2012 Fairfax County

Bond Referendums

What You Should Know

4 Bond Questions on Ballot

On Nov. 6, four individual

bond questions are on the

general election ballot for:

• Libraries

• Parks

• Public Safety

• Stormwater

Vote YES or NO

What You Should Know

• It won’t raise your taxes.

• County can borrow money at

very low interest rates due to

its triple-A credit rating.

• Money can only be used for the purpose

stated—not another program or service.

• Bonds aren’t sold until money is needed—this

saves money for taxpayers.

Reasons For/Against

Bond Financing

Past Projects Paid for by Bonds

Ossian Hall Park

Oakton Library

• Renovate 3 libraries ($15 million) to offer: – Quiet and group study areas

– More computers for customers

– Upgrades to old, energy inefficient building systems

• Build a new regional library in Reston ($10 million)

Library Bond: $25 Million

• Rebuild 3 old fire stations that can’t meet current operational needs ($35 million): – Baileys Crossroads

– Jefferson

– Herndon

• Renovate 22 courtrooms in the Fairfax County Courthouse ($20 million): – Security upgrades

– Meet ADA requirements

– Technology needs

Public Safety Bond: $55 Million

Parks Bond: $75 million Money for the Fairfax County Park Authority ($63

million) and Northern Virginia Regional Park

Authority ($12 million).

For county parks, money will be used to:

• Buy new land for parks and preserve historic

sites, like Huntley Tenant House

• Make improvements at community parks, like

Monticello

• Expand existing facilities, like the RECenters,

golf courses and Water Mine

• Renovate current facilities like trails, playgrounds

and athletic fields

Land

Acquisition/

Stewardship

20%

Community

Parks/New

Facilities 12% Existing

Facility

Renovation 37%

Facility

Expansion

31%

Parks Bond: $75 million

Project Allocations for the $63 Million for

Fairfax County Park Authority

Parks Bond: $75 million

Of this bond, $12 million will go to fund Fairfax

County’s share of costs to the Northern Virginia

Regional Park Authority.

NVRPA will use the money to:

• Expand public open space and trails

• Protect natural, cultural and historic resources

• Improve existing facilities

• Provide additional recreational opportunities

Stormwater Bond: $30 million

Build a levee and pumping station along

Cameron Run to protect the Huntington

neighborhood which has experienced

severe flooding three times in the last 10

years.

For More Information

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/bond

Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs

12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551

Fairfax, VA 22035