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Falls Church staff ask council to initiate Virginia Village engagement; RFP work targeted for May
Summary
City staff presented a Virginia Village road map and asked council to adopt an initiating resolution next week so staff can begin a March–April engagement period and finalize an RFP for issuance in May, aiming for selection by late summer; staff emphasized relocation protections and a phased timeline tied to tax‑credit cycles.
Falls Church City staff asked the council to authorize a public‑engagement phase for Virginia Village and to place an initiating resolution on next week’s agenda so the city can begin drafting an RFP for redevelopment guidance.
The staff presentation laid out the rationale for updating two small‑area plans that cover the roughly 4.5‑acre Virginia Village neighborhood (about 3.5 acres within the South Washington Street small‑area plan and roughly 1 acre within the downtown small‑area plan). Staff said small‑area plan updates are intended as focused reconciliations — not full rewrites — to align the older plans with the city’s recently adopted comprehensive plan and affordable‑living policy.
"This item before you tonight is a work session on an initiating resolution. This would enable staff to go out and…
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