Fairfax County Executive Ed Long says he hopes to avoid eliminating county programs but is concerned about a possible recession.
Retention and vacancy rates were also noted in a presentation to the Fairfax Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
A new tool from Supervisor John Cook's office will allow residents to design their own budget package.
Edwin Roessler will take over as acting chief as search for permanent Fairfax County police chief continues.
Electronic ballot scanning machines and other tools could make lines at the polls shorter, Fairfax County Election Commission says.
Fairfax County planning commission seeks input on proposal to raise the number of children allowed in home daycares — but even raising the limit might not be enough, providers say.
The process to bring the supermarket chain to the city took another step Monday night during council’s work session.
After studying voting wait times in Fairfax County in the 2012 presidential elections, a local election commission will release its finding on voting efficiency.
Council will continue discussing the fiscal year 2014 budget during Monday’s work session.
Bus purchases, station improvements and plans to replace Metro's farecard system likely to be delayed as agency receives $8 million reduction in federal funding.
The Silver Line's first phase is on schedule to take riders to Reston by December 2013; a construction contract for Phase II should be awarded in May.
Council will hear public comments on the $74.9 million proposed budget.
The event will be held Sunday at the Kena Temple in Fairfax.
Removing the preclearance would allow the city to make changes to their voting process without going through the Department of Justice first.
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling appeared to be considering a run as an independent.
“We’re just growing too much,” Superintendent Jack Dale said Tuesday as talks began between county supervisors and school board members.
Tap water in DC, Arlington County and Falls Church will temporarily be treated with chlorine, instead of chloramine during spring cleaning.
Budget is $5 million more than the approved FY13 budget.
Tax hike, no employee raises are some of the issues supervisors will tackle in committee meeting for Fiscal Year 2014 spending plan
Cortina is an information technology executive.
Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran recently introduced legislation that would study the extension of Metrorail into Centreville, Woodbridge and the Richmond Highway corridor.
Supervisors directed staff Tuesday to examine costs and benefits of a launching another red light camera program, which reduced violations by 45 percent during its first run a decade ago.
The community center is scheduled to remain open through 10 p.m.
Snow accumulation predictions increased overnight.
Fairfax County officials are looking at costs, benefits of a red light camera program to catch drivers who run red lights.
Falls Church under winter storm warning through 3 a.m. Thursday.
The high-tech system will span 34 miles of roadway along I-66, from the District of Columbia to Haymarket, Va.
Transit authority to discuss Pershing Drive-Arlington Boulevard line evaluation.
Council will hold a work session Monday at City Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.
Metro could lose up to $12 million in the current fiscal year thanks to sequestration.
The March 1 deadline for sequestration passed, and another deadline could come and go March 27.
Prison inmates will remove signs Tuesday through Friday beginning later this year.
Volunteers are visiting homeless at camp sites this week at the crack of dawn.
How sequestration—automatic federal spending cuts—will affect Northern Virginia in 2013 and beyond.
A $374,000 reduction could make some titles less available at local branches.
National Park Service officials say sequestration-related budget cuts could result in a reduced user experience.
No employee pay increases in Fiscal Year 2014 spending plan, which would increase average household taxes by $262 and give Fairfax County Public Schools $62 million less than officials asked for.
The county faces a $169 million shortfall.
Falls Church Sen. Dick Saslaw voted for the budget, which included $3.4 million to add 1,700 in-state undergraduate seats at Virginia universities.
The George Mason High School senior is the second appointment to the service academy in the last two years.