Fairfax County to Hold Meetings on FY2014-15 Budget
Officials seek input on how to address projected yearly shortfalls of $100 million. Public meetings are this week.
Fairfax County officials want public input on possible cuts and funding priorities in the fiscal year 2014 and 2015 budgets. According to a presentation by county staff, revenues for the next two years are expected to grow minimally – less than 3 percent. But expenditures are projected to be closer to 5 percent. This leaves the county with a projected shortfall of $100 million per year, said County Executive Ed Long. “The combination of flat revenue growth due to the slow economic recovery and increasing demand and requirements for services means that the county faces a projected budget shortfall of more than $100 million in both FY 2014 and 2015,” Long said in statement. In light of these factors, Long has already instructed county …
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Deborah F Titus
2:13 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Hello Fairfax County Government, as one of the proud Fairfax County residents and who is hearing challenged, I would like to comment that the "human need" services and/or service providers are far more important than any other serviced agencies. You can create some ways to reserve or gain higher revenues by reducing office supplies (going rather paperless, increasing online and 508-compliant … more ›