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Fairfax County voters are likely to weigh in on $255 million in proposed borrowing for parks and human services projects on Nov. 3.

The Board of Supervisors voted June 23 to ask the Circuit Court to place two referendums on the general election ballot: a $180 million parks bond and a $75 million human services bond. Court approval is required but is generally considered a procedural step.

Recent voting trends suggest the measures are likely to win voter approval.

The parks proposal would direct $89 million toward recreation center improvements, including work at Audrey Moore Rec Center. Another $51 million would address deferred capital renovations.

Remaining funds could pay for other improvements or land purchases. Possible additions to existing parks include playgrounds, a skatepark, trails, splash pads and amenities that generate revenue.

The human services bond would provide $35 million to renovate the Joanne Jorgenson Public Health Laboratory, now housed in parts of the former Belle Willard School in Fairfax City.

County staff said the laboratory is severely constrained by its current space, complicating safe layouts, employee training and efforts to change testing methods as public health threats evolve. The project would expand and modernize the facility to accommodate advanced testing equipment and prepare the county for future infectious disease outbreaks and other emergencies.

The other $40 million would fund extensive renovations at the Tim Harmon Campus in Chantilly, which offers residential substance use and behavioral health care.

The campus includes A New Beginning, a 35-bed adult rehabilitation program for people with co-occurring disorders, and the 32-bed Fairfax Detox Center. A detoxification and crisis center for teenagers opened there in March.

County officials previously postponed a library bond referendum that would have supported improvements at Herndon Fortnightly Library and Kings Park Library. A proposed bond measure for early childhood facilities was also removed from the schedule.

Supervisors took separate action June 23 involving a $182 million public safety bond that voters approved in November 2018. The board authorized a request for the Circuit Court to extend the deadline for selling the remaining debt by two years.

Virginia law generally requires localities to sell voter-approved bonds within eight years, though courts may grant a two-year extension. Fairfax County has not yet issued $123 million of the 2018 authorization and plans to sell the remaining bonds in 2027 and 2028.

The public safety measure passed in 2018 with 73.5% of the vote.