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In this alcove along Fairfax Boulevard used to sit The First Soldier of the South to Shed His Blood for the Confederacy, a monument dedicated in 1927 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. (Michael O Connell | Patch)
The official seal of the City of Fairfax includes the image of a Confederate soldier. (Michael O Connell/Patch)
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted in September to remove a Confederate monument from the grounds of the old Fairfax County Courthouse. (Mark Hand/Patch)
FAIRFAX CITY, VA In recent weeks, workers have been demolishing the vacant Travelodge on Fairfax Boulevard to make way for a new Wawa gas station. A stone wall separates the property from the sidewalk that runs along the road. At one point, the wall dips toward the demolished building and forms an alcove that sits empty except for a collection of leaves and debris.
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February 24, 2021 at 9:45am
Fairfax County is considering lowering its real estate tax rate by one cent for the next fiscal year in an attempt to give relief to homeowners during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
County Executive Bryan Hill presented the proposal to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors yesterday (Tuesday) as part of an advertised Fiscal Year 2022 budget that illustrated how the pandemic has curtailed the county’s ability to fund top priorities, from education and employee pay to affordable housing and environmental initiatives.
According to Hill, the county’s residential real estate market has been “very strong” over the past year with 88% of residential properties seeing an increase in assessed value, but that also places a greater burden on homeowners at a time when unemployment is up and many people are struggling to pay their bills.