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NORTH STAFFORD — There is very little left of a house on Moss Drive.
Fire and rescue crews were called at 11:43 p.m. to the house at 15 Moss Drive in North Stafford’s Vista Woods neighborhood.
STAFFORD — Property owners in Stafford County could see a $120 increase in their property tax if some county leaders have their way April 16.
That’s when the Stafford County Board of Supervisors is set to approve its fiscal year 2020 tax rate. Currently set at .99 cents per every $100 of assessed property value, the proposed rate is $1.03 per every $100.
Raising a child in our community shouldn’t be a thankless job.
Many parents are working to raise strong, responsible children who will one day be the leaders of our community. With all the talk of “millennials” and the troubles of the world today, this fact is easily overlooked.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — A candidate running for Prince William County Supervisor got a surprise this week.
Someone took a can of back spray paint and put graffiti on one of Patrick Sowers’ campaign signs on Minneville Road, near Route 234.
WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County’s new animal shelter is designed and ready for construction.
The building is expected to cost $15.1 million, and its sit next to the building it will replace — an aging animal shelter built in 1975, located on Bristow Road next to the county landfill.
STAFFORD — Stafford County officials said Prince William County is the regional model for tax rates for data centers.
So, they adopted new tax rates to mirror them. And now they hope to eat Prince William County’s lunch.
Potomac Local has always strived to inform readers about local news in Prince William County.
We cover the Board of Supervisors, transportation, new businesses, and more.
MANASSAS — Joseph Gabalski won’t return next year as Osbourn High School Principal.
Gabalski was named school principal in June 2017. It is the only position he ever held with Manassas City Public Schools and he will exit the school at the end of June.
MANASSAS — City Treasurer Patricia Richie-Folks is getting some back up in the effort to collect delinquent taxes.
Manassas city coffers are short more than $4.5 million back taxes — everything from unpaid meals, lodging, personal property, to business and professional licensing taxes. The delinquent taxes date back to 2014. By law, has five years to collect them or forego the revenue.
MANASSAS — Annaberg Manor now belongs to Manassas residents.
The city council agreed to purchase the nearly four-acre property for $846,000 using funds it got from the sale of the property it owned on Gateway Boulevard, behind a DMV office.
