Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Published October 4, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated October 6, 2023 at 3:30PM

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis presents the police department's responses to reform recommendations (via Fairfax County)

(Updated at 3:30 p.m. on 10/6/2023) The Fairfax County Police Department has come out in opposition to the prospect of enhanced powers for the two entities charged with overseeing its handling of community complaints and conflicts.

The department has adopted or is in the process of adopting all but nine reforms proposed by the nonprofit Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and community members in a Police Reform Matrix Working Group (MWG), Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis told the Board of Supervisors at a safety and security committee meeting yesterday (Tuesday).

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County board approves changes to Tysons Corner Center’s development plan

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 29, 2023 at 1:30PM

The proposed second phase of development for Tysons Corner Center will add more street-level features (courtesy DLA Piper)

Tysons Corner Center can move forward with new plans for its next phase of development.

After a public hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 26), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved revisions requested by property owner Macerich that will build on the mall’s plaza, shift planned office space closer to Metro and pave the way for more street-level activity.

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Fairfax County funds survey of people who engage in ‘panhandling’

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 29, 2023 at 10:30AM

A person can be seen panhandling on the median of International Drive in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After years of debating the issue of “panhandling” in board rooms, Fairfax County will now actually talk to the people asking for money, often from sidewalks and street medians.

At Chairman Jeff McKay’s request, the Board of Supervisors approved $75,000 for a survey of people engaged in panhandling as part of a budget carryover package adopted on Tuesday (Sept. 26).

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County backs Lake Anne economic vision study with another $200,000

By Fatimah Waseem

Published September 28, 2023 at 11:30AM

County planners and consultants meet with Lake Anne Residential Condominium Association members to discuss the future of Lake Anne (courtesy Hunter Mill District Office)

Planning efforts to determine an economic vision for the Lake Anne area in Reston continue to receive financial support from Fairfax County.

At a meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 26), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $200,000 in carryover funding for the Lake Anne economic visioning study. The board considered a number of items to fund by carrying over leftover money from the fiscal year 2023 budget.

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Fairfax County ties parking to density with first regulatory overhaul in 35 years

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

A parking lot at Fair Oaks Mall (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County has officially updated its parking standards for the age of telework and transit-oriented development.

After a public hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 26) that drew dozens of speakers, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a slate of off-street parking regulations intended to steer away from the car-centric impulses that governed the suburb as it grew post-World War II.

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Heavier fines approved for speeders outside McLean park

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 27, 2023 at 2:30PM

Linway Terrace in McLean (via Google Maps)

Drivers will now have to pay more if they exceed the speed limit on Linway Terrace in McLean.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave its support yesterday (Tuesday) to an additional $200 fine for speeding on the residential street between Birch Road and Kirby Road, a half-mile stretch that includes the entrance to Linway Terrace Park (6246 Linway Terrace).

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Proposal to replace Herndon area cricket field with affordable housing gets hearing

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 27, 2023 at 10:30AM

The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority has acquired land at 13500 Dulles Greene Drive for future affordable housing (via Fairfax County)

The community will soon get a chance to comment on whether a temporary cricket field near the Innovation Center Metro station should be opened up to affordable housing proposals, even as the search for a replacement athletic facility continues.

The Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 yesterday (Tuesday) to schedule a public hearing on the proposed transfer of county-owned land at 13500 Dulles Greene Drive for Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m.

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Fairfax County plans new mural program to beautify revitalization areas

By Fatimah Waseem

Published September 22, 2023 at 11:45AM

The Boro in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is considering a pilot program to support more murals in its commercial revitalization areas.

The pilot program, called Paint It! Fairfax, was introduced at a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors economic initiatives committee meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 19).

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Merrifield sewer upgrade inches closer to construction, despite land rights holdout

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 18, 2023 at 2:30PM

Fairfax County plans to install a 20-inch sewer pipe under seven properties at the corner of Route 29 and Eskridge Road in Merrifield (via Fairfax County)

The value of an office building just outside the Mosaic District will determine whether Fairfax County has to go to court to boost a Merrifield sewer’s capacity.

The owner of 8315 Lee Highway is the lone remaining holdout in land rights negotiations with the county, which has reached agreements for six of the seven properties that will be affected by the project, land acquisition staff reported to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week.

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Plan for Ebbitt House restaurant, Reston Row neighborhood approved

By Fatimah Waseem

Published September 18, 2023 at 1:30PM

The future Ebbitt House in Reston Row (courtesy Comstock)

A new concept for Ebbitt House — a suburban remodel of the District’s Old Ebbitt Grill — and changes in Reston Row — a mixed-use neighborhood near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station — are officially moving forward.

At a meeting last Tuesday (Sept. 12), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved changes to the project.