Prospects became sunnier for Fairfax County’s solar-power initiative March 9 after the Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to let a private company install solar panels at 22 more county-owned sites.
Under the power-purchasing lease agreement, Sigora Solar LLC will charge...
Fairfax County supervisors on March 9 set an April 13 public hearing to discuss the proposed conveyance of Blake Lane Park in Oakton to the county’s Park Authority.
The two parcels, located at 10033 Blake Lane near the road’s intersection...
Citing as they often do each year the need for wiggle room, a majority of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 9 agreed to advertise a maximum real-estate-tax rate of $1.15 per $100 assessed value for fiscal...
It’s experienced hiccups over the years, but the groundwork for McLean’s Community Business Center (CBC) is advancing.
Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville), who outlined a CBC study at a Feb. 20 virtual open house, said he was impressed by the consensus...
Tucked away inside Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget is this charming nugget: The county government, he said, will need $960,000 and six new staff positions for “upcoming collective-bargaining endeavors.”
Yep, it looks like the Fairfax County...
It’s a small change in the grand scheme of things, but Fairfax County supervisors and environmental advocates said the county’s new ban on plastic bags for yard waste will cut down on pollution and reduce equipment damage.
The Board of...
Fairfax County has a long way to go before achieving racial fairness, members of the Chairman’s Task Force on Equity and Opportunity informed the Board of Supervisors Feb. 23 when presenting their initial report.
Inequities within the county stifle opportunity...
Fairfax County taxpayers would see a slightly lower tax rate and employees would not receive pay increases under a proposed fiscal year 2021 budget presented Feb. 23 by County Executive Bryan Hill.
The county’s conservative assumptions during the pandemic allowed...
Rising home values are a good thing for Fairfax County homeowners thinking about selling. But for those staying put, they will equate to higher tax bills this year.
Residential home assessments rose an average of 4.25 percent from 2020 to...
Fairfax County may have earned a significantly higher rating last year under the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index, but the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 9 decided to seek perfection.
The county received 88 points out of 100 possible,...
