The Fairfax City Council is working with VDOT (VDOT) on a $3.5M repayment payment schedule following the City Council's decision to terminate the George Snyder Trail project in January. The city has requested an alternate repayment schedule of three payments ending no later than the start of Fiscal Year 2028 on July 1, 2027. The money was incurred by the state for preliminary engineering, environmental reviews, and right-of-way acquisition. The project was halted following a 3-3 tie vote on a supplemental appropriation of $4.6 million in grant funding. The VdOT has indicated that it is willing to collaborate with the city on a payment schedule. Mayor Catherine Read confirmed that the city had previously encumbered funds in anticipation of the request, intending to use the unassigned fund balance from the current fiscal year. The repayment process will be clarified as part of a public hearing on the budget on April 28.