Uriah Kiser, Author at Potomac Local News

Chambers Band Together to Support Outer Beltway

Published May 30, 2013 at 4:09PM | Updated May 31, 2013 at 7:23AM

Rob Clapper, President & CEO, Prince William Chamber of Commerce Val Walters, Executive Director, Dulles South Alliance Tony Howard, President & CEO, Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, join for a press conference to announce a new Bi-County Parkway Partnership. [Photo: Courtesy: Susan Jacobs]

MANASSAS, Va. – Support for an outer beltway in Prince William and Loudoun counties is growing thanks to a new partnership with major business organizations in region.

A total of 12 administrations today, including the Prince William and Loudoun chambers of commerce, joined to form the Bi-County Parkway Partnership. They say the planned 45-mile road that would link Interstate 95 in Dumfries with I-66 in Manassas via a transformed Va. 234, and then beyond to Dulles Airport and Va. 7 in Loudoun County, will better position the region to accommodate an estimated 300,000 new jobs that will come to the area as population continues to grow.

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Candland Crosses Prince William on Charity Walking Tour

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 29, 2013 at 6:30PM

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Supervisor Peter Candland walked 33 miles across Prince William County to raise cash for charity, and to meet residents.

Before he began his walk from Woodbridge to Haymarket on Saturday, Candland consulted with an organization called “Rise Up Prince William” who helped him identify six area organizations to work with on this endeavor, raising cumulative $30,000 for the following organizations:

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Future of Potomac Shores Rail Station Uncertain

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 29, 2013 at 2:19PM | Updated May 29, 2013 at 4:18PM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The developers of a the 2,000-acre Potomac Shores project remain at an impasse with railway and state officials – there is still no plan to build a commuter rail station on the property.

The mixed-used neighborhood’s town center, which will be located on the Potomac River and feature a mix of condominiums, apartments, retail shops, office space, and a hotel, hinges on a future Virginia Railway Express Station. The hope is commuters traveling to and from Washington, D.C. would use the station. It would be built on the existing rail line that traverses the property, between VRE stations at Quantico and Rippon in Woodbridge.

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Nohe on New County Logo: Let’s Move On

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 28, 2013 at 1:08PM | Updated June 6, 2013 at 8:27AM

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Who likes Prince William County’s new logo? Supervisor Marty Nohe does, and so does the county’s economic development office.

So far, less than $10,000 has been spent on printing the new logo on letterhead and marketing materials. It has also appeared on road signs welcoming visitors to the county.

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Stafford’s Largest Road Bond Improvement Project Underway

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 23, 2013 at 10:16AM | Updated June 6, 2013 at 8:27AM

With Mountain View Road behind them, Stafford Aquia Supervisor Paul Milde, Delegate Mark Dudenhefer, and George Washington Supervisor Bob Thomas break ground on a $7 million road improvement project approved by voters. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — “Immature,” “unfounded,” and “frivolous spending,” were some of the comments Mark Dudenhefer heard when he wanted to improve Stafford County’s antiquated roads.

In 2004, his 17-year-old daughter Emily was killed in a car crash on Mountain View Road. Nine years later, Stafford County celebrated the implementation of new road fixes following a $70 million voter-approved road bond passed in 2008. The very road on which Emily lost her life will be improved to help prevent others, including more than 400 student drivers at Mountain View High School, from being injured or killed in car crashes.

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