Susie Webb, Author at Potomac Local News

Stafford mulls expansion of TDR program to entire county, extends timeline to 2020

Published July 8, 2019 at 12:35PM | Updated July 9, 2019 at 1:18PM

The Board of Supervisors is considering expanding upon the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program to encourage development in targeted growth areas.

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Stafford schools aims to spend $10.7 million on green energy upgrades

By Susie Webb

Published July 2, 2019 at 11:18PM | Updated July 3, 2019 at 12:31AM

Mountain View High School in Stafford.

The Stafford County School Board is looking into further energy performance contracting in order to optimize existing facilities, seeking to conserve energy and save money.

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Revised Stafford schools LGBTQ discrimination policy a head scratcher

By Susie Webb

Published June 27, 2019 at 10:08AM

Stafford County Public Schools Alvin York Bandy Complex, the headquarters of the school division.

The Stafford County School Board is considering new revisions to its existing nondiscrimination policy that are sparking controversy and raising unanswered questions.

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Patawomeck Indian Tribe leases Stafford park land for new village

By Susie Webb

Published June 20, 2019 at 5:27PM

The Patawomeck Indian Tribe hasn’t had a permanent home for 300 years, but the Stafford Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 in favor of leasing a portion of a county-owned property at Duff Green Park to the tribe.

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Stafford leaders seek input on neighborhood beehives

By Susie Webb

Published June 16, 2019 at 1:21PM

Beehives could become common in Stafford County’s suburban neighborhoods.

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Stafford discusses $70 million roads bond, raising fees to help pay for it

By Susie Webb

Published June 11, 2019 at 10:04AM | Updated June 11, 2019 at 10:33AM

The Stafford Board of Supervisors has decided to move forward with plans of a bond referendum in order to help fund transportation projects.

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This Stafford County 4th grader convinced officials to ban plastic straws

By Susie Webb

Published May 6, 2019 at 8:54PM | Updated May 6, 2019 at 9:50PM

Plastic straws are now banned in Stafford County Public Schools.

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Embrey Mill now in the second phase of construction. New grocery store anticipated.

By Susie Webb

Published April 5, 2019 at 12:54PM | Updated April 10, 2019 at 3:56PM

Embrey Mill of Newland Communities, a planned community located on 819 acres off of Courthouse Road, is undergoing its second phase of construction.

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After fighting cancer, recession, Olde Virginia Gourmet owners celebrate 15 years running Stafford’s hometown store

By Susie Webb

Published March 20, 2019 at 3:30AM | Updated March 20, 2019 at 7:54AM

Olde Virginia Gourmet has hit a small-business milestone and is now in its fifteenth year in business.

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Teacher pay raises are the top priority in Stafford’s $308 million proposed school budget

By Susie Webb

Published March 8, 2019 at 1:47PM | Updated March 8, 2019 at 2:30PM

School officials are ready to make their funding case to the Stafford Board of Supervisors.

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