To the Fairfax County Community,

Yesterday, we had our first meeting back in the Board room since March. The dais was outfitted with plexiglass dividers between seats and we implemented strict cleaning and social distancing protocols. We also enforced a mask requirement, a proven way to significantly mitigate the virus if everyone wears one.

These measures are necessary. They will be increasingly important as we approach the colder months and as activities move inside. To slow this virus and keep our percent positivity rates low, we have to continue to take these actions.

This meeting had a full agenda. In fact, we adjourned the meeting at 2:15 this morning. We finally got to take action on items that the County has pushed for years, including gun safety measures, stricter laws on discrimination, increased school funding, and many other things. You may read the full Board package here.

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