Board of Supervisors - Chairman Alert:
To the Fairfax County Community,
This was a difficult week for Virginians.Two officers at Bridgewater College in central Virginia were fatally shoton Tuesday. While at a meeting with colleagues from across the Commonwealth, I offered my condolences…
Friends,
Last week I was invited by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office to visit the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. There I was joined by local leaders and members of the US House Congressional Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus to learn more about the different programs we have that focus on inmate reform and recovery.
We want to ensure that when someone…
To the Fairfax County Community,
In a 8-1 vote, the Board passed my motion to support the Fairfax County School Board in their decision to require masks in school only until such time as it is safe to not require them. You can read the full item I introduced...
To the Fairfax County Community,
A year ago today, our U.S. Capitol was attacked. The violence threatened our Vice President, members of Congress, Senators, police officers, Hill staffers, and the other employees inside that building who work every day on our behalf.
Sadly that day, one police officer died, others have since committed suicide, and dozens more still live with…
To the Fairfax County Community,
Yesterday, the Board received an update from the Health Department regarding the omicron variant of COVID-19, COVID-19 caseloads, and our continued vaccination efforts. I detail that information below.
This certainly isn't where we would like to be close to two years after the pandemic began in the United States. We still have a lot to learn…
To the Fairfax County Community,
I hope your holiday season is off to a safe and healthy start!
This has been a confusing couple of weeks parsing through the news of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. There is a lot of information we do not know yet about Omicron, but we don't want people to panic. Researchers around the world are conducting studies to better understand many…
To the Fairfax County Community,
In case you missed it, on Friday the CDC...
To the Fairfax County Community,
Children ages 5-11 are finally eligible to be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine! I'm proud in Fairfax County that over 83% of our residents 18 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and over 85% of our kids ages 12-17 have done the same. It has been great to see lines of excited families waiting to get vaccinated at…
To the Fairfax County Community,
I was proud to join members of our Fairfax County Fire and Rescue team to collect donations of winter coats for Fairfax County families. We have partnered with Operation Warm to distribute 3,000 new winter jackets. Read more about this annual event...