Fairfax board backs down on Tysons tax hike

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday backed off its plans to raise the property taxes of residents and developers in Tysons — at least temporarily — after residents spoke out against the plan for more than two hours.

The tax hike, expected to increase property taxes in Tysons by 7 to 9 cents, was supposed to come as part of the board’s $3.1 billion vision of transforming the area into a new urban downtown.