• Fairfax County, Va. needs to find millions to offer help during shutdown
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https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2019/01/fairfax-co-considers-shutdown-help-may-need-to-find-millions-to-pay/ Fairfax Co. considers shutdown help, may need to find millions WASHINGTON — With thousands of residents working without pay or furloughed for more than a month, Fairfax County, Virginia, is considering additional steps to help those struggling to make ends meet. The concerns would rise to an even higher level if the shutdown continues into March, county supervisors and the county executive said.“I don’t think any of us thought that we would be this far into the shutdown,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova said. With no end in sight, the county is considering a number of additional options to provide assistance. Among Bulova’s proposals outlined at a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday are delaying the Feb. 15 deadline for certain car tax payments by 90 days for all taxpayers; requesting leniency from utility companies for county residents; and coming up with options to fill a potential $4.9 million-per-month hole in housing assistance payments that would open up if the shutdown continues past Feb. 28. “In total, approximately 5,000 families … could lose their rental assistance,” Bulova said.
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