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Fairfax County’s FY27 budget is open for comments!
Fairfax County is facing another economically tough year, and the County Executive’s draft budget reflects the challenges via streamlining and cutting costs. For the past several years, in conjunction with our partners in the Fairfax Parks Coalition, we have engaged in budget advocacy to ensure the County is making wise investments in the Fairfax County…
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Put It Back: Restore Funding for Environmental Justice and Climate Programs in DC
Mayor Bowser’s proposed budget cuts District programs that protect our rivers, parks and people in Washington, DC. The nation’s capital faces another challenging budget season and is proposing major reductions to key programs overseen by Department of Energy and Environment’s (DOEE). This means we need your help to call on the Council to PUT BACK…
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Help us retain critical FY26 funding for FxCo parks!
UPDATE JULY 2025: YOU HELPED US RETAIN SOME KEY PARK FUNDING! You spoke up and our decision makers restored some key funding. Thank you to everyone who wrote comment letters, talked to their supervisors, and testified at the budget public hearings in support of the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA). The FY26 budget cuts were…
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Act Now to save our parks from budget cuts!
Updated December 13, 2024 Our 2024 fall/winter letter writing campaign is now closed. Thank you to everyone who wrote comments to County Executive Hill! While this letter writing campaign is closed as we await the draft budget, we will continue our advocacy for parks funding in the Spring of 2025. Stay tuned! Fairfax County’s County…
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¡Actúa ahora para salvar nuestros parques de los recortes presupuestarios!
Actualizado el 13 de diciembre de 2024 Nuestra campaña de redacción de cartas de otoño/invierno de 2024 ha concluido. ¡Gracias a todos los que le escribieron comentarios al Ejecutivo del Condado, el señor Hill! Si bien esta campaña de redacción de cartas está cerrada estamos en espera del borrador del presupuesto. Continuaremos defendiendo el financiamiento…
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Help keep parks on the minds of our Fairfax County Supervisors!
We need your help again this year to ask our Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to continue to prioritize funding for equity and stewardship programs in our Park Authority!
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¡Ayude para que los Parques sean una prioridad para nuestros Supervisores en el Condado de Fairfax!
Las audiencias presupuestarias comienzan el 16 de abril. ¡AHORA es el momento de pedirle a su supervisor que apoye el presupuesto propuesto para los parques en el año fiscal 2025 y que planifique con anticipación cómo financiar adecuadamente los parques en los años futuros! ¿No pidió hacer esto el año pasado?¡Sí! Durante los últimos dos…
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Speak up for Equity and Stewardship in Fairfax County Parks!
We need your help again this year to ask our Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to better fund equity and stewardship programs in our Park Authority!