The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors formally adopted a fiscal year 2027 budget this morning (Tuesday), while also setting a future public hearing on local control of speed limits in some areas.
The board set a June 9 public hearing on a proposed ordinance that, if enacted, would give the county more autonomy to reduce speed limits in residential and business districts.
In 2024, the General Assembly amended state law to give local governing bodies the authority to adopt ordinances reducing speed limits to less than 25 mph, but not less than 15 mph, on highways located in a business district or residential district where the existing, posted speed limit is 25 mph…