At the DFCCVA channel on YouTube, you can view video clips from the LWV/VPIS City Council candidates' forum on 4/16/08. Just click on the sidebar links to the left to view the clip of your choice. The candidates' self-introductory clips are two minutes each; the twelve Q&A clips include remarks from six candidates and run from 5 to 7 minutes each.
The two-hour LWV/VPIS forum will be rebroadcast on local cable station FCCTV -- Cox Ch. 12, RCN Ch. 2, and Verizon Ch. 35. Rebroadcasts are presently scheduled for Tuesday April 22nd at 11:30am; Wed/23rd/8:00pm; Sun/27th/10:30am; and, Tues/29th/7:30pm. Click here for the latest FCCTV program schedule.
Two upcoming events:
First, the City Council candidates will speak again in a public forum sponsored by the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday 4/22 at 7:30 pm at the Falls Church Community Center.
Second, the Economic Development Authority will host a forum on questions surrounding the charter referendum
WHEN: Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7 - 9 p.m.
WHERE: Falls Church Arts Room (Community Center, upper level).
WHO: The panel is expected to include:
* Stewart Schwartz Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth
* Joe Svatos, Senior Vice President, The Akridge Company
* Lisa Benjamin, Senior Managing Director, Newmark Knight Frank
* James Snyder, Senior Planner (Retired), Arlington County, VA
* Grant Ehat, Principal, JBG Rosenfeld Retail
* Jonathan Meyers, Vice President, Development and Acquisitions, Washington Property Co.
* Abigail Byers Ferretti, Bay Area Economics
Attendees are encouraged to ask the panelists questions with the goal of generating a full dialogue on the topic of economic development in the city. The May 6th ballot asks Falls Church citizens to vote on a referendum to amend the City Charter to restrict City Council from using the Special Exception Provision to approve projects with more than 40% residential content.
All of the major developments in Falls Church have been mixed use projects with significant residential content. Why? What will it take to get more commercial development? Why haven't we attracted more regional retail and what can we do about it? Are we in danger of overbuilding? What are the impacts of mixed use development on City infrastructure, including schools? Will apartments have a larger impact than do condos? The panel will address these and other important economic development questions.
The EDA hosts public educational forums throughout the year to learn from experts about important economic development factors and issues that affect city development decisions.
I watched several parts of your YouTube version of the Apr. 16th City Council Candidates Forum. It highlights participants in an efficient, non-partisan manner. Many thanks for your good efforts!
Joan Lewis
Posted by: Joan Lewis | April 22, 2008 at 07:59 AM