Legislation that would have opened the door to allow a casino along the Silver Line corridor in Fairfax has been taken off the Virginia General Assembly docket, but could potentially be reintroduced in future sessions, says one of the lawmakers behind this year’s bill.
“It was just a quick trial balloon, just to get a discussion started for the locality to see what we could do,” says Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, who withdrew his bill before the Virginia Senate had the chance to vote.
On whether there is potential for the bill to be reintroduced in next year’s session, Marsden says that’s up to what sort of feedback he receives from local government officials.
“It’s totally a local decision, not one for me to make in the legislature,” he says.
