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Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
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.
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.
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.
Local Government
Virginia's new state budget lets Northern Virginia localities ask voters to raise the sales tax by up to 1 percentage point for schools or transit, but Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn says Fairfax County isn't close to putting one on the ballot.
Local Government
Virginia Task Force 1, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue's urban search and rescue unit, is returning Monday evening, July 6, after more than 10 days rescuing earthquake survivors in Venezuela, including a mother and infant pulled from rubble.
Local Government
A woman using a mobility device was struck and killed by a Ford F-250 at Richmond Highway and Dart Drive in Hybla Valley on Thursday, July 2, as FCPD's Crash Reconstruction Unit investigates the fifth fatal pedestrian crash in Fairfax County since late May.
Local Government
Fairfax County Public Schools is replacing math instructional materials for grades 6 through Algebra 2 starting in the 2026-27 school year, and Reston families have until Sunday, July 12 to review the proposed resources and submit feedback before the School Board votes in July.
Local Government
Enda Browne, 43, of Herndon was arrested at Dulles Airport on June 26 by U.S. Marshals after spending more than a decade outside the country following a 2014 hit-and-run that critically injured a pedestrian near Reston Town Center.
Local Government
Median apartment rents in Reston fell 1.9% year over year in June 2026, with one-bedrooms at $2,234 and two-bedrooms at $2,365, as a wave of new multifamily supply continues to soften the market near the Silver Line corridor.
Local Government
NVR Inc. and Virginia Investment Partners are pursuing a PRC Plan Amendment to build 308 stacked townhomes on 15 acres of Reston National Golf Course, arguing a never-voided 1966 rezoning gives them authority to proceed after the county's SSPA process rejected the proposal. The Fairfax County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday, November 4.
Local Government
Aldrin Elementary principal Shane Wolfe has been named to Virginia's inaugural class of Principals of Distinction, one of only three FCPS leaders and 29 statewide to earn the new state honor recognizing exceptional school leadership.
Local Government
The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously postponed a vote on Felice Development Group's plan to rezone a largely vacant office building at 13851 Sunrise Valley Drive into 98 townhouses after county transportation staff flagged missing ADA-compliant sidewalk connections; the rescheduled vote is set for Wednesday, July 8.
Local Government
A man in apparent mental health crisis walked onto Silver Line tracks over the Capital Beltway near Tysons on Wednesday, July 1, prompting Fairfax County Police, Fire and Rescue, and Metro Transit Police to respond; train service was halted for about 24 minutes before the man was taken into custody and transported to Reston Hospital Center.
Local Government
Walker Nature Center's 10th annual Fairy Festival on Saturday, July 18, offers Reston families a woodland trail walk, tea party, crafts, and a fairy house contest, with registration required by Tuesday, July 15; the center also launches a free Nature and Nosh food truck series later in July.
Local Government
Newt Shosteck, the 56th student representative to the Fairfax County School Board, began his nonvoting term July 1 with a proposal to let students across the district book appointments with school psychologists and social workers on their own, without parental notification.
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