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Brand-new Fairfax County fire station likely to remain closed through next year
Taylor Holland
Updated: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
A brand-new, multimillion-dollar fire station built by Fairfax County will likely remain closed next year because officials say the cash-strapped county can't afford to staff and maintain it. County Executive Ed Long has recommended delaying the opening of the $11.3 million Wolf Trap Fire...
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Fairfax looks to resolve problems that plagued last year's elections
Taylor Holland
Published: Tue, Mar 19, 2013
Fairfax County should replace some of its voting machines and hire more poll workers if it's going to avoid a repeat of the long waiting lines and other problems that plagued last November's election, a special commission recommended Tuesday. The 26-member Bipartisan Election Process...
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Del Ray residents fight to keep Walgreens out
Taylor Holland
Published: Mon, Mar 18, 2013
Residents in Alexandria's Del Ray neighborhood are mobilizing to stop a chain retailer from moving in and threatening their small-town atmosphere. Walgreens, one of the nation's largest drug retailers, is close to acquiring a building at the intersection of Mount Vernon and East Monroe...
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Fairfax only local county not giving workers a raise
Taylor Holland
Published: Sun, Mar 17, 2013
Communities across the Washington area are cutting services and eyeing tax increases to deal with budget shortfalls they face next year, but only Fairfax County says it won't have the money to give its employees a raise. County Executive Ed Long said he couldn't fund pay increases next year,...
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Fairfax County looks to change hundreds of addresses
Taylor Holland
Published: Sat, Mar 16, 2013
Police couldn't find them. Even their friends had to ask for special directions. And the mail? That could end up anywhere. Now, Fairfax County wants to give hundreds of these homeowners something to help: new addresses. The county identified about 700 homes whose official addresses are either...
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Arlington Cemetery would spare just 8 of nearly 900 trees in expansion
Taylor Holland
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
Arlington National Cemetery revised its expansion plans after area residents protested the need to cut down 900 century-old trees, but its new plan, unveiled this week, shows that the cemetery intends to spare just eight of those trees and cut down 822 others. The rare follow-up study done by...
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Fairfax official apologizes for insulting Prince George's County
Taylor Holland
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
One week after taking a swipe at Prince George's County and its bid to lure the FBI's new headquarters, Fairfax County's Gerald Gordon is trying to make peace. Gordon, the president and CEO of the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, has been under fire from the neighboring...
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Arlington to consider food truck update, homeless shelter
Taylor Holland
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
The Arlington County Board will tackle a broad range of issues Saturday, including modernizing county food truck laws, reducing homelessness and working out plans for Long Bridge Park. Board members are expected to approve a change in the law that would double to two hours how long food trucks...
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House wants fewer limits on suburban site for new FBI headquarters
Taylor Holland
Published: Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Federal officials said Wednesday that they may not require the FBI's new headquarters to be close to a Metro station or the Capital Beltway despite previous problems the federal government inflicted on local leaders by building or expanding suburban facilities without taking into account the...
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Fairfax County supervisors eyeing service cuts instead of tax hike
Taylor Holland
Published: Tue, Mar 12, 2013
Reduced library hours, fewer polling locations and the elimination of school resource officers are among the cuts that Fairfax County's top appointed official thought would be too much to bear when drafting next year's budget. Instead, County Executive Ed Long opted to raise residents'...
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