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12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552
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Jill G. Cooper
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Housing Committee

Committee meetings will be held in Conference Room 11 of the Fairfax County Government Center unless announced otherwise.

2026 Housing Committee Members

Chris Landgraf, Chair

Candice Bennett, Vice Chair

Walter Clarke

Phillip Niedzielski-Eichner 

Timothy Sargeant 

Evelyn Spain

James Thomas

Paul D. Thomas

Alis Wang

Jeremy Hancock (Alt)


Next Committee Meeting: TBD

THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON CHANNEL 16 AND ONLINE AT CHANNEL 16 STREAM | CABLE AND CONSUMER SERVICES (FAIRFAXCOUNTY.GOV)

 

Previous Meetings:

June 11, 2026

Meeting Materials

  • Agenda

March 12, 2026

Meeting Materials

  • Agenda
  • Housing Task Force - Draft Action Plan and Roadmap - Presentation

November 13, 2025

Meeting Materials

  • Agenda
  • Housing 101 - Presentation

September 18, 2025

The Housing Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. has been cancelled.

April 25, 2024

Meeting Materials

  • Agenda
  • For-Sale Workforce Dwelling Unit Program: Update on the Policy Plan Amendment 2023-CW-1CP Presentation

December 7, 2023

Meeting Materials

      Agenda
  • Affordable Housing Preservation Administration Guidelines adopted September 26, 2023
  • WDU Task Force
  • Board of Supervisors' Affordable Housing Preservations Administrative Policy Guidelines, dated September 26, 2023

 

March 8, 2023

The Housing Committee was constituted. Commissioner Candice Bennett was elected Chairman and Commissioner Walter Clarke was elected Vice Chairman.

 

December 1, 2022

Department of Housing and Community Development staff gave a presentation on the County's Preservation of Affordable Housing effort and the recommendations from the Manufactured Housing Task Force. Staff also responded to questions from the Committee. The presentations can be found below.

Meeting Materials

  • Agenda
  • Preservation of Existing Affordable Housing presentation
  • Task Force Recommendations for the Manufactured Housing Amendment presentation
  • Manufactured Housing Task Force Final Recommendations handout

 

December 10, 2020

Meeting Agenda

The committee received a presentation on workforce dwelling units from the Fairfax County Departments of Planning and Zoning, and Housing and Development. Staff and the committee discussed proposed amendment changes to the Workforce Dwelling Unit Policy Plan.

Handouts

  • Agenda
  • White Paper Policy Changes
  • Workforce Dwelling Units Presentation

 

October 8, 2020

Meeting Agenda

The Committee was constituted. Commissioner Julie Strandlie was elected Chairman and Commissioner Candice Bennett was elected Vice Chairman. The committee received a presentation on affordable housing in Fairfax County from the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development. Staff and the committee discussed various housing needs to include; seniors, families with small children, persons with disabilities, and employee housing near job sites for professions such as teaching.

Handouts

  • Agenda
  • Affordable Housing Presentation

 

March 6, 2019

Meeting Agenda

The Committee was constituted. Commissioner Julie Strandlie was elected Chairman. The committee received a presentation on affordable housing in Fairfax County from the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development.

Handouts

  • Affordable Housing Presentation

 

April 25, 2018

Meeting Agenda

The Committee was constituted. Commissioner Julie M. Strandlie was elected Chairman. The Committee discussed with the Department of Housing staff the Communitywide Housing Strategic Plan.

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Draft Communitywide Housing Strategic Plan
Phase 1 Strategy Completion Schedule

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