Budget Open House
The City of Fairfax has held Budget Open House events as a public engagement mechanism for the annual budget process. 3 separate matters touch this plan or program; each has its own status.
The Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center at 3740 Blenheim Boulevard is an existing community facility in the City of Fairfax that has been central to a broader health and community center development effort — the Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center project — undertaken jointly by the City of Fairfax and Fairfax County.
- General Updates
A Budget Open House is scheduled for October 21, 2025, from 4–7 p.m. at the Stacy Sherwood Community Center, giving residents and business owners the opportunity to engage with city staff and elected officials about the FY 2027 budget.
Fairfax Presbyterian Church
- General Updates
A Budget Open House is scheduled for October 21, 2025, from 4–7 p.m. at the Stacy Sherwood Community Center, giving residents and business owners the opportunity to engage with city staff and elected officials about the FY 2027 budget.
George Snyder Trail
The George Snyder Trail was a planned off-street shared-use path project (VDOT UPC 112816) intended to improve multimodal connectivity along Fairfax Boulevard in the City of Fairfax. The project drew sustained and significant public opposition throughout its consideration.
- Mar 25, 2025City Council · item 14Council Comments and Committee reports out
Councilmember McQuillen encouraged the public to attend the Budget Open House at the Stacey Sherwood Center on April 2, 2025.
- Apr 7, 2025School Board
Superintendent Platenberg attended the Budget Town Hall and noted the great turnout, appreciating the opportunity to inform City residents about the budget and process.
- Upcoming Meetings
The City Budget Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21st.
- Old Business – Budget Update
The Budget Open House was not well attended; budget enhancements are due soon with all usual requests being submitted.
In full
A spring Budget Open House was held at the Stacy Sherwood Community Center on April 2, 2025, in connection with the FY 2026 budget cycle; it drew notable turnout, with Superintendent Platenberg attending and appreciating the opportunity to inform residents. A fall Budget Open House for the FY 2027 budget cycle was held on October 21, 2025, from 4–7 p.m., also at the Stacy Sherwood Community Center. This fall event was designed to gather preliminary, front-end public input before any formal budget proposal, and it also incorporated results from the city's community survey.
However, the October 21 event was not well attended, as confirmed in the November 13, 2025 PRAB meeting record. As of late January 2026, whether a second (spring) Budget Open House would be held during the FY 2027 cycle remained undecided, and as of late March 2026, that question had still not been resolved.