Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Published May 12, 2026 at 10:00AM | Updated May 12, 2026 at 10:55AM

Fairfax County Supervisor Andres Jimenez and public service workers rally outside the Fairfax County Government Center May 6. (Courtesy SEIU)

Fairfax County firefighters, teachers and other public sector workers recently rallied outside the county government center, asking Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to sign legislation granting public workers the right to engage in collective bargaining.

The May 6 rally was one of several held around the commonwealth by unions, including the Virginia Education Association, the International Association of Firefighters, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), in support of HB 1263 and SB 378.

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County leaders honor Garden Club of Fairfax for century of service

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 8, 2026 at 1:45PM

Proclamation honors 100th anniversary of the Garden Club of Fairfax (courtesy Fairfax County)

Fairfax County supervisors saluted the Garden Club of Fairfax on May 5 for its members’ efforts over the past century.

“Thank you for all you do in our community,” said Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman, who sponsored the centennial resolution while acknowledging that he, unlike club members, lacked a green thumb.

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County allows up to 300 new apartments on Cavalier Club site in Seven Corners

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 7, 2026 at 1:45PM

Conceptual rendering of the proposed new Cavalier Club apartment building (via Hord Coplan Macht/Fairfax County)

A Seven Corners apartment building owner has been granted the option to more than double the number of residential units on the site while also adding retail space.

Voting unanimously and without comment, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a site-specific plan amendment (SSPA) on Tuesday (May 5) that lets the Cavalier Club accommodate up to 300 new multifamily units, along with up to 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail uses.

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County leaders vote reluctantly to trim Fairfax Connector bus service

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 7, 2026 at 8:30AM

Fairfax Connector bus for Route 463 heading into Vienna on Chain Bridge Road (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved the elimination of two Fairfax Connector bus routes and reduced schedules on more than a dozen others to trim $7.3 million in budget costs.

The vote on Tuesday (May 5) was unanimous but, in several cases, unenthusiastic.

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Planning advances on proposed Reston Community Center relocation near Lake Anne

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 6, 2026 at 10:00AM

Crescent Apartments rental office in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is officially evaluating the potential of incorporating a Reston Community Center satellite facility in its anticipated redevelopment of a Lake Anne apartment complex.

The county’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday (Tuesday) to have planning staff review a comprehensive plan amendment significantly expanding the amount of non-residential uses allowed on the Crescent Apartments property at 1513 and 1531 Cameron Crescent Drive.

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Fairfax County board agrees to split costs with city for joint health and community center

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 6, 2026 at 8:30AM

Updated design of Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center (via City of Fairfax)

Fairfax County leaders have joined their Fairfax City counterparts in backing an overhaul of their adjacent health and community facilities.

The county’s Board of Supervisors ratified an agreement yesterday (Tuesday) with the Fairfax City Council to move forward with construction of a new $127.2 million Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center in the 3700 block of Blenheim Road in the City of Fairfax.

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Fairfax County adopts new budget, seeks ability to lower some speed limits

By Scott McCaffrey

Published May 5, 2026 at 2:45PM | Updated May 6, 2026 at 10:24AM

A 25 mph speed limit sign in a residential neighborhood (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a fiscal year 2027 budget this morning (Tuesday), while also setting a future public hearing on local control of speed limits in some areas.

The board set a June 9 public hearing on a proposed ordinance that, if enacted, would give the county more autonomy to reduce speed limits in residential and business districts.

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Fairfax County board agrees to reduce tax rate, restore some proposed cuts in budget

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 28, 2026 at 1:45PM

Board Chair Jeff McKay (screenshot via Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors informally adopted a $5.9 billion fiscal year 2027 budget this morning (Tuesday) that includes a small reduction in the real estate tax rate, more reserve funding and changes to proposed cuts.

The 8-2 vote during the “markup” session is a precursor to the board’s final adoption of a new budget next Tuesday, May 5, that will take effect on July 1.

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County planners consider future of development in office-heavy Reston East

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 27, 2026 at 2:45PM

The Atlantic Union Bank building at 1800 Robert Fulton Drive is among the parcels newly added to Fairfax County's Reston East planning study (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Just a few years after approving a new comprehensive plan for Reston, Fairfax County officials are taking a closer look at the future of development in a swath of Reston East currently dominated by older office buildings.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors directed staff on April 14 to expand a planning study that initially looked at individual office properties south of the Dulles Toll Road to instead include an entire subdistrict from Upper Lake Drive to Hunter Mill Road.

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Langley HS student advocates for county to spend more on library materials

By Scott McCaffrey

Published April 24, 2026 at 10:00AM

Kingstowne Regional Library patrons checked out its offerings during opening day on April 11, 2026 (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Fairfax County supervisors are being asked to provide additional funding for library materials, with some advocates stressing the value of increasing print holdings.

“Libraries are in fact in desperate need,” Langley High School junior Mia Nash told the Board of Supervisors at an April 15 public hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget.