Figuratively speaking, Jannec Hornig has German cuisine in his blood.
Originally from Berlin, Jannec traveled throughout Europe and learned how to be a chef. His wanderings eventually brought him to Virginia where he built a life for himself and met his wife, Katherine.
Snowy conditions on the roads forced a late start to the first meeting of the Stafford Board of Supervisors of 2020.
Scheduled at 3 p.m., the meeting began about 15 minutes late due to the late arrival of new Griffis-Widewater District Supervisor Tinesha Allen, who blamed the delay on the weather. It was Allen’s first meeting as a member of the Board of Supervisors. She unseated former Griffis-Widewater Supervisor Jack Cavalier in a recount election last fall.
Stafford leaders say more needs to be done to ensure the safety of drivers at Route 1 and Truslow Road.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to send a letter to Virginia Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine requesting a new, temporary traffic signal at the intersection of Route 1 and Truslow Road.
Rock Hill Supervisor Wendy Maurer will end her term with the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on December 31. She was first elected in 2015.
Maurer stepping away from politics and didn’t seek reelection to the Board for a second term because of her health. For the last 12 years, Maurer has been seeking treatment for a form of Leukemia called Myelofibrosis.
More than 2,000 people packed the Stafford County Government Center on Courthouse Road on Tuesday night.
The majority of them urged the county’s Board of Supervisors to pass a resolution declaring Stafford a county that would uphold a key freedom guaranteed in the Bill of Rights — the right to bear arms.
As Stafford County’s population booms, elected leaders on the Board of Supervisors and School Board are trying to work together to accommodate a surge in the student population.
With tension between the two elected bodies, getting new schools built and operational seems to be going at a slower pace than what the school board would prefer.
Multiple filters are in need of replacement as they can no longer catch the sediments and particles that flow through the plant.
The Stafford Board of Supervisors ordered the repairs and voted to amend a contract originally meant for CH2MHill Inc., a Delaware based engineering company that had originally completed project design in 2018, had originally been contracted to make repairs to the Smith Lake Water Treatment Plant in at Smith Lake Park.
Just like commuters fight traffic, Stafford County will fight grease.
Clogged water pipes have become a significant problem for the county’s plumbing infrastructure.
The county will consider temporarily moving the Ferry Farm voting precinct in the George Washington District.
It would be relocated from Ferry Farm Elementary School Strong Tower Church located at 234 Ferry Road while the school is undergoing renovations next year.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to spend $2.5 million to upgrade the county’s water infrastructure
The money will be used to monitor the use of water in the county, and to bring more water to areas of the county that will need greater access in the future.
