Government


Vital Statistics


Social Security Office 800 772-1213
Numbers for children & other programs.

________Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates

State Bureau of Vital Records
& Health Statistics.......................... 804 662-6200

1601 Willow Lawn Dr - Richmond 23230

All records permanently maintained; certificates available for a fee. Application
forms available at Joseph Willard Center. Checks payable to The VA Division
of Vital Records; quicker response using VITALCHEK credit card
(MC, VISA, AMEX, Discover). Allow at least three weeks for processing
& mailing.
Questions.....................................877 572-6333

Death Certificates Only
Fairfax County Health Dept ................703 246-7122

3750 Old Lee Hwy - Fairfax 22030
Fairfax County records are maintained at this location for 5 years, then
forwarded to Richmond.

_______________________Marriage Licenses

Clerk of the Circuit Court ..........703 691-7320 press 3, 6, 1
Judicial Center, third floor
4110 Chain Bridge Rd - Fairfax 22030

If marriage took place in Fairfax County, copy of the marriage certificate
can be obtained here. To apply for a license, each party must be 18 years
or older with valid photo ID & both must be present to apply.
Once license issued, no waiting period. Valid for 60 days.

______________________________Passports

Information - tape .................................202 647-0518

Fairfax Circuit Court ..............703 691-7320 press 3, 6, 4

Public information window - third floor
4110 Chain Bridge Rd - Fairfax 22030
Call for application requirements.

Fee. Bring two identical photographs; & either original birth certificate with
a raised seal or old passport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfax County Government

www.fairfaxcounty.gov
12000 Government Center Pkwy - Fairfax 22035
General Number-Information .................703 324-3185
24 hour Infoline 703 324-4636
TDD 703 324-2935

North County Government Center
12000 Bowman Towne Dr - Reston 20190
Hunter Mill District Supervisor ...............703 478-0283


__________________________County Questions

Fairfax County Citizens Handbook............703 324-INFO
Copies at libraries or Supervisor’s office
Recorded information on all services24-hr, 7 days a week

_______________Administrative & Departments

County Executive ................................703 324-2531

Anthony H Griffin
12000 Government Center Pkwy/552 - Fairfax 22035

Deputy County Executives
Planning & Development:
Robert A Stalzer..................................703 324-3440
Human Services:
Verdia L Haywood............................... 703 324-2425


________________County Board of Supervisors


The 10-member Board has a chairman-at-large elected by all county voters, &
one supervisor from each of nine magisterial districts, serving concurrent 4-year
terms; most recent election was in 1999.

Catherine Hudgins .................................703 478-0283
Hunter Mill District Supervisor
12000 Bowman Towne Dr - Reston 20190
FAX: 703 471-6847
Hours: 8:30 - 5:00 daily.
email: hntrmill@co.fairfax.va.us

Stuart Mendelsohn .................................703 471-5076

Dranesville District Supervisor
730 Elden St - Herndon 20170
FAX: 703 821-4275
Constituent hours by appointment.
Contact: Vicky Dorman.

Katherine Hanley ....................................703 324-2321

12000 Government Center Pkwy/530 - Fairfax 22035
FAX: 703 324-3955

Gerald Hyland........................................703 780-7518
Mt Vernon District - Vice Chair

Sharon Bulova........................................703 425-9300
Braddock District

Gerald Connolly......................................703 560-6946
Providence District

Michael R Frey .......................................703 378-9393

Sully District

Penelope Gross .......................................703 256-7717
Mason District

Dana Kauffman........................................703 971-6262

Lee District

Elaine McConnell .....................................703 451-8873
Springfield District
Clerk to Board ........................................703 324-3151

Nancy Vehrs
TTY ...................................................703 324-3903
Board Room...........................................703 324-2046

Government

 

__________s_Commonly Called County Number
website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov

Information (General County)................... 703 324-3185
En Espanol 703 631-3366
TTY 703 324-2935

Adult Education ................................ ..703 227-2200

Air Quality & Chemical Hazards.................703 246-2300


Alcohol & Drug Services Info....................703 359-7040
TTY 703 538-5292
Entry 703 222-4145
TTY 703 481-4110

Animal Control ....................................703 830-3310

Shelter 703 830-1100
Dog Licenses 703 222-8234
Assessments - see Tax Information

Area Agency on Aging............................703 324-5411


Building & Construction Permits................703 222-0801
Inspection Requests 703 222-0455
Home Occupation Permits 703 222-1082
Business Licenses 703 222-8234

Child Abuse Complaints.........................703 324-7400

TTY 703 222-9452

Child Care Information .........................703 449-9555

TTY 703 324-3923

SACC Information 703 449-9555

TTY 703 324-3903

Community & Recreation
General Information............................703 324-4FUN

