By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on May 9 approved a fiscal year 2024 budget that gave a few breaks to taxpayers, but also boosted pay significantly for county employees.
Author: GazetteLeader
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County School Board on May 11 unanimously approved a $500,000-per-year, sole-source contract with Monumental Sports & Entertainment to rent EagleBank Arena at George Mason University’s Fairfax campus for graduation ceremonies. The contract will run for five years and have a total value of $2.5 million.
By Brian Trompeter
Data centers are a massive and increasing presence in Northern Virginia, and Fairfax County supervisors want to make sure the county can absorb and mitigate the facilities’ impacts.
By Brian Trompeter
City of Fairfax police on May 15 arrested a 49-year-old Fairfax man after he allegedly struck and injured two staff members with a metal baseball bat at the Fairfax district office of U.S. Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-11th).
Fairfax County supervisors on May 9 were slated to approve installation of two “Watch for Children” signs on Linway Terrace in McLean.
The county’s Residential Traffic Administration Program allows for installation of such signs at the primary entrance of residential neighborhoods or at places where there are high concentrations of children relative to the area, such as playgrounds, daycare centers and community centers.
By Brian Trompeter
Four of the five candidates seeking three adult positions on the McLean Community Center’s Governing Board this year gave presentations at the McLean Citizens Association’s board meeting May 3 as to why voters should choose them.
By Brian Trompeter
Opponents of Fairfax County’s Modernized Zoning Ordinance, ubiquitously abbreviated to “zMOD,” were elated in March when the Virginia Supreme Court nullified the ordinance.
By Brian Trompeter
Great Falls lost one of its most accomplished residents March 28 when Charles Olin, a retired U.S. Marine who spearheaded creation of Turner Farm Observatory Park in Great Falls, died at age 89.
By Brian Trompeter
Betsy May-Salazar has served as executive director of the McLean Community Center for just four months, but the job has been invigorating so far.
By Brian Trompeter
Butterflies, balloons, fishes, town scenes, group logos, houses, dogs, dragons, birds, flowers, words, bridges – you name it and it’s probably gracing an artistically painted bench somewhere in Vienna right now.