Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

This couple demands Prince William County take all of their property for a wider Route 1

Published February 13, 2018 at 4:51PM

WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County officials on Tuesday authorized more than $3.7 million for the purchase of multiple pieces of property for the Route 1 widening project.

The county needs to condemn mostly portions of commercial properties along the busy corridor in Woodbridge to widen the road from four to six lanes on a 1.3-mile stretch of road between Featherstone Road and Mary’s Way.

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Woodbridge homeless must leave whether or not $37 million parking garage goes here

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 11, 2018 at 6:59PM | Updated December 17, 2018 at 4:27PM

WOODBRIDGE — A new $37 million parking garage will go a long way to help relieve a commuter parking shortage along Interstate 95 in Prince William County.

It’s a project the county is moving ahead with after winning federal funds to construct the garage. It just needs to find a spot to build it.

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Bill requiring Dominion seek costs to recycle remaining coal ash, postponing pond closure at Possum Point goes to Senate vote on Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 9, 2018 at 7:00PM | Updated February 10, 2018 at 12:07PM

DUMFRIES — Senator Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford) says his bill is the only piece of legislation addressing coal ash still alive in the General Assembly.

Bill 807 would extend a moratorium on closing the coal ash ponds and would prevent the Department of Environmental Quality from issuing pond closure permits.

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Sentara encounters pushback in its efforts to bring PET/CT to Woodbridge

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 8, 2018 at 8:19PM | Updated February 9, 2018 at 10:29AM

WOODBRIDGE — The Virginia Department of Health will hold an informal fact-finding session after a petition to add a mobile PET/CT scanner was filed by Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

A PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography) scanner is used to detect the early onset of cancer. A radioactive isotope, called a tracer, is injected into the body, and sugar inside the injection is absorbed by cancer cells, allowing the scanner to identify them.

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Focused on the county’s growth and future development, Stafford appoints experienced replacement to vacant Supervisor seat

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 7, 2018 at 10:21PM | Updated February 8, 2018 at 9:41AM

Thomas Coen is sworn in to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors by Clerk of the Court Kathy Sterne, as Board of Supervisors Chairman Meg Bohmke looks on.

STAFFORD — The Stafford County Board of Supervisors was focused on the future Wednesday with the appointment of its new member.

As the county charts a course for growth and development for the next 30 years, the eight-member board, at least for the next nine months will be focused on how to manage that growth.

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Major improvements coming to 3 stations on VRE’s Manassas line

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 6, 2018 at 11:33PM

MANASSAS — The green light is lit for $128 million in improvements the Virginia Railway Express Manassas line.

Three stations — Manassas Park, Manassas, and the Broad Run terminus station — are all set to receive overhauls on everything from parking lots to pedestrian platforms.

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Potomac Local Poll: Top priorities for Stafford’s Board of Supervisors

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 6, 2018 at 1:50PM | Updated February 6, 2018 at 3:57PM

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday will interview seven candidates — all who seek temporary appointment to the Board until a special election is held in November to replace Bob Thomas, of the George Washington District, who was elected to the House of Delegates last November.

I wrote about, and shared the candidates resumes in this post.

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How Metro’s sweeping parking changes on Monday affect those who don’t take the train

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 3, 2018 at 9:46AM

Metro's “Rush Plus” service allows riders on Blue line trains from the Franconia-Springfield station the option of boarding a train that will take them across the Yellow line bridge crossing the Potomac River.

There are some big changes coming to the way we park at area Metro stations.

Starting Monday, Feb. 5, Washington’s subway system will expand it’s paid parking hours at multiple stations, and it will institute a new fee for those who park at stations but do not use the Metro system.

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A year behind schedule, work on The Garrison moves ahead

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 2, 2018 at 11:09AM | Updated February 3, 2018 at 2:42PM

STAFFORD — It may look like there’s nothing happening at The Garrison, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes.

The shopping center site in North Stafford, at the intersection of Route 610 and Travis Lane, is slated to be home to the county’s first mixed-use development, complete with a planned 12-screen Regal Cinemas, new restaurants and apartment homes.

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Hearing delay brings hope to Haymarket power line opponents

By Uriah Kiser

Published January 31, 2018 at 11:53AM

HAYMARKET — A hearing to question the need for an overhead power line in Haymarket is delayed

The State Corporation Commission now says the hearing will take place on April 30, at 10 a.m. in the commission’s courtroom on the second floor of the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street in Richmond.