Politics & Government

Harris Teeter Project Back on Falls Church Council Agenda

Council will continue discussing the fiscal year 2014 budget during Monday's work session.

The Falls Church council will spend some of Monday’s work session discussing the special exception application by Rushmark Properties to bring a Harris Teeter to the city.

The project would not only bring the supermarket to the city, it would also include retail and residential space on West Broad Street.

Council is requested to refer this application to city boards and commissions, and schedule a public hearing on the application for May 13.

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Council will also have a dialogue to review an ordinance adopting the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget. Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields proposed his $74.9 million FY14 budget last week during council’s meeting. The proposed budget, up more than $5 million from FY13’s adopted $69.3 million budget, devotes 45 percent to the schools and $33.8 million to the general government. A 3 percent increase for city employees is also included in the proposed budget. The current proposed budget also calls for a 6 cents real estate tax increase (moving it to $1.33). An April 22 date has been set for adoption of the city’s FY14 budget.

The work session will be held in the Dogwood Room in City Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. For more on Monday’s work session agenda, click here.

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