The Democrat running to unseat Ruth Anderson on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors doesn’t want to borrow the money for road improvements.
“There was no discussion about investments in schools or transit,” Boddye told Potomac Local.
- Some of the road projects the bond would be used for are in the Occoquan District, including a plan to untangle the Route 123/Old Bridge Road intersection near Occoquan.
- A full list of the park and road bond projects is in the link below.
“I agree with the projects, but not with a single Supervisor dictating what made the final cut,” added Boddye.
- This is what happened in June when the Board of County Supervisors narrowed a list of road and park projects totaling $396 million.
- A plan to improve Annapolis Way in Woodbridge should have stayed on the list, he added.
If voters approve the bonds, Boddye says it’s the Board of County Supervisors’ job to borrow the full $396 million.
“They are expecting us to deliver on the projects,” he said.
- His opponent says borrowing the full amount would not be necessary, as the county could borrow some of the cash for the road projects, and then use it to leverage state and federal matching funds.
- An estimated $1 billion in new taxes will need to be raised to pay back the bonds should they pass.
Voters in Prince William County will see two bond referenda questions on the Nov. 5 ballot.
- One will ask voters for permission for the Board of County Supervisors to borrow up to $355 million to fund new five transportation projects, including improving Route 28.
- A second will ask voters for permission to borrow up to $41 million for parks and recreation improvements, to include funding new trails and turf fields.
