Fairfax officials dismayed by social service cuts

Fairfax County’s social services board faces a $9.4 million budget shortfall next year, and county officials said Tuesday they’re concerned the board is already considering cutting programs. The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board has instituted a hiring freeze and put developmentally delayed kids trying to get into the Infant and Toddler Connection program on a waiting list, and plans to lay off four temporary staffers.

Fairfax supervisors voted Tuesday to review the county’s social services and to hold public hearings before making any further cuts.