Fairfax County Supervisors are asking state legislators to pass a broad array of bills, including more dollars for lost childcare funds, stronger tree-preservation powers and a ban on private citizens bringing guns into police stations.
The extensive request for legislation is made necessary largely by a statewide policy that vests powers to state, not local governments.
The board is asking Richmond to pass an amendment to state code that would keep individuals from carrying weapons into any law enforcement facilities. The initiative follows the deadly shooting of two Fairfax County police officers outside the Sully District Police station in May by a mentally ill gunman.
In addition, local supervisors are urging the state to commit general funds to supplement local day care, after a multimillion dollar loss of federal funds threatened to drop hundreds of children from the program.
The request is the source of contention between local supervisors and state delegates.
Fairfax County supervisors are also supporting legislation that would allow jurisdictions to implement tighter restrictions related to the preservation of trees in wooded development sites.
