The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will decide on June 7 whether or not to include a meals tax referendum on the 2016 general election ballot in November. Local government officials hope a 1-4 percent tax applied to preprepared meals at restaurants and the like would generate $24-$96 million that could be applied toward school funding.
(Alexandria Gazette Packet)
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova called for an audit of the fire department following a civil rights lawsuit lodged by a firefighter who claims she endured years of sexual harassment.
(WTOP)
Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne will send a letter to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission calling for a list of transportation alternatives and projects to be funded with revenue generated by the forthcoming tolls on Interstate 66 inside the Beltway.
(WTOP)
The Arlington County Police Department will participate in the nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign push from May 23 to June 6, targeting drivers on the road without seat belts.
(ARLnow)
Leesburg Town Council member Katie Hammler announced her bid for re-election. She was first elected in 2004.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)
