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25 � 10 Y���� A�� �� ��� N���-P���� Falls Church News-Press Vol. VI, No. 16 • July 4, 1996
Falls Church News-Press Vol. XXI, No. 21 • July 7, 2011
Brangman Elected Mayor in 5 – 2 Vote By City Council; Snyder Vice Mayor
F.C. Council Gives Preliminary OK To 8% Water Rate Hike Over Protests
Architect Alan Brangman was elected by his colleagues on the F. C. City Council to become the City’s new mayor in last Monday’s special Council meeting that also featured the swearing of two new members elected in last month’s City election, Mary Ann Capria and Sam Mabry.
F.C. City Manager Wyatt Shields was expected to face a room of 60 McLean users of the Falls Church water system last night at the monthly board meeting of the McLean Community Association to explain the reasons for an eight percent rate increase to go into effect Aug. 1.
Hiring Troubles Continued from Page 4
ate position in the front of the house, but has found it difficult to find qualified candidates since most of those coming in believe taking pictures on their phone qualifies as photography experience. Henry has said that some qualified candidates have come in looking for more money than he’s able to offer at the time since the shop is still in recovery mode from the past year-plus. Job posts on career-finding site Indeed, meanwhile, are often dead ends that are costing Dominion in what he thinks is an effort to secure unemployment benefits. “I’m having to spend more time going through all these posts saying ‘Please contact me,’ and no one contacts me,” Henry said. “So I’m spending a lot of time going through it and paying Indeed every time they [submit an application], I have to pay Indeed. It’s kind of a Catch-22. It’s not been a very positive experience that way.” Back at the Four P’s, manager Kevin Scally doesn’t fault people for taking advantage of the more generous benefits. He understands the appeal in making comparable pay without having to leave the house, undergo training and endure the usual bumps that come from learning a new job. At the same time, there’s an effort to get the restaurant to where it was before Covid. Unfortunately, he thinks that can only be done by demanding an unfair amount of effort from his current staff. “I can’t ask the staff to work seven days a week. And I can’t ask the kitchen to suffer with them. They didn’t put us in the situation that we’re in,” Scally said.
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THE COOK FAMILY’S PATRIOTIC PET likes to spend some time by the Washington Monument in our nation’s capital, taking in the sights and sounds of summertime by the water. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
OFF AND ON BARTENDER OF OVER 27 YEARS, SPIKE returned to Falls Church in May of ‘08. He most recently worked at The State Theater before going over to Clare and Don’s. When asked if he had any words of wisdom he pondered the question for a bit and replied “Don’t mix beer and wine.” (P����: J. M������ W�����/JM������W�����.���)
