I believe the poster is referring to the Fairfax County government center in Fairfax City, not Tysons. The government center's main building is very grand and imposing with may acres of free parking around it.
The old County office complex is in Fairfax City (Massey Building) but the new center is a couple miles west of Fairfax City.
The County outgrew the Fairfax City complex, and built at least three or four very large, very expensive buildings at the new center and then expanded the old Fairfax City complex as well. The old complex has become the justice center, with the jail, court house(s), police, etc. The administrative offices are in the new complex.
And, the Fairfax County school board wants a second office building, probably the old AAA headquarters at Route 50 and the Beltway (most recently it was the American Red Cross HQ.)
Hey, it’s only taxpayer dollars to build these grand buildings. Not like it’s important to save money. There’s a bottomless pit of tax revenue they can dip into.
Jack
I vaguely remember having to feed a meter at the County building some years ago, and it was a pain because I had no change whatsoever.