Earnie Porta, a financial executive and former mayor of Occoquan, has announced his candidacy for the Prince William County Board of Supervisors.
Porta plans to run for the Occoquan seat, currently held by Supervisor Michael May. May plans to run for the Prince William Commonwealth Attorney, and will be vacating his board seat.
There are currently four projects being worked on by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) that will help the flow of traffic and improve congestion in the western end of Prince William.
The projects – the Linton Hall Road Interchange, I-66 Widening project, Interstate 66/Route 15 Interchange, and Transform 66 project were all discussed at a recent town hall meeting in Haymarket.
The Stafford Parks and Recreation Department has announced their summer camp line-up for children this summer in Stafford.
Last year more than 1,300 children attended the camps, according to Cathy Volbrecht, Director of Communications for Stafford County.
The Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department needs 50 more staff members over the next few years, but with limited funding, they’re looking to the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to fund some of the cost.
According to county documents the need for the additional fire and rescue staff is coming from increased population growth, as well as increased business development and less volunteer fire fighters working in the county.
Chris Crawford, a data scientist in the counter-terrorism industry, will be running against the current Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman At-Large Corey Stewart, for the Republican nomination for the board seat.
According to Crawford, there’s a lack of real leadership on the board.
Ruth Anderson, a retired Air Force veteran, and wife of Delegate Richard Anderson has announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for the Occoquan Supervisor seat.
Supervisor Michael May, who will be running for Prince William Commonwealth Attorney this election cycle, has held the seat for several years.
The next time you’re looking for a waterfront meal, and you don’t want to leave the area, head over to Madigan’s Waterfront Restaurant, a restaurant in Occoquan that’s been open for almost 10-years.
Cathy Madigan and her husband started in the restaurant business in Prince William back in 1997, before moving to their current location.
King George’s landfill is for King George residents to use, and they want to keep it that way.
The county landfill is seeking funding from its county’s Board of Supervisors to hire two additional part-time employees. Part of their job duties will be to ensure Stafford residents don’t dump their trash illegally at King George’s landfill, according to landfill manager Jeff Jenkins.
The Woodstream Trail, a trail that is being built to connect the Woodstream community to Smith Lake Park, will begin to be constructed in Stafford.
“This trail will connect the [surrounding] neighborhood[s] to the park,” said Chris Hoppe, a project manager for the county.
