Connolly Touts Firm Belt Tightening Moves to Brace for Housing Decline

Fairfax Co. Gears For Hiring Freeze, Budget Cutbacks

“We haven’t exactly sent out any press releases about this. It’s known within the county government, but not necessarily to the general public,” Fairfax County Board Chair Gerry Connolly told the News-Press in an exclusive interview yesterday. “But we’ve already implemented some tough belt-tightening measures to cope with the downturn in the residential real estate market.”

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