Fairfax County
Next Board of Supervisors Meeting:
7 May 25, 9:30 am
Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center
Meeting schedule here
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The sample ballots for all precincts are here. The map to find your precinct is here. You need to know which precinct you're in and then scroll down to your precinct's ballot. It's very confusing. The precinct name is in the upper-right cornrer of each ballot (which is two pages long).
My friend, Kate Spears, showed me this great resourse for finding who your county, state, and federal representatives are. It’s called, “My Neighborhood” and you can find it here.
The next primary election is: TBD
Early primary voting: TBD
Presidential Primary Election: TBD
Presidential Primary early voting: TBD
General election: Complete
Early voting starts on: TBD
Heads Up
Interesting Items From The Local Papers
4 Apr Inside NOVA - Fox in Loudoun County tests positive for bird flu
31 Mar Pr. William Times - Dominion Energy wants to raise electricity bills $21 a month by 2027
31 Mar FFX - D.C.-area transit task force pumps brakes on suggested local bus systems merger
28 Mar Fairfax Co Times - County proposes more taxes, cuts to public safety
26 Mar Patch - Celebrate National Whiskey Day At Mosaic District’s JINYA Ramen Bar
21 Mar Fairfax Co Times - ‘Palace coup’ overthrows Great Falls citizen leaders
You might want to keep an eye on:
Interesting Items Listed On The Upcoming County Council Meeting Agenda
Chairman McKay relinquished the Chair to Vice-Chairman Smith and moved authorization to advertise publication of the FY 2026 Advertised Budget, the Effective Tax Rate Increase, the Advertised CIP, and the Required Tax Rates as outlined in the Board Agenda Item and give notice of associated public hearings. This includes the advertisement of a real estate tax rate of $1.14 per $100 of assessed value, which reflects a potential $0.015 increase over the current real state tax rate of $1.125 per $100 of assessed value.
Authorized the advertisement of a public hearing to be held before the Board on April 22, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., regarding proposed amendments to Articles 2, 3 and 7 of Chapter 3 of the Code of the County of Fairfax which set forth the ordinances for the Fairfax County Employees’, Uniformed and Police Officers Retirement Systems, for the purpose of adding certain provisions in support of reclassification of the Animal Control Police Officer positions.
Authorized the advertisement of a public hearing to be held before the Board on April 22, 2025, at 3 p.m., to consider amendments to Chapter 4, Article 13 of the Fairfax County Code, that would increase the local tax rate for transient occupancy from four percent to six percent, with an effective date of July 1, 2025, and would make other technical amendments to Article 13.
Authorization to Advertise a Public Hearing to Consider Amendments to the Code of the County of Fairfax, Virginia—Chapter 4 (Taxation and Finance), by Adding a New Article 31 Relating to Food and Beverage Tax and Admin 8 – Authorization to Advertise Publication of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Budget and Required Tax Rates, the FY 2026 Effective Tax Rate Increase, the Advertised Capital Improvement Program for FYs 2026-2030 (with Future FYs to 2035), and Notice of Associated Public Hearings will be considered separately.
Authorized the advertisement of a public hearing to be held before the Board on May 13, 2025, at 4 p.m.
- For the enlargement of Merrimac Area 1 Sanitary District for refuse/recycling collection services and the de-creations/re-creation of the Hyacock Road Area 2 Sanitary District to remove vacuum leaf collection services (Dranesville District)
- For the enlargement of Pleasant Ridge Area 5 Sanitary District for refuse/recycling collection services and the de-creations/re-creation of the Maryalice Place Area 2 and Spring Lane Community Association to remove to remove vacuum leaf collection services (Mason District)
- For the de-creations/re-creation of the Shreve Rd to remove vacuum leaf collection services (Providence District)
2024 REPORT OF ACTIONS OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
You can find the report here.
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Upcoming Referenda
The election is over. Relax and have a whiskey.