Project opponents start petition, consider filing a legal challenge

A group that mounted an abortive lawsuit last year to undo a Fairfax County tax district that helps fund the Dulles Rail project expects to start another legal challenge, the group’s leader said Monday.

Dulles Corridor Users Group founder Chris Walker, a developer and long time opponent of extending rail to Washington Dulles International Airport, has drafted a petition seeking to scrap the sprawling district and refund the about $74 million in taxes collected under it since 2004. While the petition appears to be largely symbolic, Walker said it could be a precursor to a lawsuit if it is rejected