Classes, Workshops, Camps 703 222-4664
Consumer Affairs 703 222-8435
TTY 703 222-8653

Court Information ..............................703 691-7320
TTY 703 934-1296
Decals (County vehicle sticker) 703 222-8234

Economic Development Authority............. 703 790-0600


Employment (County)
Job News (24-hr) ..............................703 324-JOBS

TTY 703 222-7314

Fairfax Fair .....................................703 324-FAIR

Family Services 703 324-7500

Fire & Rescue General Information ...........703 246-2126
TTY 703 385-4419

Health Department ..............................703 246-2411

TTY 703 591-6435
Hotline (Audit) 703 876-0526

Housing (General Information)................703 246-5010
TTY 703 385-3578

Human Rights Commission ...................703 324-2953
TTY 703 324-2900

Human Services Access/
Coordinated Services & Planning ............703 222-0880

TTY 703 803-7914

Jail (24-Hr) ....................................703 246-2100

Land Records & Deeds ........................703 691-7320

Library, Public .................................703 324-3100

TTY 703 324-8365

Marriage Licenses ..............................703 691-7320


Mental Health (General Information) .........703 222-4145

TTY 703 481-4110

Emergency (24-hr)..............................703 573-5679

TTY 703 207-7737

Northwest Center...............................703 481-4100
TTY 703 481-4110

Mental Retardation Services ..................703 324-4400
TTY 703 324-4495

 

 

 

Park Authority .......................................703 324-8700
TTY 703 324-3988

Passports .............................................703 691-7320

Planning Commission ...............................703 324-2865

Planning Information................................703 324-1380

Police - Fairfax County (Non-emergency).........703 691-2131
TTY 703 204-2264

Public Affairs ........................................703 324-3187

TTY 703 324-2935

Public Assistance.....................................703 324-7500
TTY 703 222-9452

Public Defender.......................................703 934-5600

Public Works .........................................703 324-5033
Emergency 24-hr .....................................703 323-1211
Sanitary Sewers ......................................703 324-5015
Storm Drainage - Flooding ..........................703 934-2800
Publications Sales ....................................703 324-2974
Purchasing ............................................703 324-3201
Radon Hotline ........................................703 246-2541
Recycling InfoLine ...................................703 324-5052


School Admin Offices - Area III Office ............703 204-3800

School Information...................................703 246-2502

Senior Citizen Information...........................703 324-5411

Sheriff ................................................703 246-3227

Social Security (Federal Agency) ...................800 772-1213

Social Services........................................703 324-7500
TTY 703 222-9452

Tax Information & Assistance .......................703 222-8234
TTY 703 222-7594
personal property - real estate - tax relief - decals
TARGET - tape  703 324-3767

Tax Administration Revenue Generating
Enforcement Team - to report tax evaders
Tenant - Landlord Commission .....................703 222-8435
TTY 703 222-8653

Traffic Tickets........................................703 691-7320

Transportation .......................................703 324-1100
TTY 703 324-1102

Ridesources ..........................................703 324-1111

Connector Bus .......................................703 339-7200

FASTRAN ............................................703 222-9764
TTY 703 324-7079


VDOT General Information .........................703 383-VDOT

Trash (County)
Collection 703 550-3481

Household Hazardous Waste ........................703 324-5068

I-66 Transfer Station 703 631-1179
I-95 Landfill 703 690-1703

Victim Service Section ...............................703 246-2141

Vital Records...........................................703 246-7122

Birth, marriage, death certificates

Voting Information....................................703 222-0776

24-hr recording 703 324-4700

Election Officer Information.........................703 324-4735

Water Authority 703 289-6000
TTY 703 698-7025

Water Control Bd ....................................703 698-5800

Wills, Probate ........................................703 691-7320

Workers Comp - Risk Mgt ..........................703 324-3040

Women, Office for ...................................703 324-5730
TTY 703 222-3504

Zoning Permits .......................................703 222-1082
Appeals, Board of....................................703 324-1280
Applications ..........................................703 324-1290
Enforcement ..........................................703 324-1300

Government

Police and Courts
See also POLICE STATIONS on page 4

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center........703 246-2100

10520 Judicial Dr - Fairfax

Police Department...............................703 246-2195

J Thomas Manger, Chief
Public Safety Communications Center 703 691-2131
Victim Service Section 703 246-2141

Sheriff 703 246-3227
Stan Barry
_________________________________Programs

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 64...........703 435-6846
Greater Herndon
Pres: Investigator Larry Hildner

Herndon Police-Citizen Support Team........703 435-6846
Guy Masters

Courts (19th Judicial Circuit)


Tape.......................... 703 691-7320 / 703 591-8525
All Courts are in Fairfax City

