FCPS Wants More From Supervisors — Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza last week asked the county Board of Supervisors for more money than the $2 billion proposed for next year’s budget. The school system is already slated to get $67 million more than in FY 2015, but falls $14 million short of what the school system needs to cover expanding enrollment, full day Mondays and teacher raises, among others. [Washington Post]
ICYMI: County Budget Chat — Fairfax County Executive Ed Long recently held an online chat to talk about the county’s FY 2016 budget, real estate taxes, and other issues facing the county. [Fairfax County]
Nearby: Great Falls Grange Hall Reopens — The Great Falls Historical Society is marking the re-opening of the renovated Great Falls Grange Building with a special history program March 11. [Reston Connection]
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