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Mar 04th 2010

Fairfax County Struggles to Finalize Its 2011 Budget

Posted By: Craig Richardson In: Fairfax County News
Tags: va, mclean, craig richardson, fairfax county, 2011 budget

Fairfax County is massive and it has a budget to match. The proposed Fiscal Year 2011 County budget, which begins on July 1, is nearly $3.3 billion. There are several states that don't have a budget this enormous.

The largest expenditure by far is the school system, which is budgeted to receive $1.7 billion or nearly 54% of the entire pie. Fairfax County schools are some of the country's best, which in part helps make this a very strong real estate market. The next closest budget item is public safety at a proposed $406 million or 12.3%. Below is a chart of proposed Fiscal Year 2011 expenditures.

The County is not immune from the overall economic downturn of the last several years,...

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