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.
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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.
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Tarr of host school Oakton among the seniors in contest
The popular Suburban Classic again will be held in March with one big difference this year – there will be two games instead of one.
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Priester has won more than 800 games and multiple post-season tournaments
In addition to winning his 800th career game as a high-school basketball coach this season, Fred Priester also was the recipient of another significant achievement when he was voted into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.
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Guard/forward is one of program’s all-time scoring leaders
The team didn’t have a strong season, but individually Raigan McCalla enjoyed a standout girls basketball campaign for the Flint Hill Huskies.
George Mason University’s leadership is gearing up to sit down with residents living near the proposed baseball/cricket stadium on the western portion of the university’s Fairfax campus.
“We hear and respect your questions and concerns about the timing of the project and whether neighbors will have the opportunity to be heard up front. We assure you that you will,” university president Gregory Washington said in a March 1 e-mail.
McLean ranks ninth nationally and Vienna 14th in a new survey of communities whose residents display the best money-management skills.
In order to determine where Americans are tops at handling their finances, WalletHub compared more than 2,500 localities based on 10 key indicators of money-management. The data set ranges from the median credit score and the average number of late payments to the mortgage debt-to-income ratio and outstanding student-debt burden.
By Brian Trompeter
Aiming to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, the leaders of Church of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal) in Vienna are advancing with plans to build a solar array on the site’s lower parking lot.
A number of upcoming theater productions will spotlight area youths.
• Tysons-based Traveling Players will present two works – “Dracula: A Comic Thriller” and “Jane Eyre” – with performances as part of its Thrills & Chills Festival, running weekends March 9-17 at Tysons Corner Center.