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STAFFORD — For those looking to curb development in Stafford County, there were cheers on Tuesday night.

The Board of County Supervisors voted 6-1 to reduce the amount of land on which “cluster” developments could be built by-right from 100% to 40% of the remaining undeveloped land in and around the urban service area (areas with water and sewer connections, or areas where the connection could be easily be run).


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STAFFORD — Despite pleas from housing developers, Stafford County leaders made significant changes to the county’s cluster ordinance.

Afer two hours of public comment, mostly from housing developers, the Board of Supervisors to amend its ordinance and will now confine all new cluster developments to about 19,000 undeveloped acres in and around the county’s urban service area (USA) located largely along Interstate 95, and the Route 610 and 17 corridors.


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STAFFORD — Stafford County leaders on Tuesday slashed by 60% the number of acres on which housing developers could build “cluster” developments. 

The Board of Supervisors voted to restrict all new cluster developments to the county’s urban service area, meaning that 80% all new development in the county would occur on a tract of land largely located along Interstate 95, bounded roughly to the west by Kellogg Mill, Mountain View, and Joshua roads to the west, and Brooke Road to the east. 


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Following the sudden resignation of Prince William County School Board Chairman Ryan Sawyers on March 7, 20 Prince William County residents tossed their names into the hat to be considered to be the next interim Chairman.

The School Board is slated to choose an interim replacement for Sawyers next month. A General Election will be held in November for a permanent replacement who will complete Sawyer’s term ending in December 2019.


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TRIANGLE — It was almost as if a tornado cut a path through Prince William Forest Park. 

Park Chief Chris Alford said major damage from a violent windstorm that struck the region on March 2 and 3 could be seen in a straight line from the Oak Ridge tent campground area, south over Mawavi Road in the park, and over cabin camps two and five. 


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STAFFORD — It’s going to be one of those marathon Board of Supervisors meetings. 

Elected leaders on Tuesday are not only going to take up the topic of the proposed FY 2019 $583 million budget, but County Administrator Thomas Foley will ask the Board to set a tax rate. At $0.965 for every $100 of the assessed real estate, he’s proposed a rate that’s about three cents lower than last year’s rate. 


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MANASSAS –What is a world-class education? And, is Prince William County Public Schools living up to that motto? 

That was the question posed at the March 18 meeting of the Prince William Committee of 100 at City Tavern in Manassas. 


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