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Local Government
Fairfax County is launching a 90-day noise-camera pilot in early 2027 at two locations, including Westpark Drive near Tysons, with $100 fines for vehicles exceeding 95 decibels and possible countywide expansion that could reach Reston.
Local Government
Fairfax County is launching a 90-day noise-camera pilot in early 2027 at two locations, including Westpark Drive near Tysons, with $100 fines for vehicles exceeding 95 decibels and possible countywide expansion that could reach Reston.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted 11-0 to recommend the Reston Town Center North redevelopment, a nearly 48-acre mixed-use project that includes a new library, relocated shelter and up to 1,000 homes; the Board of Supervisors will hold its public hearing Sept. 15.
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Fairfax County supervisors will vote Sept. 15 on whether to permanently fund crossing guards at South Lakes and other high schools, after a student crash, state lawmaker pressure and a superintendent's letter escalated the budget fight.
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A statewide investigation found Flock Safety gave Virginia law enforcement scripted talking points when residents raised concerns about license plate reader surveillance, while officials in Fairfax County and other localities struggled to answer basic questions about how the cameras collect and share data.
Local Government
Three seats on the Reston Community Center Board of Governors will be filled through the 2026 Preference Poll, with online and in-person voting running Friday, Sept. 4, through Sept. 25.
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A federal judge blocked Virginia from enforcing a new law that restricted local cooperation with ICE, keeping 27 existing 287(g) agreements in place while the legal battle between the state attorney general and the Justice Department continues.
Local Government
Fairfax County Chair Jeff McKay told a regional summit that the county built three times as many jobs as homes in the past decade, and laid out positions opposing a Metro sales-tax proposal, backing local data center zoning authority and calling for state housing incentives.
Local Government
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority named LaDonna Key as vice president for supply chain management, putting a new executive in charge of more than $800 million in annual procurements for Dulles International, Reagan National and the Dulles Toll Road as the authority launches a $19.9 billion construction program.
Local Government
Fairfax County's Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 on Aug. 25 to dissolve the 53-year-old Tree Commission, with Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn casting the lone dissent, then unanimously created a new 15-member Environmental Commission that Reston civic groups say will dilute focused tree advocacy.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution on Aug. 25 honoring the Reston Multicultural Festival's 25th anniversary, with speakers recalling its founding, its role as Reston's first gathering after 9/11, and the loss of planning committee member Norma Khan.
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Multiple Reston civic groups have formally opposed NVHomes' 306-townhome proposal on the Reston National Golf Course, arguing the developer bypassed required Comprehensive Plan amendments and that the project threatens stormwater management and homes as close as 20 feet away, ahead of a Sept. 23 Planning Commission hearing.
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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board votes Wednesday on a $15.5 billion budget amendment for Dulles Airport's overhaul, funded largely by bonds, with construction on the main terminal starting in late 2027.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted 11-0 on July 22 to advance the 47.9-acre Reston Town Center North rezoning to the Board of Supervisors, which will hold its final vote Sept. 15; if approved, land swaps between the county and Inova Health System will allow Phase 1 site preparation to begin in late 2026, though full buildout won't finish until around 2050.
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