February 13, 2014  

County Government Opens at Noon Friday, Schools Closed

Updated at 5:30 a.m. (Courts are open on time)

Posted at 10:27 p.m.

County and School Status

  • Fairfax County Government offices will open at noon on Friday, Feb. 14. Employees have been granted emergency administrative leave until noon. After noon, employees have the option to use unscheduled leave. Emergency service personnel should report as scheduled.
  • Fairfax County Public Schools are closed on Friday, Feb. 14. School Age Child Care (SACC) centers are closed.
  • The Fairfax County Circuit Court, General District Court and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court will open on time as scheduled.

Parks, Community and Recreation and Community Centers

  • If you have questions about Park Authority facilities, contact the site directly, call the Parks inclement weather line at 703-324-8661, TTY 711, or visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks.
  • For Department of Neighborhood and Community Services programs and events visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs or call 703-324-4600, TTY 711.
  • The Reston Community Center and the McLean Community Center may be affected by the inclement weather. Call RCC at 703-476-4500, TTY 711, www.restoncommunitycenter.com or MCC at 703-790-0123, TTY 711, www.mcleancenter.org for their current operating status.

Transportation: Connector, Fastran

Libraries

  • Library hours may be affected; call your local branch before visiting. For branch phone numbers, call 703-324-3100 or go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library.

View the public meetings calendar at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/calendar/ShowCalendar.aspx for any potential cancellations of public meetings of Fairfax County government Boards, Authorities or Commissions.

Emergency information is available on Fairfax County’s Web site (www.fairfaxcounty.gov), Emergency Information Blog (www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/blog),  Facebook (www.facebook.com/fairfaxcounty), Twitter (www.twitter.com/fairfaxcounty), the Community Emergency Alert Network (CEAN) at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cean or by calling the Fairfax County Emergency Information Hotline at 703-817-7771, TTY 711. Fairfax County Government Radio (www.fairfaxcounty.gov/radio) will announce county government closing status and also broadcasts weather forecasts several times per hour.

Winter weather preparedness information can be found online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/prepare/winter.

14 responses to “County Government Opens at Noon Friday, Schools Closed”

  1. Anonymous says :

    Perfect call. Thank you.

  2. Anonymous says :

    Good stuff fairfax. Take that Marty. Lol

  3. Anonymous says :

    What about if applied for leave today and tomorrow how does that work

    • Anonymous says :

      If you already have leave approved (sick or annual), emergency leave does not apply. You’re still using your own leave.

    • Anonymous says :

      I think you have already scheduled leave you don’t get the admin leave. Your dept HR should be able to explain it. It’s the same if today, Thursday was your approved telework day, you had to telework unless you lost power.

  4. Anonymous says :

    If I have a regular schedule of 8 – 4:30 and lunch from noon to 1 pm, would it be the same if I came in at 1 pm and worked until 4:30? Thanks

  5. Anonymous says :

    Is it worth the expense of opening all buildings & running utilities for jus 4 hours? Seems more cost effective to close alltogether..

  6. Anonymous says :

    i can’t believe i’m expected to get in by noon. the best i can do is 12:30 and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. i’m invincible!!!!!

  7. Anonymous says :

    why are people posting questions about their individual leave situations on a county blog? c’mon, fairfax county, your better then that

  8. Mary Fry says :

    Will Fairfax County have MAIL DELIVERY TODAY?

  9. Jerry Grossman says :

    REQUEST: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE PLOW – OLD SAYBROOK COURT. This short cul-de-sac was missed yesterday when the surrounding streets were plowed (Elmview Place, Old Saybrook Way, and Seneca Knoll Drive).

    Thank you

    Jerry Grossman

    Old Saybrook Homeowners Assn.

  10. Anonymous says :

    The snow removal trucks did improper job about removing snow in our neighborhood area, they just drove over night and showeled snow at bustops, pathways, corners of every house. The FCPS school buses cannot even drive thru our neighborhood to pick-up school kids. Do you want the kids to stand over the pile of snow for buses and get hypothermias? It is Fairfax County’s duty to prevent safety and accidents happening. Close schools on February-Monday 17th. Prevention is better than cure. Do not put our children’s life under risk.

  11. Anonymous says :

    The FCPS school buses cannot even drive thru our neighborhood to pick-up school kids. It is Fairfax County’s duty to prevent safety and accidents happening. Close schools on February-Monday 17th d. Prevention is better than cure. Do not put our children’s life under risk.