Circuit Court press 3
TDD 703 352-4139


General District Court press 4

Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court press 5


Small Claims Court/Civil Division 703 246-2115

Traffic Court press 2

_________________________________Programs


Opportunities, Alternatives &
Resources (OAR) ..............................703 246-3033
Probation & Parole ............................703 934-0880


Attorneys


Commonwealth’s Attorney....................703 246-2776
Robert F Horan Jr

County Attorney ...............................703 324-2421
David P Bobzien

Public Defender................................703 934-5600

Martin W Lester

Office of Special Counsel - Division
of Child Support Enforcement ...............703 359-1278

 

 

 

 

 

__________________________Protective Offices

Human Rights Comm ................................703 324-2953
TTY 703 324-2900

Rights of Virginians with Disabilities...............800 552-3962


______________________Nearby Cities & Towns

Fairfax, City of .......................................703 385-7850
10455 Armstrong St - Fairfax 22030
Police non-emergency 703 385-7960

Herndon, Town of ....................................703 435-6800

777 Lynn St
Town Hall - 730 Elden St
Herndon VA 20170
Police non-emergency 703 435-6846

Reston Assn (RA).....................................703 437-9580

Vienna, Town of.......................................703 255-6300
127 Center St S - Vienna 22180
Police non-emergency 703 255-6366

State Government
www.state.va.us

Virginia officially is a Commonwealth, not a state.
However, it is commonly referred to as the State of Virginia.

State actions that most directly affect citizens are supervision of voter
registration &elections, taxation, police & courts, road maintenance,
vehicle registration & licensing, liquor sales & licensing, selection o
f school texts, public health & welfare.

Secretary of the Commonwealth ...................804 786-2441

830 E Main St/14th fl - Richmond 23219

Cabinet Offices
Ninth St Office Bldg
Richmond 23189

_________________________General Assembly

Meets in Richmond. Long session, with major legislation, in even years.
Short session,mostly devoted to fiscal matters, in odd years.

____________________________Judicial Branch

Reston & Herndon in the 19th Judicial Circuit, are served by Fairfax
County’s GeneralDistrict, Juvenile & Domestic Relations & Small
Claims Division Courts. The GeneralAssembly chooses Supreme Court,
Court of Appeals & Circuit Court judges.

Government


Elected Officials

Voters select the governor, for one term only; the
gover nor, who need not be of the same party & serves only one term; the
attorney general; the common-wealth’s attorney; the sheriff & the clerk of
the circuit court. The next elections will be in fall 2001.

Governor ......................................804 786-2211
Hon Mark Warner
State Capitol/3rd fl - Richmond 23219

Lt Governor...................................804 786-2078
Hon Tim Kaine

Attorney General..............................804 786-2071
Jerry W. Kilgore
900 E Main St/1400 - Richmond 23219
Northern Virginia Office 703 277-3540
10333-B Democracy Ln - Fairfax 20030

Commonwealth’s Attorney
Fairfax County ..............................703 246-2776

Robert F Horan Jr

Sheriff - Fairfax County....................703 246-3227

Stan Barry

_________________________Virginia Senate


Hon Janet Howell ...........................703 709-8283
32nd Senatorial Dist
PO Box 2608 - Reston 20195

Hon William C Mims....................... 703 777-4000
33rd Senatorial Dist
PO Drawer 741 - Leesburg 20178

_______________Virginia House of Delegate

Hon Vincent F Callahan Jr. ................703 356-1925

34th House Dist
PO Box 1173-McLean 22101

Hon Kenneth R Plum........................703 758-9733
36th House Dist
2073 Cobblestone Ln - Reston 20191
FAX: 703 391-0865
email: kenplum@aol.com

Toll-free Voice Mail During Session .....800 889-0229

Give your name, address, phone & comment for delivery to
members of the House & Senate.

______________________________US Senate


Hon John W Warner...................... 202 224-2023

225 Russell Building - Washington DC 20510

Hon George F Allen ......................202 224-4024
204 Russell Bldg - Washington, DC 20510

 

 

 

 

_______________US House of Representatives

Hon Frank R Wolf ..................................202 225-5136
10th Congressional Dist
Herndon 703 709-5800
Constituent services 800 945-9653

Hon Thomas M Davis............................... 202 225-1492
11th Congressional Dist
Herndon/Reston 703 437-1726

___________________VA Departments/Divisions
www.state.va.us
Partial list

Information.......................................... 800 422-2319
TDD 804 371-8076

Virginia Relay Center ...............................800 828-1120
Aging, Department for the -V/TDD.................800 552-3402
Agriculture & Consumer Svcs ......................804 786-2373

Alcoholic Beverage Control Board-ABC
(Regional Office) ....................................703 518-8090

Arts, VA Commission for the.......................804 225-3132

Attorney General- Northern VA
Regional Office ......................................704 277-3540

