The air-conditioning system that has long served many homes in Reston’s Lake Anne area will still be required for 343 homes after a referendum failed to pass.
Only 165 of the 343 residents who received a ballot from Reston Association voted to revoke a provision of RA’s covenants that required those living within specific residential clusters to use the Reston Lake Anne Air-Conditioning Corporation’s (RELAC) cooling services.
(Updated at 2:40 p.m.) Vienna officials have released a proposed budget that maintains the town’s current real estate tax rate, despite continued economic challenges from inflation and supply chain issues.
The $53.8 million budget for fiscal year 2025, which starts July 1, holds the tax rate at $0.1950 per $100 of assessed value. Combined with a cumulative 3-cent reduction over the previous three years, the town will have cut its tax rate by 14% since 2021, Town Manager Mercury Payton said in a message to Mayor Linda Colbert and the town council.
Man Charged in Beltway Tractor-Trailer Crash — “A 28-year-old man has been charged after a multi-vehicle crash shut down a portion of southbound Interstate 495 in Fairfax County for several hours Wednesday morning…Troopers responded to a crash in the southbound lanes of I-495 where a passenger vehicle and two tractor-trailers collided near Exit 45.” [WJLA]
Annandale Man Killed in Maryland Robbery — “Annandale resident Mohammad Hanif, 50, was murdered following a robbery at the convenience store he owned in the 900 block of Larchmont Avenue in Capitol Heights, Md., on March 5. The Prince George’s County Police Department is offering up to $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.” [Annandale Today]
Whether she was helped by Democratic crossover voting remains an open question, but in the end, Nikki Haley topped Donald Trump among the Fairfax County electorate on March 5.
The former South Carolina governor picked up 57.29 percent of the vote to 40.28 percent for the former president, according to preliminary figures as of March 8 at 2:55 p.m. reported by the Virginia Department of Elections.
By Brian Trompeter
Vienna Town Manager Mercury Payton’s nearly $53.8 million proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 calls for no change in the real-estate-tax rate and 4-percent raises for most town employees.
The Washington region’s real-estate market is opening the spring season with increased opportunities for buyers. But Northern Virginia’s inner suburbs are still seeing extremely tight inventory.
The number of active listings at the end of February across the Washington region (5,277) was up 5.5 percent from a year before, marking the first year-over-year gain in nine months. That’s according to data reported March 11 by Bright MLS, the region’s multiple-listing service.
By Brian Trompeter
The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) welcomed new School Board member Robyn Lady (Dranesville District) to its March 6 board meeting and promptly peppered her with questions on school renovations, safety and enrollment.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 5 unanimously agreed to advertise a maximum real-estate-tax rate of $1.135 per $100 assessed value for the proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.
The combination of prospective buyers ready to act and slightly more inventory on the local home-sales market gave the weekly number of home-showings across the region a bump up in new data.
The total number of home showings for the week ending March 10 across the Washington region stood at 25,051, according to figures reported March 11 by Bright MLS, the region’s multiple-listing service.
By Brian Trompeter
McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board members on March 6 passed a resolution supporting a mixed-use development plan in eastern Tysons, but urged county officials to pay extra attention to growing pressures on schools, traffic and public services.
