As Northern Virginia continues to cement its position as a global base for data centers, Fairfax County leaders say the time has come to reevaluate the impact of the facilities and, potentially, set some boundaries for the future. At its meeting this morning (Tuesday), the Board of Supervisors directed county staff to research environmental issues linked
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Over 1,000 warnings were issued to speeders in the first few months since new speed cameras were installed in some Fairfax County, Virginia, school zones.
Fairfax County’s population growth has slowed to a crawl, and it’s unclear if that’s a temporary result of the pandemic or a more permanent trend. The newly published 2022 Demographic Report indicates that the county’s population has slowed since 2020. It decreased in 2021 for the first time since 1840, though 2022 saw a slight