To the Editor:
Fairfax County, the most populous and affluent jurisdiction in the D.C.-metro area, has failed to respond to the challenge that it faces to significantly support good, safe, secure and affordable homes for its current and future residents. And, has thus jeopardized its future economic vitality. Despite strong advocacy by many constituencies in the public and private sectors, the current Board of Supervisors has failed, with few exceptions, to consistently advance the cause of affordable homes in Fairfax County, despite multiple proposals to surmount that problem. Let us hope that a new generation leaders among the voters and the Board of Supervisors will arise to solve that challenge.
Conrad Egan
Oakton
The writer is the recently resigned co-chair of the Fairfax County Affordable Advisory Committee.