Today, I attended Supervisor Dan Storck's Town Hall which is the 29th we've had in Mt. Vernon. The town hall is always the best place to find out what's going on in Mt. Vernon and what's coming in the next twelve months.
Fairfax County
First, we heard from Board Chairman Sharon Bulova. Chairman Bulova said that schools were the County's top priority. She talked about the County's attempting to prioritize shifting to diversion for mental health crises instead of jail. Next, we heard from Ed Long.
- County tax revenue has started to grow again albeit not at our historical rates due to lagging job growth.
- Strong schools are the County's top priority
- Recommended a $0.04 advertised tax rate although did not explain why given that was $68 million short of FCPS' request.
