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Fairfax Proposes Diverting Transportation Funds

THE REAL ESTATE MARKET isn't the only thing that's been slumping — local governments are feeling a fiscal pinch, too. In Fairfax County, Virginia's most populous jurisdiction, the budget is so tight that that the county's executive, Anthony Griffin, is proposing that new transportation funding be used to close a budget gap. It's a call that's drawing criticism from lawmakers and business leaders.

As The Post's Amy Gardner and Bill Turque reports:

Facing declining home values and tax receipts and a $152 million shortfall, Griffin proposed diverting about $30 million in transportation funds generated by landmark General Assembly legislation last year to pay for such expenses as existing Fairfax Connector bus routes and the transportation department's 93-person payroll.
Republican Del. David Albo slammed Griffin's proposal on the floor of the House of Delegates in Richmond on Tuesday, saying the plan "scams all the business owners in Fairfax County who agreed to belly up to the bar and help pay for transportation."

» "Fairfax Bid to Divert New Transit Funds Sparks Uproar" [WaPo]

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