Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Published October 8, 2026 at 2:45PM

A rendering of True Ground Housing Partners' proposed Dulles Greene affordable housing development (via KTGY/Fairfax County)

Fairfax County supervisors reacted enthusiastically, but with some caution this week to a staff plan that would provide long-term tax breaks for affordable housing in order to reduce initial financing costs.

Discussion at the Board of Supervisors’ Housing Committee meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 6) focused on piloting the authority newly granted by the Virginia General Assembly on two upcoming projects: Dulles Greene near the Innovation Center Metro station in the Herndon area and East County in Bailey’s Crossroads.

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State legislators ask for more ‘respectful’ dialogue on K-12 funding from Fairfax leaders

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 8, 2026 at 8:30AM

Del. Kathy Tran, D-18, discusses local leaders' language on education funding (screenshot via Fairfax County)

Members of Fairfax County’s General Assembly delegation are asking county supervisors and school board members to lower the rhetoric when it comes to state funding for local K-12 education.

“Be thoughtful about the way you talk,” Del. Laura Jane Cohen (D-16) told the Board of Supervisors during an Oct. 6 joint work session between the board and the county’s state legislative representatives.

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Fairfax’s Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter honored for 50 years of community service

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 7, 2026 at 3:45PM

Lambda Kappa Omega chapter president Marcia Morris speaks to county supervisors (screenshot via Fairfax County)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors honored the local Lambda Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated on Sept. 29 for a half-century of service to the community.

“You do so much, and it’s truly appreciated,” Board Chair Jeff McKay said during a proclamation ceremony held as part of the supervisors’ regular meeting.

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Fairfax County hands Centreville library site to housing authority after residents weigh in

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 7, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated October 8, 2026 at 5:05PM

The Centreville Regional Library (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

Fairfax County is moving through the early stages of an ambitious plan to renovate the Centreville Regional Library and combine it with affordable housing.

During a public hearing before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 29, more than half a dozen residents offered a range of views on the plan to construct 180 multifamily residential units and community space alongside the to-be-redeveloped library, located on just over 4 acres at 14200 Saint Germain Drive.

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Fairfax leaders urged to consider ranked-choice voting for upcoming supervisor races

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 6, 2026 at 11:45AM

Voters fill out their ballots for the 2023 Democratic primary at Bailey's Community Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A local youth recently reminded Fairfax County supervisors they still have time to turn their elections next year into ranked-choice voting events.

“It is a very realistic goal,” said John Tashkhanov, speaking at the monthly public comment session at the tail end of the Sept. 29 Board of Supervisors meeting.

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Ban on boat, trailer parking approved for some Dranesville District roads

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 6, 2026 at 10:00AM

Location of new Dranesville Community Parking District (via Fairfax County)

Owners of boats, recreational vehicles and trailers now have fewer parking options in Fairfax County’s Dranesville District.

The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 10-0 on Sept. 29 to create the new community parking district, prohibiting many larger vehicles, watercraft and trailers from being parked on public streets in designated residential areas.

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Fairfax, regional leaders eager to turn Route 7 bus rapid transit from plan to reality

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 5, 2026 at 2:45PM

Pedestrians and Metrobus Route F20 to Tysons waits at a traffic light on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) near Pimmit Hills on Feb. 14, 2026 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County leaders and their regional counterparts are champing at the bit to get moving on a coordinated Route 7 bus rapid transit (BRT) network.

“If there’s only one thing I hope to see in my lifetime, it’s this project,” Providence District Supervisor Dalia Palchik said half-jokingly at an Oct. 1 meeting of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) board of directors.

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McKay stresses security of Fairfax’s election process in Congressional ‘shadow hearing’

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published October 5, 2026 at 11:45AM

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay at a shadow hearing on the 2026 midterm elections held by Congressional Democrats at the Fairfax County Government Center (courtesy Office of Rep. James Walkinshaw)

Members of Northern Virginia’s Democratic congressional delegation convened at the Fairfax County Government Center last Thursday (Oct. 1) for a forum to address concerns about the upcoming November elections.

The “shadow hearing” called by House Democrats, who lack the legal power to subpoena or control formal hearings due to the party’s minority status in the chamber, was led by Rep. Joe Morelle (D-New York), a ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, and Fairfax County’s own Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.).

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County board opens door for larger Reston Community Center facility in Lake Anne area

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 5, 2026 at 9:15AM

People walk into Reston Community Center's Lake Anne facility (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors set the stage last Tuesday (Sept. 29) for a potential new Reston Community Center satellite facility in the Lake Anne Plaza area.

Supervisors voted unanimously to authorize a comprehensive plan amendment increasing the amount of non-residential development allowed on the 16.5-acre Crescent Apartments property from 2,000 to 30,000 square feet.

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Supervisors further restrict student parking around McLean High School

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 1, 2026 at 9:15AM

McLean High School entrance (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Parking options are about to become more limited for students at McLean High School.

Members of the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday (Sept. 29) to add another local street into the residential parking district that surrounds the high school.