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E-ZPass toll lane operator to sponsor Stafford Hospital 5K race

By Potomac Local News
Stafford Hospital, 101 Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford.

Stafford Hospital Foundation says Transurban, operator of the Interstate 495, 95, and 395 E-ZPass Express Lanes will be the Sunshine Title Sponsor of this year’s Spring Fever 5K race.

The race will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, on the campus of Stafford Hospital, 101 Hospital Center Boulevard in Stafford, and is part of the Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix, a series of nine races that take place in our region, and the Stafford Race Series, a set of five races to promote community engagement and wellness activities in the county.

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Ballot problems at all precincts in Gainesville Special Election

By Potomac Local News
Campaign signs at Reagan Middle School, a polling precinct in Prince William County’s Gainesville District. [Photo: Jacob Moser]

At some polls, elections chiefs were instructed to fold ballots and place them into an envelope because they were too wide to be inserted into a scanner. Those ballots amounted to only a handful” and will be counted when polls close at 7 p.m., said General Registrar Eric Olsen.

Olsen said voter turnout is higher than normal for this election, with three percent of the electorate turning out to vote during the early voting period that ended Saturday, February 18, 2023.

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Dale City gas pipeline public meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 21

By Potomac Local News
The James McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center. [Photo by Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

A public meeting about the pipeline between the Prince William County Landfill and the McCoart Center, the heart of the county government will be held Tuesday, February 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the McCoart Building, 1 County Complex Court in Woodbridge, according to a flier sent to PLN by Prince William County Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry:

Some Prince William County residents in the Dale City area are learning about a new natural gas pipeline that could be laid near their homes. As we’ve reported, hundreds of residents are affected, and county leaders said they aren’t happy with efforts to educate the public about the project.

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Special Election in Gainesville District is tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

By Potomac Local News
Kerensa Sumers and Bob Weir met for a candidate forum at Battlefield High School near Haymarket, sponsored by the Prince William Committee of 100 and the League of Women Voters. [Photo: Mike Beaty]

A Special Election will decide who will serve the remainder of Peter Candland’s term on the Board of County Supervisors ending on December 31, 2023. Democrat Kerensa Sumers and Republican Bob Weir are vying to replace Candland, who resigned in December 2022 after ten years serving on the board.

You can find out where to vote here. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

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Quantico appointee replaces man, formerly of Stafford, who declined the job

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The Quantico Town Council appointed Brandi Maly as a member of the six-member governing board that oversees the only independent town in the U.S. located within the borders of a military base.

We first told you earlier this month Seungwon Kang refused his appointment to the town council after winning the third-most votes out of 13 candidates who sought one of six seats on the council.

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