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Roll Up Your Sleeves- — Inova Needs Blood
McLean Volunteer Fire hosts blood drive this Friday
Inova Blood Services made an urgent request for blood type B on its Facebook page last week.
County’s Hypothermia Prevention Program Opens Dec. 1
2023 homelessness statistics show 10 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness at the Point in Time count.
Hypothermia
District Members, Board of Supervisors
Braddock, Franconia, Mount Vernon, Providence & Springfield Districts
The Nov. 7 election includes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Nine members are elected by voters in local districts to serve four-year terms. Twenty-one district candidates are in the race, with seven incumbents.
Community News at a Glance
Partial solar eclipse to a deflating tennis bubble.
Community News at a Glance
Phase 1, Fairfax County’s Master Arts Plan, Facilities
Supervisors unanimously accept the plan.
Master Plan
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County’s Real Estate Tax Rate Advertised at 4 Cent Increase
Fairfax County Supervisors at its March 5 meeting approved advertising a 4-cent FY 2025 real estate tax rate increase for the County Executive's FY 2025 Fairfax County Advertised Budget. The advertised rate is $1.135 per $100 of assessed valuation.
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School Board Approves $3.8 Billion Budget
Mateo Dunne proposal not to increase pay for top division leadership rejected by Board; Supervisors will influence budget.
On Thursday, Feb. 22, the twelve-member Fairfax County School Board approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Advertised Budget 11–0 with one abstention.
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Community Roundups
Sneak Peek at the McLean Design Guidelines, September 2023; Household Well Water Quality Testing Program- Mon. Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m.
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Cornerstones Opens Food Hub
Other nonprofits can supplement their resources.
A challenge existed for Cornerstones: wasted food, tons of it destroyed in the communities the nonprofit organization served, yet people were going home and going to sleep at night hungry.
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FCPS Seeks 2% and 6% Pay Hikes
Could county taxpayers shoulder a quarter billion dollars in school raises?
Teachers Pay
District Members, Board of Supervisors
Braddock, Franconia, Mount Vernon, Providence & Springfield Districts
The Nov. 7 election includes the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Nine members are elected by voters in local districts to serve four-year terms. Twenty-one district candidates are in the race, with seven incumbents.
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LOOK Dine-In Cinemas Opens in Reston
A different cinema experience
Come for any or all: what’s on the big screen, the restaurant food and drinks, or to chill for a bit and enjoy the view from the balcony overlooking Market Street.
Candidate Connection: School Board At Large
Three open seats, zero incumbents, nine challengers
School Board