FREDERICKSBURG -- Baseball is coming to Fredericksburg.
“Let’s play ball!’ Mayor Katherine Greenlaw said as she donned a baseball cap to approve the Potomac Nationals move to the city from Woodbridge, its neighbor to the north.
City Officials unanimously approved an agreement with the Potomac Nationals and team owner Art Silber to bring the Minor League team to Fredericksburg. The council also agreed to allow the $35 million stadium to be built and funded by the team with public backing.
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NORTH STAFFORD -- A new car wash could soon be built next to North Stafford High School.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 16 heard the case for a conditional use permit to that would allow owner Donn Hart to open Patriot’s Crossing Car Wash on Garrisonville Road near the school.
The issue seen with the soon-to-be car wash’s location is the proximity to North Stafford High School.
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FREDERICKSBURG --Â The Fredericksburg City Council met Tuesday to discuss three issues that have arisen with the Potomac Nationals move from Woodbridge to the city.
The P-Nats proposed a stadium resolution that would be privately funded by team owner Art Silber and Mary Washington Healthcare, the current investor. The stadium would be located on Celebrate Virginia South, near Wegmans grocery store and the Fredericksburg Expo Center.
The city’s Planning Commission amended their current comprehensive plan to bring the P-Nats to Fredericksburg. The current Comprehensive Plan calls for a Minor League Baseball stadium in Celebrate Virginia South, but it does not mention significant public support and use of the facility.
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FREDERICKSBURG -- A heated Congressional midterm race in Virginia’s First District between incumbent Rob Wittman (R) and challenger Vangie Williams (D) took part in a debate at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg on Monday night.
Both candidates answered controversial questions that came from moderators or the audience who wrote questions on index cards before the debate started.
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STAFFORD -- Residents are speaking out after, a transgender student at Stafford Middle School was barred from using both boys and girls locker rooms during a lockdown drill in which a child was forced to sit in the bleachers alone.
It happened last week during a drill, which is common within Stafford County Public Schools. Two drills have taken place already this school year.
Students in the entire building participate in these simulated drills so that they will know what to do if a school shooting were to occur.
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STAFFORD -- Come spring, county leaders will modify the budget process and set the Merchant’s Capital Tax rate, similar to the way the Board of Supervisors sets its Real Estate tax rate. Â
Supervisors on Oct. 2 approved an ordinance to provide a separate classification of certain Merchants Capital Tax for wholesalers, presented by Stafford Economic Development Director John Holden.
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STAFFORD -- It was at the end of the school day, and teachers and staff across Stafford County had to race to make sure all students were safe during a tornado warning.
The weather event brought an unusual end to the school day on Monday, Sept. 17. It which caused significant delays in getting elementary school students home on time.
“Students were released from the schools at 4:15 p.m. once the Tornado Warning was lifted,” Stafford County Public Schools spokeswoman Sherrie Johnson said. “Therefore, the buses ran late and the last students returned home at 6:00 p.m. It was a weather challenging day; however, SCPS staff pulled together as a team and ensured that all students made it home safely.”
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STAFFORD -- Stafford County's new economic development director, John Holden has a big vision for what the county will become under his direction.
Hired this summer, Holden worked as a chief economic director in localities in Maine and Ohio before coming to Virginia. He has 25 years of experience, and he says his newest role will be his biggest challenge yet.
Stafford, the fastest growing county in the state has already faced challenges with persuading entrepreneurs to locate here.
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STAFFORD -- The Board of Supervisors authorized more than $2 million for the purchase of new fire equipment and apparatus.
The county’s Department of Fire, Rescue uses fire engines and aerial ladder trucks as part of its all-hazard approach to emergency response.
One of the Department’s aerial ladder trucks and pumpers have surpassed their recommended service life of 10 years established by the Department’s Fleet Replacement Plan.
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STAFFORD -- The future of getting around Stafford County could lay on the trail.
County officials held two public workshops in late August to educate residents on their plans to expand the bike and pedestrian facilities. The current bike and pedestrian facilities are located on Deacon Road, Courthouse Road and next to the Rappahannock River. They asked for input on where to put future Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities, drawing up a plan to use as a guide to future improvements.
“These facilities can be a great benefit to the community by reducing vehicle traffic as a result of providing alternate means of transportation, supporting economic development initiatives by providing an attractive environment for businesses and their employees, and improving the overall health of the residents,” states a Stafford County press release.
