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The final piece of a coordinated plan to redevelop the Flint Hill Office Park in Oakton has been solidified.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to approve property owner Flint Hill Propco LLC’s proposal for a 111-unit townhome complex to replace the Three Flint Hill office building at 3201 Jermantown Road.


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Fairfax County officials say they will be ready when the first installment of the new prepared meals tax comes due in early 2026.

“We are on track — prepared and ready to go,” Robert Barr, division director for revenue systems at the county’s Department of Information Technology, told the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at a Nov. 25 meeting of its Information Technology Committee.


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Residents of a three-year-old, 16-home subdivision in the Idylwood area south of Shreve Road never realized they were part of Fairfax County’s trash and recycling service.

Neither did the county staff responsible for overseeing trash collection, as service to the neighborhood never began.


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The president and CEO of Visit Fairfax believes an expected increase of $6.5 million a year in funding for promoting local tourism can be leveraged to create more than $1 billion annually in new economic activity countywide.

The tourism sector’s impact on the county economy “will get to $5 billion a year,” potentially within the next “three to five years,” Barry Biggar predicted at the Board of Supervisors’ Economic Initiatives Committee yesterday (Tuesday).


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Having seen a major drop in opioid overdoses among teens, some Fairfax County supervisors want to focus prevention efforts on young adults.

The 18-to-24 and 25-to-34 age groups appear to be where services need to be intensified, Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said during a Nov. 25 briefing on the county’s opioid services.


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A new massage ordinance adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (Nov. 18) aims to be a compromise, ensuring the safety of clients and staff while addressing concerns about illicit activity, including human trafficking.

County supervisors voted unanimously in support of the amendment to the Fairfax County Code, replacing an ordinance that had been in effect since 2000.


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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a conceptual development plan on Tuesday (Nov. 18) that calls for a mix of housing, office, retail, hotel and park space on a key 4.8-acre parcel near the Spring Hill Metro station in the Tysons West area.

The unanimous vote in support of Piazza at Tysons is the latest step in a redevelopment effort that has been under review for five years.


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An urban forester and arborist who worked for Fairfax County was among the two people who died earlier this month in a house fire in the Herndon area.

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay identified Toni Woods and her husband as the victims of the Nov. 6 fire when the board convened on Tuesday (Nov. 18) for its only November meeting.


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Critics of expected legislation that could allow a casino in Tysons dominated a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing yesterday (Tuesday) on 2026 priorities for the Virginia General Assembly.

Speakers from organizations representing residents in Tysons, McLean and Reston — along with the mayor of Vienna — urged supervisors to be more explicit in voicing opposition to the proposal, which likely will return to Richmond early next year.


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While acknowledging a request for more funding is on the horizon, the chair of Fairfax County’s School Board says she is eager to avoid a repeat of budget clashes earlier this year between her body and the Board of Supervisors.

Springfield District School Board member Sandy Anderson, who rotated in as chair over the summer, said Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) leaders need to be realistic about the current state of fiscal affairs, and considerate of the choices supervisors will need to make next spring.


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