Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Coverage of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in the Nexus archive.
- Fairfax Co. schools are renovated once every 4 decades. Could a sales tax hike change that?
Fairfax County’s school board proposes a sales tax increase to accelerate school renovations, citing a $400 million deferred maintenance backlog and aging infrastructure. However, the county’s Board of Supervisors has delayed action, citing economic concerns and the need for public input.
- Fairfax Co. seeks to exempt Potomac River to protect water if Va. declares drought emergency
Fairfax County is requesting that the Potomac River be excluded from a Virginia drought emergency declaration to ensure drinking water supply for Fairfax Water, which serves over 2.2 million people. The county argues that a statewide drought declaration would disrupt regional coordination and ignore infrastructure investments in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' drought plan.