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95 Express Lanes open, Stafford County has a new traffic headache

By Uriah Kiser

When one solution to traffic congestion opens, another problem can appear.

In this case, a new backup has formed on Interstate 95 north on weekday mornings. Just before the entrance to the 95 Express Lanes, there is major congestion as drivers slow to read all of the signs warning them they need an E-ZPass to enter the toll lanes.

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New Manassas zoning law sparks outcry from abortion backers

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: City of Manassas

Abortion clinics and other medical care facilities must now have special permission from the Manassas City Council before they open.

Such new medical care facilities, other than hospitals and doctors offices — those that have office space, a lab, pharmacy, a physical therapy center, or other medical centers that do not hospitalize patients for care –must now obtain a special use permit from the Council before opening their doors in any commercial district in the city.

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Proposed Manassas budget increases tax bills, funding for schools

By Uriah Kiser
[Photo: City of Manassas]

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.

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FedEx shipping facility near Gainesville to open by Christmas

By Uriah Kiser

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.

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Woodbridge is getting a boardwalk

By Uriah Kiser

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.

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Budget not as bleak as feared for Prince William / Manassas tourism agency

By Uriah Kiser

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.

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