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Fairfax County budget meetings

Fairfax County is holding budget meetings around the county over the next couple of weeks. Below is a list of all scheduled meetings to discuss the budget and allow citizens to comment.

The FY2014 Fairfax County Budget was recently released. There appear to be no operating funds for the bicycle program. There are considerable funds for bike facilities in Tysons and Reston for improving access to the new Silver Line stations.

We plan to testify at the main public hearing before the Board of Supervisors in April (9-11) to ask for funds to implement a program for reporting aggressive drivers. We will also ask for funding for BikeFairfax, modeled on BikeArlington, to encourage more people to travel by bike. See our blog post on Supervisor McKay's direction to staff to "investigate if this model would work for Fairfax County and help us achieve some of the goals of our Fairfax County Bicycle Plan."

To speak at these town hall meetings, just show up. You can sign up online to speak at the April 9-11 Board of Supervisor budget meetings.

Town Hall Meeting	Location	Date
Springfield District Budget Meeting	Springfield Governmental Center - 6140 Rolling Road, Springfield	Wednesday, March 6 - 7:00 p.m. TO BE RESCHEDULED
McLean Budget Meeting	McLean Community Center - 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean	Tuesday, March 12 - 7:00 p.m.
Braddock District Budget Meeting	Kings Park Library, Braddock Hall - 9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke	Wednesday, March 13 - 7:30 p.m.
Sully District Budget Meeting	Rocky Run Middle School - 4400 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly	Wednesday, March 13 - 7:00 p.m.
Lee District Association	Franconia Governmental Center - 6121 Franconia Road, Alexandria	Thursday, March 14 - 7:00 p.m.
Braddock District Budget Meeting	Little Run Elementary School - 4511 Olley Lane, Fairfax	Monday, March 18 - 7:30 p.m.
Mason District Budget Town Meeting	Mason District Governmental Center - 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale	Wednesday, March 20 - 7:00 p.m.
Hunter Mill District Budget Meeting	Reston Community Center - Hunter Woods -- Rooms 3 and 4 - 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston	Wednesday, March 27 - 7:00 p.m.
Braddock District Budget Meeting	Robinson Secondary School (Lecture Hall) - 5035 Sideburn Rd., Fairfax	Tuesday, April 2 - 7:30 p.m.
Great Falls Budget Meeting	Great Falls Library - 9830 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls	Tuesday, April 2 - 7:00 p.m.
Herndon Budget Meeting	Herndon Town Council Chambers - 765 Lynn Street, Herndon	Wednesday, April 3 - 7:00 p.m.
Hunter Mill District Budget Meeting	Vienna Community Center - 120 Cherry St SE,  Vienna	Saturday, April 6 - 10:00 a.m.

Labels: bikearlington, bikefairfax, budget hearings

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