Annual Meeting and Area Development

Greetings, GHCA Community, and Happy Holidays to Everyone!

At the Annual Meeting on December 14, 2021 the slate of candidates put forth by the Nominating Committee was elected. Your new officers for 2022 are:

Robert Petillo, President

Roger Wilson, Vice President

Richard Killian, Treasurer

Mariel Cortese, Secretary

Thank you to all who participated and voted. We had a small in-person crowd at the Falls Church Community Center, with greater attendance on Zoom. Hopefully 2022 will see the waning of the pandemic and we will once again be able to socialize indoors more comfortably.

As your president, I will do my best to represent you to Fairfax County and the City of Falls Church, and to keep you informed about plans for construction and development nearby. Major projects are underway in Falls Church City, and more are planned closer to our neighborhood.

You may have heard about the proposed “Ring Road” at the Seven Corners Intersection. This website seems to be the best place to learn about that project as it unfolds, learn about planning meetings, and give input: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/transportation/study/seven-corners

The City of Falls Church page, listing its completed and proposed projects, is here:

https://www.fallschurchva.gov/101/Projects

On November 6th some of us attended a meeting with City representatives seeking input on the “East End Small Area Plan,” a proposal to redevelop the eastern edge of the City and Eden Center. It was a combination of presentations and a listening session where lots of thoughts and ideas were collected from attendees. You can read those here:

https://www.fallschurchva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15406/Community-Kickoff-Flipchart-Notes-?bidId=

June 2022 was the date announced for presenting a design to the City Planning Commission.

I will try to stay current on these developments and post relevant information here and on Facebook.

Robert Petillo
President, GHCA