Fairfax County voters approved $255 million in bond funding on Nov. 3, greenlighting two measures that will pay for park improvements and health facility upgrades across the county.

The Fairfax County Park Authority confirmed that voters passed an $180 million parks bond. A separate $75 million bond for community health and human services facilities also won approval, with FFXnow reporting that more than two-thirds of voters backed both measures, according to unofficial results.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors placed both questions on the ballot at its June 23 meeting.

Where the parks money goes

The $180 million parks bond will fund projects across the county's 424-park system. The largest share, $89 million, goes toward renovating recreation centers. That includes a new Audrey Moore Rec Center in Annandale and concept plans for the Franconia and Providence rec centers, according to FFXnow's pre-election breakdown.

Providence Rec Center is one of the closest facilities to Vienna-area residents.

Another $51 million is earmarked for deferred capital renovations at existing facilities. The bond also directs $19 million to build or fully renovate a park, $12 million for land acquisition and $9 million for new amenities such as trails, playgrounds and splash pads.

The Audrey Moore project alone carries an estimated $110 million price tag, with about $60 million expected to come from the parks bond, FFXnow reported in April. Andy Grabel, a spokesperson for the park authority, told FFXnow the aging facility "faces significant operational, efficiency and maintenance issues." Construction is expected to begin in late spring 2028, with completion anticipated in 2031.

Health and human services bond

The $75 million health bond splits between two projects: $40 million to renovate the Tim Harmon Campus in Chantilly, which provides residential substance use and behavioral health services, and $35 million to renovate the Joanne Jorgenson Public Health Laboratory.

Turnout held steady

Countywide, about 55.5% of registered voters cast ballots on Nov. 3, according to unofficial results from the Fairfax County Office of Elections. That works out to roughly 457,072 of the county's 824,165 registered voters. Nearly half of all ballots — 46%, or 212,237 votes — were cast early or returned by mail before polls closed at 7 p.m.

The 2026 unofficial results do not yet include provisional ballots or mail ballots that can still be counted through noon on Friday, Nov. 6, as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.

The county last approved park bonds in November 2020, when voters passed $112 million for parks alongside $79 million for health and human services.