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My plan was to have two more posts in this series on GEORGE.  This post was going to be a fun one kicking around various grand ideas for a modern solution.  But I’m starting to burn myself out on the GEORGE issue and the City Council is moving through the process quickly (they had a [...]

We’re told that if the GEORGE bus is “defunded” (which I assume means “shut down”) the City can save about $450,000 each year.  I think I read somewhere that the annual operating costs of the bus is along the lines of $580,000 - so I’m not sure where the discrepancy is.  We’d obviously lose the [...]

As I mentioned in my last post, the current GEORGE configuration seems geared toward taking residents to the Metrorail stations to commute out of the City.  What other purposes could GEORGE serve?
The bus could allow non-residents to commute to their jobs in the City via Metrorail.  The City has been working for years to increase [...]

Last week George Southern (no relation to GEORGE bus) wrote over at the Falls Church Times that the City of Falls Church GEORGE bus system was potentially on the chopping block.  At last night’s City Council meeting, City Manager Wyatt Shields did in fact recommend ending the GEORGE bus service.  The bus service is expensive [...]

I moved into the City about 6 months ago but before that I lived just outside the City for about 8 years.  I’ve been reading the Falls Church News Press for quite a while so I have a sense for what has been going on in the City.  However, I have to admit that until [...]

Mike is spreading the word that four of the seven seats on the Falls Church City Planning Commission (PC) are up for grabs this month.  Like other boards, this is a part-time volunteer opportunity.  In my estimation, it’s also the most significant volunteer opportunity available in the community in terms of having a long-term impact.
The [...]

My first attempt to volunteer for an elected position in the City didn’t go quite as I’d planned.
Last night, at the annual meeting of the Falls Church Cable Access Corporation, the results of the recent election were announced. I was running for one of the two open seats on the board of directors, along with Chip [...]

Last night, I stopped by City Hall to sit in on the Economic Development Authority meeting (check out the agenda, in PDF format).  It was another chance for me to learn more about how the City operates.  My brother / business partner Andy suggested the meeting.  He also recently moved in the City, but he’s [...]

Since no one is reading this blog yet (ever?), I’ll continue sharing my thoughts on what it could / should be.  This past weekend I enjoyed discovering Blueweeds, the blog written primarily by Mike Gardner, husband of our mayor Robin Gardner.  I haven’t met Mike or Robin yet, though I hope to have that chance [...]