Occoquan Supervisor Michael May is hosting a meeting tonight to discuss the upcoming Central District Police Station and Bacon Race Fire Station projects in Prince William County.
“Both of these projects are projects we’ve tried to fund for a number of years. As the community has grown, 43% in 10 years, obviously the demands on infrastructure have increased,” said May.
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is considering increasing the ticket fares by 4%, which riders could see in place by this July.
In addition to the 4% fare increase, the Step Up tickets offered by the VRE would go from $3 to $5.
The Stonewall Park Swim team, a 140-member summer time team, will now be paying $5 more per hour to use the Stonewall Park Pool facilities in Manassas.
Bryan Schultz, the team’s Board President for the last three years, stated that the team has been using the pool for around 25 years.
Stafford County will be giving money to local non-profits arts groups in the county, as part of a grant awarded by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
“The Virginia Commission for the Arts offers local governments a challenge grant opportunity, to apply to non-profit arts groups,” said Henderson, the arts grant coordinator.
Stafford County has received grant funding to conduct a survey and has partnered with the University of Mary Washington to find artifacts, buildings and sites from the lives of African Americans and slavery in the county prior to 1866.
After an interest had been expressed by local historians, Stafford applied for a certified local government grant from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, according to Kathy Baker, Assistant Director of Planning & Zoning for the county.
The Stafford County Fire & Rescue Department is selling surplus vehicles and equipment used by the department online to people across the country.
According to Mark Doyle, the Assistant Chief of the department, there’s a mixture of items in various conditions.
The Prince William Parks and Recreation Department will be offering two pet first-aid classes to residents this spring.
“You have to prepare,” said Melissa Korzuch, president of the Prince William County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), in a release, continuing, “There’s no ambulance that will come by and pick up your pet. So, you are the first responder.”
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved the final design for the $20 million dollar Minnieville Road improvement project between Spriggs Road and Route 234 in Woodbridge.
The project will expand the section of road from two lanes to four lanes.
