A proposal for a casino resort in Fairfax County’s Tysons Corner is dividing the county’s General Assembly delegation, with advocates calling for new sources of revenue to relieve pressure on local real estate taxes and opponents decrying a threat to the vibrant commercial and residential hub along the fast-developing Silver Line transit corridor.
The split is clearest in the Virginia Senate, where Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, is leading the push for the casino resort with a trio of senators, including Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Fairfax.
Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Fairfax, is rallying opposition with help from Sen. Saddam Salim, D-Fairfax, as well as county representatives in the House of Delegates.
