Although residents were most interested in the cost controls, the latter action likely will have the greatest impact on the local utility business, particularly in the Tysons Corner area.
Tysons, which is poised for significant redevelopment around its four new Metro stations, is served by both Fairfax Water and Falls Church water.
The change will be bad for the county’s redevelopment efforts, Falls Church officials say. The new regulations will “force county developers to construct new water mains that overlap the existing system in order to hook-up to Fairfax Water, an enormous unnecessary cost that could stop the exciting Tysons and Merrifield redevelopment effort in its tracks,” said Falls Church Councilman Lawrence Webb.
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Tysons, which is poised for significant redevelopment around its four new Metro stations, is served by both Fairfax Water and Falls Church water.
The change will be bad for the county’s redevelopment efforts, Falls Church officials say. The new regulations will “force county developers to construct new water mains that overlap the existing system in order to hook-up to Fairfax Water, an enormous unnecessary cost that could stop the exciting Tysons and Merrifield redevelopment effort in its tracks,” said Falls Church Councilman Lawrence Webb.
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