Today, the County Executive released his amended proposal for the FY2021 budget. When we started this budget, we weren’t in the middle of the pandemic that has now heavily impacted our daily lives. The economic challenges we are facing pale in comparison to the health risks and loss of life some of our community is facing and our thoughts are with them.

 

Everyone in the region will be making hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead, but we are in this together and will see better days. Few places in this country have the resources, dedicated public employees, resolve and resiliency that Fairfax County has, and for that we are blessed.

 

Below, you can see a breakdown of the proposal. I also want to note here that residents will be able to comment on the budget during public hearings that have been deferred to April 28-30. We have made this decision in order to protect the health of our staff and the public. We are also recommending that you testify remotely via submitted videos, written testimony, or phone calls. Learn more here.

 

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