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Water from a pond used to store coal ash in Prince William County will be drained into Quantico Creek.
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As a reporter for many years, I’ve worked a lot of crash scenes, house fires, and homicide investigations. Never once was I stopped by a police officer and asked for my license and registration.
Homeowners in Manassas should expect their average tax bills to go up next year under a proposed city budget.
Under a plan from City Manager Patrick Pate, the total average tax bill increase is $164. Townhome owners’ property tax bills would average $2,780, condo owners would pay an average bill of $2,342, and single family home owners would pay an average bill of $4,493.
The new 168,000-square foot shipping hub under construction is now under construction and will be located at 7303 Cushing Road, just off Balls Ford Road and Interstate 66 near Gainesville.
When completed, standing at 35 feet tall, the center will represent a win for county economic development officials who have courted several logistics companies in an effort to lure them to the region.
A new boardwalk is poised to take shape along Neabsco Creek in Woodbridge.
Officials plan to build phase one of a 3,000-foot long, 10-foot wide boardwalk in the Julie Metz Wetlands near where the Neabsco Creek meets the Potomac River. The walkway will be a part of the larger 830-mile Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail that will run from Pittsburgh to the Northern Neck Peninsula of Virginia.
The budget picture is not as bad as was feared for the agency that promotes Prince William County and Manassas to tourists and travel writers.
Prince William officials passed a new $1 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2016 that takes effect July 1. Discover Prince William / Manassas (formerly the convention and visitors bureau) gets about $1 million from the county to operate next year. That money will be used mostly for salaries to pay those who give tours to travel writers who pen stories about why our area is such a great place to visit, hold events to talk up the region, and oversee the day to day operation of the agency.
Paul O’Meara talked about lowering the tax burden for Prince William County residents.
His incumbent opponent Marty Nohe talked about the importance of spending county tax dollars on the things residents want in their community.
Anne Holton on Tuesday praised initiatives like Manassas Park’s eBackpack program that puts tablet computers in the hands of students.
Holton, who is Virginia’s secretary of education and wife of Senator Timothy Kaine, said this effort also known as “flipping the classroom” is giving students a new way to learn.
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An overturned car on Prince William Parkway caught the eye of drivers Tuesday.
Two Republicans seeking to lead the Prince William County Board of Supervisors sat down for a debate on Saturday.
Incumbent Corey Stewart faced newcomer Chris Crawford, and each discussed issues facing the county from tax bills, funding firefighters, to bringing new jobs to the region.