Auditor of Public Accounts .........................804 225-3350
Blind & Visually Impaired V/TDD..................800 622-2155
Business Assistance .................................804 371-8200
Child Abuse & Neglect...............................800 552-7096
Child Support Enforcement..........................800 468-8894
Commerce & Trade ...................................804 786-7831
Community College System..........................804 225-2117
Conservation & Recreation - V/TDD.................804 786-1712
Co-op Extension Service .............................703 324-5369
Agriculture & Natural Resource Section ............703 324-8556
Barrios Unidos ........................................703 845-0400
Master Gardeners Plant Clinics.......................703 324-5393
4-H Character Club....................................703 426-0529
4-H Youth Program ...................................703 324-5369
Crime-Victim Compensation..........................800 552-4007
Criminal Justice Services .............................804 786-4000
Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing V/TDD......................800 552-7917
Department of Motor Vehicles ........................800 435-5137
Education Department .................................800 292-3820
Electoral Board V/TDD ................................800 552-9745
Emergency Management ...............................800 468-8892
Employment Commission..............................804 786-1485
Environmental Quality.................................804 698-4000
Fair Housing Complaints .............................804 367-8530
Forestry - Fairfax Office .............................703 324-1489
Game and Inland Fisheries ...........................540 635-5350
Health & Human Resources ..........................804 786-7765
Health Department - Fairfax office...................703 246-2411
Highways Helpline (VDOT) ..........................800 367-7623
Historic Resources - V/TDD...........................804 367-2323
Housing & Community Development..................804 371-7000
Information & Referral .................................800 422-2319
Information Technology ...............................804 371-5000
Labor & Industry - Regional Office ...................703 392-0900
Library of VA ...........................................804 692-3500
Lottery-Regional Office ................................703 494-1501
Medical Assistance Services ...........................800 343-0634
Mental Health & Retardation ...........................804 786-3921
Minority Business Enterprise ..........................804 786-6585

Government


Motor Vehicles, Dept of-DMV..................800 435-5137
Personnel & Training............................804 225-2131
Parks-Camping/Cabin Reservations............800 933-7275
Planning & Budget ..............................804 786-7455
Prepaid College Plan ............................888 567-0540
Public Defenders Commission ..................804 225-3297
Real Estate Licensing Bd ........................804 367-8526
Rehabilitative Svcs Department .................800 552-5019
Retirement System ...............................888 827-3847
Rights of Virginians with Disabilities..........800 552-3962
Social Services, Department of .................804 692-1900
Fairfax Office ....................................703 324-7500
Soil & Water Conservation ......................540 347-6420
State Corporation Commission-SCC ...........800 552-7945
State Police .......................................703 323-4500
Taxation - Northern VA office ..................703 359-6715
Transportation Department ......................703 383-VDOT
Unemployment Insurance Fraud.................800 782-4001
Workers Compensation Commission............703 518-8055


Regional Government

Chesapeake Bay Local
Assistance Department .........................800 243-7229

Implementing Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.

COG - Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments .......................202 962-3200

Directors: elected officials of 16 jurisdictions cooperate on growth,
housing, environmental quality, public safety & water sewer -
transportation planning.

Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin ....................................301 984-1908

VA-MD-WV-PA & federal government members coordinate all facets of
water & associated land resources.

Northern VA Health Systems Agency .......703 573-3100
Provider & consumer representatives provide required certificates-of-need
for additions & expansions of area health care facilities.

Northern VA Regional Commission ........703 642-0700

Coordinates planning between state & local governments.

Northern VA Regional Park Authority .....703 352-5900

Northern VA Soil & Water Conservation
Commission...................................703 324-1460

Considers natural resource preservation.

Northern VA Transportation
Commission ..................................703 524-3322


WMATA-Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority ............................202 637-1234

Metro bus and metro rail systems.

 

 

 

 

Federal Government

US Capitol .............................................202 224-3121

White House............................................202 456-1414

_____________Federal Agencies & Departments


Federal Information Center............................800 688-9889

Directory of federal agencies & programs.

Aviation Consumer Protection Division of
US Department of Transportation.....................202 366-2220

For complaints of airline passengers.

FEMA....................................................800 462-9029
Federal Emergency Management Assistance

US Department of Treasury ...........................202 622-2000
General information

US Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission ..............................202 663-4900


US Geological Survey..................................703 648-4000

US Health & Human Resources........................800 633-4227

Medicare, Medicare Part B information

US Immigration & Naturalization Office..............202 514-2000

US Job Corps Program......................... 800 733-5627(JOBS)

For income-eligible youth.

US Securities & Exchange
Commission............................................800 SEC-0330


US Selective Service System .........................703 605-4100
National Headquarters|

US Social Security Administration...................800 772-1213

Earnings & benefit statements.