It’s been two and a half years since leaders approved a new animal shelter they said was desperately needed.
A shovel has not yet touched the dirt, the shelter is $1.6 million over budget, and the dogs are now barking. “This is a hot mess,” said Neabsco Supervisor Victor Angry.
The observation tower overlooking the Manassas Regional Airport has reached the end of its useful life.
The nearly 60-year-old structure is wrought with issues, to include the air conditioning not being able to keep pace with the heat generated by the electronics inside the tower, to the most serious: those in the tower can’t get a full view of the airport’s runway, which was extended by 500 feet in 2012.
The one thing city leaders in Manassas don’t want is tall buildings that loom over people as they walk on downtown sidewalks.
In the city’s new comprehensive plan, a vision for 2040, the city wants all buildings that line streets to be constructed in a way so that a three-story portion of the building abuts the street, while a “step back” portion of the building rises as high as five stories.
It’ll be the evening of January 21 when the Prince William Board of County Supervisors takes up the discussion of gun rights for the third time in the past two months.
At its first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday, the Board voted unanimously to wait on a proposed resolution that urges legislators in Richmond to pass a red flag law allowing judges to temporarily restrict the gun rights of those they deem a threat to themselves or others.
Sanford Williams will continue to lead the Manassas City School Board as its chairman in the New Year.
He, as well as Vice-Chairman Kristen Kiefer, will carry over their titles from the previous year.
“Heinous” and “callous” were the words used by Prince William police Chief Barry Barnard to describe the murder of a food delivery worker who was shot and killed at a Manassas-area Denny’s restaurant.
Yusif Ozgur, 56, was shot early Thursday inside the restaurant and was taken to a local hospital where he died from his gunshot wound. Another 34-year-old man, of Rixeyville, was also shot and remains hospitalized. Both were shot in the upper torso, said Barnard.
The Prince William County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended the approval of a new “Charlie Boone Memorial Skate Park” located near the intersection of Old Bridge and Smoketown roads. The 5.5-acre parcel will be addressed as 12490 Everest Peak Lane.
The Board of County Supervisors will have the final say over whether or not the park can be constructed.
The Charlie Boone Memorial Park will feature a memorial bike and skate park at the intersection of Old Bridge and Smoketown roads in Lake Ridge.
The idea for the park was influenced by Charlie Boone, a Prince William County resident who died at age 22 in 2012. Boone enjoyed riding BMX bikes and skating, and found solace in the local BMX and skating community.
