sunday by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
A surprisingly large turnout of more than three dozen citizens at the Mary Riley Styles public library this Tuesday was introduced to the onset of a predicted six-month process to bring the City of Falls Church up to speed with neighboring jurisdictions on making the addition of “accessory dwellings” on existing single family home lots easier and more apt to happen. While draft legislation to accomplish this has not yet been penned (a first draft from the City’s Planning Department is slated for September), the premiere session this week was intended to set the stage with options and a timeline for gaining City Council approval. A second presentation, scheduled to present the same information as the first, will also be held at the library, this time at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 28. F.C. Planning Director Paul Stoddard and senior planner Jack
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IT’S ‘MAN-MADE’ & IT HOLDS WATER, so what’s different about a pool in the City of Falls Church from other fun destinations to get sunshine and splashes? Pools are very popular this time of year, keeping folks closer to their digs, pets and refrigerators. What’s not to love? (News-Press Photo)
Beyer, Kaine Strongly Behind Harris Candidacy by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
“Kamala is a great lawyer and when she stands on that stage with a convicted felon, that’s a huge contrast. But I’ll tell you the other contrast I think might even be more palpable to voters. Yesterday versus today and tomorrow. Donald Trump is yesterday’s chaos and why would we go back to it? Kamala and her running mate are going to represent today and tomorrow.” So Virginia’s U.S. Senator Tim Kaine said on national television this week.
Falls Church’s Favorite Son Congressman Don Beyer issued a more lengthy written statement within hours of President Biden’s withdrawal from the race and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Beyer wrote and published the following: “President Joe Biden is a great American. Today he made a hard decision few others could have made, showed his character, and put his country first. I am proud of my support for Joe Biden, and proud of his patriotism.
“Joe Biden took office amid the deadliest pandemic in a century, the worst economic decline since the Great Depression, and one of the worst attacks on our democracy in American history. He guided our nation back to normalcy and health, presided over the strongest and fastest economic recovery in history, and achieved bipartisan legislative victories many dismissed as ‘impossible’ in our divided society. “President Biden’s historic record of job creation and low unemployment, the revitaliza-
tion of our manufacturing sector, the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act, the Chips and Science Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the Respect For Marriage Act, and so many other accomplishments will create an incredible and enduring legacy upon which the eyes of history will look with favor. During President Biden’s remaining months in office I will continue
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