By Julia O'DonoghueWednesday, October 07, 2009
Fairfax County retail sales in June 2009 declined significantly from the same month the previous year, according to Fairfax County’s Department of Management and Budget newsletter in September. Virginia distributed about $13 million in sales tax receipts to Fairfax County this past August. That sales tax revenue, which reflects retail purchases at county stores in June, has dropped off by 10 percent from the same time period in 2008. One percent of all sales tax collected in Fairfax goes to fund the public school system. In September, Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova (D-At-large) and Supervisor Patrick Herrity (R-Springfield) announced intentions to start a "Buy Fairfax" campaign, to encourage residents to make purchases at local stores and shops. Shopping in Fairfax’s retail shops, as opposed to online or in another locality, is better for the community, said Herrity.Some of the local sales tax not only goes to funding public schools but shopping at local businesses also helps retain jobs in the county during a difficult economic period, he said.
MCA Approves Three ProjectsVinson Hall expansion, organic food market, storage facility all head to Planning Commission.
By Mike DiCicco
Wednesday, November 11, 2009On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the board of the McLean Citizens Association approved three projects proposed for the McLean area.Vinson Hall Retirement Community agreed to downsize and alter its proposed expansion, although the facility already had approval to build more units than it had been asking for. The expansion has been debated since the facility filed last year for a plan amendment that would allow it to expand from its current 169 independent living units to 350 units over several years. Currently, up to 276 independent living units are allowed on the site, along with the facility’s 49 assisted living units and 21 nursing beds...
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