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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreFairfax voters face 1% sales tax for schools on Nov. 3 ballot
Fairfax County voters will decide Nov. 3 on a 1% sales tax for school construction and potentially transit, with early voting starting Sept. 18, as FCPS faces a $400 million maintenance backlog and a 42-year renovation cycle.
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View MoreFairfax board appoints Paul Thomas as Hunter Mill planning commissioner
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Aug. 25, formally appointed Paul Thomas to the Hunter Mill District seat on the Planning Commission, replacing nine-year commissioner John Carter, whose last day is Monday, Aug. 31.
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View MoreFairfax County unveils Gerry Connolly trail signage Sept. 26
The Fairfax County Park Authority and Rep. James Walkinshaw will dedicate new Cross County Trail signage honoring the late Rep. Gerry Connolly at a 10:30 a.m. ceremony on Sept. 26 at Lake Accotink Park, paired with National Public Lands Day volunteer opportunities countywide.
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View MoreFairfax supervisors order crossing guard safety review, earmark $400K
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors directed County Executive Bryan Hill to review safety issues at nine high schools that lost crossing guards, setting a Sept. 15 deadline and earmarking $400,000 for potential fixes after reports of dangerous conditions emerged in the first days of school.
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View MoreFairfax County Police start largest recruit class yet
The Fairfax County Police Department's Session 93, described as its largest recruit class to date, began training at the Criminal Justice Academy the week of Aug. 25, signaling a staffing expansion for the agency that serves McLean through its district station.
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View MoreFelix Street parking restrictions head to public hearing over McLean High overflow
Fairfax County supervisors are set to authorize a Sept. 29 public hearing on adding Felix Street to McLean's residential permit parking district to address school-day overflow from McLean High School, while also weighing a 98-unit townhouse rezoning on Coppermine Road.
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View MoreJefferson District Park tennis courts close Aug. 24 for $1.68M rebuild
All eight tennis courts and the playground at Jefferson District Park in Idylwood close Monday, Aug. 24, for a $1.68 million, 10-week renovation replacing asphalt with post-tensioned concrete that carries a 50-year warranty.
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View MoreFairfax County search and rescue team deploys to Colombia after deadly earthquake
Fairfax County's Virginia Task Force 1 sent a 10-person disaster coordination and structural engineering team to Colombia on Wednesday after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least 181 people and left thousands missing in the country's western region.
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View MoreCounty executive moves to dissolve Tree Commission, merge it into new body
Fairfax County's Tree Commission and Environmental Quality Advisory Council face dissolution under a County Executive recommendation, with a public hearing set for Aug. 25; the Tree Commission chair warns the move will weaken oversight of tree preservation at a time of growing resident frustration over canopy loss.
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View MoreMcLean High grad joins Tony-winning children's theater
McLean native Jeffrey Nolan, who attended Kent Gardens Elementary, Longfellow Middle and McLean High School, has joined the 2026-27 acting cohort at the Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, where he'll understudy in "Pinocchio" opening Sept. 8.
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View MoreCounty opens feedback window on backyard unit rules that would end neighbor notice in McLean
Fairfax County published an online toolkit on Aug. 4 giving McLean and Great Falls residents until Aug. 31 to host neighborhood discussions and submit feedback on proposed zoning changes that would allow backyard accessory living units by right on lots of 36,000 square feet or more, with no neighbor notice and no owner-occupancy requirement.
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View MoreMcLean consultant Mizusawa wins GOP Senate primary, will challenge Warner in November
Three-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Warner, who serves as the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee and holds a massive fundraising advantage, will face McLean-based consultant Bert Mizusawa in November after Mizusawa won the Virginia GOP Senate primary on Aug. 4. Rep. Don Beyer also cruised to victory in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary.