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Casino Commentary from the No Fairfax Casino Coalition Steering Committee Chair, Lynne Mulston who is also Chair of the Reston Citizens Association

When the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors describes concerned homeowners as "a couple of loud people who are living next door," residents should take notice. That's exactly what Chairman Jeff McKay said at the June 16 meeting of the Board of Supervisors' Council for Economic Opportunity — and the comment says more about the direction of county governance than any single policy proposal could.

If you've driven the S-curves on Georgetown Pike near Difficult Run, you already know the feeling: the road narrows, the curves come fast, there's no shoulder to bail out onto, and you instinctively ease off the gas. That instinct is correct — and it's the reason Citizens For Great Falls (CFGF) is speaking up to keep the long-standing Through Truck Prohibition on Georgetown Pike fully in place.

Despite claims of environmental protection, Fairfax County’s RPA process enables ongoing development, puts sensitive environmental areas at risk, erodes watershed health through cumulative exceptions, and is a system designed for approvals, not accountability.

The second failure of the Potomac Interceptor in late January 2026 has prompted widespread concern over the pipeline's condition and the risks it poses.

Virginia is on the verge of a quiet but consequential change to its building code. The state's Board of Housing and Community Development recently advanced a proposal to allow residential buildings up to four stories tall to be built with a single stairwell instead of two.

Relying on volatile gaming revenues without rigorous analysis — while vetoing cost-neutral legislation — is not fiscal caution. It is fiscal avoidance.

After 12 years of unsuccessful attempts, last year, the General Assembly finally passed a meaningful campaign finance law.