Monday, April 15, 2013
The City of Fairfax, Fairfax Water and Fairfax County finally came to an agreement last week.
After nearly a year of back-and-forth, it appears Fairfax City residents will finally officially become customers of the state's largest water utility, Fairfax Water, soon. After last week's public hearing, the City of Fairfax, Fairfax Water, and Fairfax County agreed upon a framework under which all current City water customers would become retail customers of Fairfax Water. The framework has been approved unanimously by the City of Fairfax City Council, the Fairfax Water Board of Directors, and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The final agreement is subject to approval by all three bodies. The state of the City's water service has been under debate for nearly a year, particularly heating up during the 2012 election. While …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Residents spoke about pollution concerns at a public hearing Tuesday evening,
The Fairfax City Council hosted another in a series of planned public meetings on a proposal to shutter the city’s water department Tuesday evening. The city is considering a proposal to purchase water from Fairfax Water, the state's largest water utility. The proposal is attractive on the financial side,” Mayor Scott Silverthorne said. It could potentially save the city upwards of $45 million in upgrades and eventually reduce residential water bills. City officials plan to hold another meeting at 11 a.m. April 6 at Sherwood Community Center; the city faces an April 9 deadline. Three residents spoke at the hearing. Tom Ross spoke in favor of the move. “We are at a crossroad. For many years we’ve been fortunate to have our own city water …
Monday, March 11, 2013
City continues to weigh deal with Fairfax Water.
Fairfax City is continuing to weigh a new offer from the state's largest water utility that would put the city out of the water business, but potentially save it upwards of $45 million in upgrades, and in a few years, cut down on residents' water bills, to. The City issued a new brochure late last week — 'At a Crossroads: The Future of the City of Fairfax Water System' — to answer residents' questions about the sale ahead of a public input meeting March 21. See a copy of the PDF at right. Currently, Fairfax City operates its own water and sewer services serving over 8,000 city customers and 3,000 county customers. Some of those customers are within city limits; others are in Loudoun County, where the city's water facilities, Goose Creek …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Fairfax Water would be responsible for water and customer service in the city limits.
The state's largest water utility has made Fairfax City a new offer — and now council members are turning to residents and business owners again to see how they feel about joining Fairfax Water. The council will have until April 9 to make a decision. This isn't the first time Fairfax Water approached the City of Fairfax. Water became a campaign issue in 2012, with council members and the public split on the best route for the city. If the city goes all in, selling its water system piping and property within the city limits and opting for full service with Fairfax Water, residents and business owners could start to see savings in three years. Currently, Fairfax City operates its own water and sewer services serving over 8,000 city …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Public hearing on water scheduled for tonight's council meeting.
Tonight is your chance to speak out on the future of Fairfax City water. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Here's a quick overview of the two options on the table: Five options were presented on Sept. 20, 2011. The additional options dealt with varying degrees of buy-in with Fairfax Water. If the city decides to stick with its water facilities in Loudoun County — Goose Creek Water Treatment Plant and Beaverdam Creek Reservoir — it will have to come up with $30 million over the next two years. Fairfax City will also need to fund $25 million over 12 years to help pay for upgrades to the Norman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant. The city owns a portion of the Fairfax County plant and is expected to chip in to fund projects the …
Elsa
6:05 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
The City Council keeps getting worse. Over-development of every square inch of land, destruction of green spaces instead of preservation (Pickett Rd), now we have nasty Potomac River water from our taps to look forward to. They make bad decisions & do not listen to the people of the City. In the nearly 20 yrs that I've lived here, every pocket of woods in sight has been clear cut for mcmansions, … more ›