The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Monday refused to finance the purchase of a Falls Church office building that school officials hope to turn into new administrative space.

The vote is a sign that supervisors, despite pledges to join forces with the School Board to help close a joint $430 million budget shortfall next fiscal year, remain at odds with their counterparts on some major spending issues.

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