Tuesday was the first meeting of the new Board of Supervisors. We are all excited about the future and are ready to write the next chapter of Fairfax County's history.

It was an exciting day. Not only was it the first meeting I presided over as Chairman of the Board, it was the first meeting for my newly elected colleagues: Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw , Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn , Lee Supervisor Rodney Lusk and Providence Supervisor Dalia Palchik . I would also like to welcome back Dranesville Supervisor John Foust , Mason Supervisor Penny Gross , Mount Vernon Supervisor Dan Storck , Springfield Supervisor Pat Herrity and Sully Supervisor Kathy Smith.

Key Takeaways:

1. Proclamations to designate Community Risk Reduction Week, Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Teen Cancer Awareness Week.
2. Members of the Board were assigned to their committees
3. Information on the 2020 Census was shared
4. The Board agreed to transfer property to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority
5. The strike at Metro's Cinder Bed Garage has come to a tentative ending
6. The approval of a resolution asking for Equal Taxing Authority for counties and cities and other Board Matters