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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 School Board unanimously passed a $4.1 billion FY2027 budget on May 21 after closing a $28.9 million gap with district-wide cuts, then voted 10-2 to direct the superintendent to create a public financial management guide, with Hunter Mill's Melanie Meren dissenting.
Local Government
Fairfax County Police released a composite sketch of a man who robbed a woman at the intersection of Parcher Avenue and Springer Drive in Reston on June 20, and are asking residents to call the Reston District Station or submit anonymous tips through Crime Solvers.
Local Government
The Reston Association Board spent 90 minutes at its June 25 meeting discussing the proposed redevelopment of Reston National Golf Course, where developers War Horse and NVR Inc. are pursuing a new rezoning strategy to build up to 308 townhomes on land the county's Comprehensive Plan designates as open space.
Local Government
Fairfax County updated its free Reston Snapshots online tool on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adding a new Affordable Housing Hub and refreshed map-based data on development, zoning, transportation, and parks in Reston's transit station areas near the Silver Line Metro.
Local Government
Fairfax County police are conducting a criminal investigation after a fire destroyed a storage facility at the FCFRD's Urban Search and Rescue training complex in Lorton on June 27, with surveillance video capturing several individuals at the scene; a $5,000 reward is offered for tips.
Local Government
Fairfax County's School Board votes Thursday, July 16 on a three-year plan to phase students into the new Skyview High School in Herndon, with a public hearing Monday, July 13 — and Reston families in the South Lakes pyramid could see mandatory boundary changes starting fall 2027.
Local Government
South Lakes senior Aya Ryan won an individual VHSL Class 6 state championship in girls outdoor track and field, capping a spring in which the Seahawks produced multiple state-meet finalists, two school records, and a nationally ranked relay time.
Local Government
Fairfax County's 48-acre Reston Town Center North project moves to a Planning Commission hearing on July 22, with a $58 million regional library expected to be the first building in a neighborhood planned for about 1,170 homes near the Reston Town Center Metro station.
Local Government
Two Fairfax County supervisors want to attract tech companies to the county so homeowners don't carry so much of the tax load, six months after a 4% meals tax started hitting Reston diners.
Local Government
A proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment would allow up to 70 townhouses and a public park to replace a 1982 office building at 1950 Roland Clarke Place near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station, cutting projected daily vehicle trips from more than 3,400 to about 483.
Local Government
New state data shows 21,239 Fairfax County residents were unemployed in May 2026, a 39% increase from December 2024, with federal workforce reductions rippling through Northern Virginia's economy and putting pressure on the county's revenue base.
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.
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