Prince William County residents will still have the opportunity to provide input to the fiscal year 2021-2024 Strategic Plan after the Board of County Supervisors approved a revised timeline.
Updated every five years, the comprehensive plan guides the growth and development of the community. It articulates the goals and policies that the Board of County Supervisors relies on to make informed land-use development decisions and investments in public infrastructure.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Sunday held an emergency meeting where it asked its police department to discuss the tactics used during a massive protest outside Manassas.
More than 250 people gathered at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30 for a peaceful protest at the corner of Sudley Road and Sudley Manor Drive, about five miles from Manassas. They were protesting the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, 46, who died during an arrest attempt by a police officer who is now charged in his death.
A popular neighborhood fitness and swimming center will now be used to house the homeless who have been affeetd by the coronavirus.
The Sharon Baucom Dale City Rec Center (DCRC), located at 14300 Minnieville Road in Dale City, will be used as a shelter for adults who are homeless during Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s shutdown issued in late March in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has accepted, budgeted, and appropriated $624,534 for emergency shelter services, telephone reassurance services, and food for the homeless in response to the novel coronavirus.
$324,534 came from state and federal grants, and $300,000 came from Affordable Housing Proffer funds.
Real Estate taxes are going up for Prince William County residents this year.
On Tuesday night, The Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted its annual budget and a Real Estate tax rate of $1.125 per $100 of assessed value for Fiscal Year 2021. The new budget also comes with a series of higher taxes and fees, including a fire levy rate of $0.0800 per $100 valuation on all real estate and restricts these funds for fire and rescue purposes.
If you’ve seen one of these robots meandering down the streets of Old Town Fairfax, it’s not lost.
Three of these robots from Starship Technologies are mapping the core of Old Town Fairfax, in a one-mile radius from Main Street and Chain Bridge Road.
The Prince William County Government is facing a major revenue shortfall in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Businesses have been forced to close, and life for residents has been upended, leading to a projected $2.4 million revenue shortfall.
The county animal shelter is supposed to be a clean, safe haven for pets who have wandered away, or for animals who have nowhere else to go.
The 45-year-old animal shelter on Bristow Road in Prince William County, however, is described as a place so disgusting employees and volunteers who pause to eat during their lunch breaks do so in a kitchen full of mouse droppings.
For years, pleasure boat owners have found a safe tax harbor in Prince Willam County.
They’ve docked their boats there, in part, because the personal property tax rate on boats, trailers, and other recreational vehicles has been so low — $0.0001 per $100 of assessed value
