Fairfax supervisors schedule hearing on pension reforms
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today inched closer to making changes in its pension plans for new county hires, acting on a longtime argument…
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Vienna Metro bicycle improvements on hold
Improvements to bicycle routes near the Vienna Metro station may have to wait, according to a report today. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred…
Fairfax County car tax is due Friday, Oct. 5
With the possible exception of I-66 tolls, the Fairfax County property tax on cars is perhaps the most loathed tax in these parts. Car owners…
Agreement clears the way for LED street lights in Fairfax County
An agreement with Dominion Energy spearheaded by Fairfax County will make it less expensive for local governments to convert to energy-saving LED street lights. “LED…
Howard County, MD chief to be new fire rescue chief in Fairfax
Fairfax County’s next fire rescue chief will come from another D.C. suburb. Fairfax Supervisors have selected John S. Butler, the chief of Howard County’s Fire…
Fairfax County’s public housing waitlist opens
For the first time in a decade Fairfax County’s RAD housing waitlist is accepting new names. RAD is the county’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Project –…
Flint Hill School expansion plans irk neighbors
Residents of a leafy Oakton neighborhood are up in arms over a plan by Flint Hill School to add an entrance to the private school from…
Fairfax homeless numbers drop over decade
Fairfax County, one of the richest in the nation, isn’t a place where you’d normally think of homeless people. But the county isn’t immune. The…
Fairfax Board gives budget a final mark-up
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today put a pencil to the upcoming year’s budget for what is likely to be the last time, scheduling…
Fairfax County tax rate and budget hearings get underway
Here’s your chance to have a say about the Fairfax County taxes you pay and how those taxes are being spent. Tax rate and budget…