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Cash-strapped Fairfax County rushes to spend $500k on firefighter uniforms
Taylor Holland
Updated: Thu, Mar 7, 2013
Fairfax County residents face a tax increase next year because the county insists that spending can't be cut any deeper. But at the same time, the county is rushing to spend nearly $500,000 in coming weeks on dress uniforms for firefighters who say they don't need or want them. The $500,000...
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'Significant interest' across region for new FBI headquarters
Taylor Holland
Published: Wed, Mar 6, 2013
The hunt for a new FBI headquarters hit a milestone Wednesday when federal officials announced that they had received 35 proposals from developers and communities interesting in hosting the agency. Private sector developers in the D.C. region are showing "significant interest" in building a...
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Fairfax County Board of Supervisors questions need for tax increase
Taylor Holland
Published: Wed, Mar 6, 2013
Fairfax County is considering raising residents' property taxes next year to help balance the budget, but some officials are now questioning whether deeper spending cuts in county agencies might produce enough savings to reduce or eliminate the need for a tax increase. County Executive Ed Long...
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Fairfax County limits next year's property tax hike to 2 cents
Taylor Holland
Published: Tue, Mar 5, 2013
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to raise real estate taxes by no more than 2 cents next year. Board members voted 9-1 in favor of advertising County Executive Ed Long's proposed tax hike, but only after defeating a separate motion that sought to raise taxes even higher....
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Fairfax County may bring back red-light cameras
Taylor Holland
Published: Tue, Mar 5, 2013
Fairfax County is considering bringing red-light cameras back to the county just eight years after officials scrapped a similar program because it was losing money. The county lost more than $1.3 million during its first experiment with the cameras because of high operating costs and too few...
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EPA won't appeal Fairfax County creek ruling
Taylor Holland
Updated: Mon, Mar 4, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency will not appeal a January court ruling that found the agency overstepped its authority in trying to regulate water flow in Accotink Creek in Virginia, the state announced Monday. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said the EPA will accept the ruling of...
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'Good-faith effort' preserves Alexandria's Carver Nursery School -- for now
Taylor Holland
Published: Sat, Mar 2, 2013
An Alexandria developer has agreed to put off the demolition of a historic African-American landmark to allow a preservation group time to raise the money needed to save it. In what he's calling a "good-faith effort," owner William Cromley said he'll give the group a few more weeks to raise...
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