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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Makeover brings convenience store to gas station in Tysons

A Tysons service station damaged by a small tornado March 31 now will be getting a spruced up exterior and a new convenience store in place of its lightly used vehicle-service bays. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Dec....

Fairfax likely to give tax break to surviving military spouses

Fairfax County supervisors will hold a public hearing Jan. 24 on whether to lower to the state’s minimum property taxes for surviving spouses of military service members determined by the U.S. Department of Defense to have died in the...

Fairfax supervisor announces plans to retire at end of 2023

It wasn’t a big surprise, seeing as she’s served on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors since 1996, but Supervisor Penelope Gross (D-Mason) announced Dec. 6 that she would not seek an eighth term next November and instead retire...

Fairfax to consider more leeway for taxi-company owner

Taxis operating in Fairfax County next year might be allowed to be a little older or higher-mileage, if the Board of Supervisors approves proposed rule changes. Supervisors are prepping a Jan. 24 hearing to discuss relaxing the county’s rules on...

Editorial: Fairfax homeowners, keep your wallets handy

Our word for the day is “insatiable” – as in “it looks like the Fairfax County government’s insatiable need for additional revenue, year after year, will continue unabated.” County leaders have begun looking into the crystal ball and started making...

Fairfax officials continue to mull refinements to parking requirements

Parking – preferably less of it – would be required in varying quantities, depending on development density and transit access, under Fairfax County’s “Parking Reimagined” proposal. County officials this past spring and summer drafted a tiered framework for parking in...

Editorial: Is speed-camera plan just tip of iceberg?

Following what will be a perfunctory (legally required) public hearing and a likely 9-1 vote with all Democrats in lockstep, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 6 will implement a police-run speed-monitoring effort using electronic devices. Now, on...

Vienna property owner agrees to fix up dilapidated home

Fairfax County supervisors on Nov. 1 indefinitely deferred proposed spot-blight-abatement measures for a dilapidated house at 1724 Beulah Road in Vienna. “Breaking news on this one,” said Supervisor Walter Alcorn (D-Hunter Mill). “The property owner is moving forward with getting...

Board of Supervisors starts refining 2023 legislative package

Fairfax County’s draft 2023 legislative agenda continues sounding the drum on several long-running themes, but includes a few new requests for the upcoming General Assembly session. “Much of the program remains the same, especially with respect to our fundamental priorities,”...

Public hearing will be precursor to speed-monitoring equipment in Fairfax

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 1 unanimously agreed to hold a public hearing on Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. to discuss a county-code amendment that would allow Fairfax County police to implement a photo-speed-monitoring program in...
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New School Board member receives liaison assignments

New Arlington School Board member Bethany Sutton has her assignments. School Board members on Feb. 2 are expected to approve...
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