May 1959
Events that took place in Fairfax County in May, 1959:
- May 5 – Fairfax County School Board member Theodore S. Heriot, representing the Centreville District, charges that a staff report on the plan to introduce middle schools, switching the county from a 7-5 to a 6-2-4 system, deliberately misrepresents the cost of the change at $4.3 million rather than the much higher total cost of $9 million.[1]
- May 12 – The American Water Works Company of Wilmington, Delaware rejects a joint offer from Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria to buy the Alexandria Water Company for $20 million.[2]
- May 15 – The General Services Administration announces that 31 parcels of land purchased for the proposed international airport at Burke in 1951 will be sold at auction on June 13.[3]
- May 25 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes 4-3 to increase the tax rate on real and personal property to $3.75 per $100 of assessed value, a 45 cent increase over the previous rate of $3.30.[4]
- May 30 – The promotions of four Fairfax County Police officers are announced by Major William L. Durrer. Stanley H. Dodson is promoted to captain, John A. Wahl, Jr. is promoted to lieutenant, Richard H. Lester to detective sergeant, and Eugene G. Columbus to the rank of sergeant.[5]
References
- ↑ "Staff's School Report Splits Fairfax Board" Evening Star, 6 May 1959, Two Star Metropolitan, p. 34. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Alexandria Water Co. Rejects $20 Million" Evening Star, 13 May 1959, Two Star Metropolitan, p. 28. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Burke Site Land Auction Slated" Evening Star, 15 May 1959, Two Star Metropolitan, p. 23. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Tax Rate Up 45 Cents As Fairfax Votes Budget" Evening Star, 26 May 1959, Two Star Metropolitan, p. 26. NewsBank. Accessed 11 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "4 Policemen Promoted in Fairfax." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): C15. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). May 31 1959. Web. 6 Feb. 2012.
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