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F.C. Fall Political Races Getting Underway
This week marked the formal launch of two campaigns in what will be a busy fall season in Falls Church leading up to the November 2 election to fill three of seven seats on the City Council and School Board here.
Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly launched her campaign as one of six candidates seeking election to the City Council, and first time candidate David Ortiz announced the launch of his campaign as one of eight candidates all running for the first time for School Board.
The fields in the races include, for the City Council, incumbents David Snyder, Debora Schantz-Hiscott and Connelly and challengers Stuart Whitaker, Caroline Lian and Scott Diaz. For School Board it is composed of all first time candidates: Jerrod Anderson, Tate Gould, Courtney Mooney, David Ortiz, Adam Riedel, Ilya Shapiro, Lori Silverman and Kathleen Tysse.
Running unopposed for three commonwealth positions are Treasurer Jody Acosta, Commissioner of the Revenue Tom Clinton and Sheriff Met Cay, the latter being appointed to the slot last fall with the retirement of Steve Bittle. State Del. Marcus Simon will also be on the Falls Church ballot seeking another term opposed by Republican Sarah White.
According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), little has been reported in terms of fundraising by any of the candidates as of June 30. Among larger donors, Gould reported $5,000 of his own money, Cay $2,089 of his own money, Josh Shokur, who has decided not to run, $1,950 and Lian $1,000.
In her formal launch statement, Connelly said in seeking a third four-year term on her website, “As a community, we’ve made so much progress in the past eight years, and it has been my honor to represent you as a member of the City Council. I’m fully committed to continuing to work to represent the people who live, work, and go to school in The Little City.”
Ortiz wrote. “In 2013, we moved to Falls Church City because of its excellent schools. When we arrived that summer, The Little City welcomed us with open arms and we immediately felt at home. The commitment to education was apparent in the resources and programs at the library, and in our engagement with the schools...By serving on the School Board, I hope to have a positive and lasting impact on our community, the nation, and the world. I will do this by working with my colleagues to build on our successes, ensure that we serve all our students, and prepare our students to lead.”
F.C. EDA Chief Gets Nod To Sit on West End Board
Falls Church businessman Bob Young, chair of the City’s quasi-independent Economic Development Authority, was voted unanimously as that body’s choice to get an appointment to the City Council-controlled Community Development Authority (CDA) that will oversee bond issuances to build vital infrastructure on the City’s massive 9.8 acre F.C. Gateway Partners project at the City’s West End.
The Council is expected to vote Monday authorizing the establishment of the CDA as well as to approve components of the mega-project’s special exception entitlement and site plans. Changes to the comprehensive agreement will be mostly limited to an additional 35,000 square feet (one additional floor to 15 stories) on the senior living building.
Robin Gotteral of the partners’ Hoffman Group told the F.C. City Council Monday that construction of the project is slated to get underway in the first quarter of next year pending approvals this coming week. The project will be “world class” with its transit-oriented boulevard designed to link Route 7 to the West Falls Church Metro station.
Currently the project is expected to add about $5 million in tax revenues annually for the City’s coffers, although the City is now upgrading its economic projection model to better anticipate how much will be coming. AUGUST 5 - 11, 2021 | PAGE 19
F.C. Council Member Touts New Business
Falls Church City Councilman Ross Litkenhous enjoyed a write-up in this week’s Washington Business Journal touting his new business, a real estate technology startup operating out of 800 W. Broad in the Little City. His Cavalry Real Estate Advisors group that started up last February, will be launching a tool to simplify the property tax appeals process for regional landlords, according to the WBJ account.
He explained, “In commercial real estate, taxes are the largest single-line item on the balance sheet, aside from debt service and return to investors. As tax values fluctuate, as they have during the pandemic, it’s led to a lot of very different results for property values. We see a market in that.”
The company is raising $2 million to complete its technology platform, it designed to handle complex property tax submissions, and bring its services to market. It will help assessment appeals and the search for ways to save through incentives, credits and abatements, seeking relief by all available means including but not limited to administrative, board and court level proceedings.
School Supplies Tax Holiday This Weekend
Virginia’s Sales Tax Holiday is this weekend, August 6-8. Persons can buy select items — school supplies, clothes and shoes, emergency and hurricane preparedness — without paying sales tax. They can take advantage of the holiday for both instore and online purchases.
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