Voters Pass All Four Fairfax County Bond Referenda
The bonds passed with majorities of about 70 percent or more.
Fairfax County residents voted to approve all four bond referenda on the Tuesday's ballot by wide margins. Final unofficials results from the Virginia State Board of Elections show that about 70 percent of county voters approved of a $25 million bond that will go towards the construction of a new library in Reston and the renovations of three more within the county. More than 72 percent of voted approved of a $75 million bond that will used to fund widespread improvements to a number of county parks. Nearly 75 percent of county voters also said "yes" to a $55 million public safety bond that will fund new facilities for the county's fire department and renovations in the county courthouse. And about 78 percent of voters approved of a $30 …
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the-stix
10:37 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Are you saying Fairfax County can not wait to build new firehouses and libraries because of the fear that future interest rates will be higher? If so, that must assume that the economy will remain stagnant and our ability to pay future higher rates will be no better (or worse) than today. Where is the County justification for this dire need for immediate spending? This falls in the category of a… more ›