BREAKING NEWS: Falls Church and Fairfax Water Reach Settlement in Current Suit, but City Still Appealing Earlier Decree Prohibiting Transfer of Profits to General Fund
By FALLS CHURCH TIMES STAFF
February 25, 2010
Today the parties issued the following joint press release.
The City of Falls Church and Fairfax Water have successfully resolved the matters pending in Fairfax County Circuit Court. The consent decree is beneficial for all residents and businesses in the City of Falls Church and Fairfax County. In the decree, neither party admits liability and both Fairfax Water and the City of Falls Church will have the opportunity to provide water service in the portions of Fairfax County currently served by the City. In addition, the City has agreed to pay Fairfax Water $750,000 to settle claims, fees and damages, which will be covered by the City’s liability insurance. Both entities welcome the conclusion of this case so that they can resume focus on the business of best serving the public.
The City will continue its appeal of Count V, the Fairfax County Circuit Court’s Final Decree of Jan. 6, 2010, which prohibited the City from transferring water fund surpluses to the City’s general fund.
Read the full Consent Decree here.
By Falls Church Times Staff
February 25, 2010
I think half a loaf, here, may be better than nothing. If the City had lost this case outright, I think we would be broke and facing imminent re-absorption into Fairfax County.
Thanks goodness we in Fairfax have options now. Hopefully I won’t have to subsidize the City’s general fund anymore with higher water prices. See you later Falls Church Water.