1. Set the geographic footprint around Fairfax Station and Fairfax County
Bosseo describes two geographic choices: a statewide footprint or a tighter footprint limited to counties the firm chooses. Fairfax Station is recorded as a census-designated place, and its listed county relationship is Fairfax County. Those facts support a county-level planning conversation; they do not justify treating the CDP’s population estimate as a measure of demand or assuming that every Fairfax County community is an appropriate target. A firm should first define where it accepts matters, where it can practically serve clients, and whether Fairfax Station is one place within a broader Fairfax County strategy.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to model a Fairfax County footprint separately from any statewide option. Review the exact cities and other places included, remove locations outside the firm’s actual service area, and document whether expansion would reflect a real service decision rather than a page-count objective.
