Sharon Bulova: Fairfax's future threatened by spending cuts

Fairfax County Board Chairwoman Sharon Bulova on Wednesday called for more redevelopment in the county, but warned residents that many of the goals the county is trying to achieve could be delayed if Congress allows massive spending cuts to take effect March 1.

In her annual State of the County address, Bulova said federal lawmakers were acting irresponsibly by not working more aggressively to prevent across-the-board spending cuts that could devastate the local economy. The inability of Congress and the White House to reach a deficit-reduction deal and avert the so-called “sequestration” cuts have already set back the county’s economic recovery, she said.