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Opinion: Route 28 bypass a bad investment for Prince William taxpayers

Published July 13, 2020 at 10:59PM | Updated July 14, 2020 at 4:23AM

On Tuesday, July 14, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will vote whether or not to endorse the county transportation staff’s recommended Route 28 bypass project location – Alternative 2B.

Alternative 2B will extend Godwin Drive to existing Route 28 just south of Compton Road at the Fairfax County border and requires the condemnation of at least 50 single-family homes. In addition to the $89 million in Northern Virginia Transportation Authority funding already allocated, this project will also require the Board of County Supervisors to commit $200 million in bond funding in the near future which will require the Board to pay off this bond with some form of increased tax.

Letter: “What is school going to be like if students need to practice social distancing?”

By Gianna Jirak

Published June 29, 2020 at 11:36PM

Potomac Local News received a letter from an incoming 7th grader regarding social distancing in schools.

Greetings,

Letter: ‘Your coverage appears to be biased, and yes, somewhat racist’

By Letters to the Editor

Published June 18, 2020 at 1:44PM

Potomac Local News has received multiple emails following a newsletter that we sent out yesterday morning.

Sharon Terrill, of Occoquan, writes:

‘Chair-at-Large Wheeler and members of the Board of County Supervisors: set the rules for decorum now and make certain folks adhere to them or have them escorted from the premises’

By Letters to the Editor

Published June 18, 2020 at 8:31AM

The following was submitted to Potomac Local News as a letter to the editor:

Dear editor,

Prince William Supervisors: “Get a handle on this before it spins out of control”

By Letters to the Editor

Published June 17, 2020 at 9:05AM | Updated June 17, 2020 at 9:38AM

The McCoart Building at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge.

Potomac Local News received this letter to the editor from William “Bill” Card, the Prince William County Republican Party Chairman in response to our reporting on last night’s Board of County Supervisors meeting.

Congratulations, your baby is all grown up now and it came to the McCoart Building on Tuesday to terrorize us all. To be sure, any of those people who had any interest in legitimate political discourse voted for you in November. As a famous leftist once said – your “chickens have come home to roost!”

Defunding the police is a bad idea

By Letters to the Editor

Published June 14, 2020 at 1:27PM | Updated December 4, 2020 at 10:36AM

By D.J. Jordan & Scott Martin

We join millions of people around the nation, and the world, in denouncing police brutality and injustice in America, and we grieve the senseless murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others.

Reader says PLN logo should include Eastern Shore

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 6, 2020 at 1:33PM

From a reader:

Good morning. Hope this finds you all well during this continued tough time.

Manassas schools leaders: Protests, conversation “necessary for us to move forward”

By Press Release

Published June 3, 2020 at 12:34PM

The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy, paraphrasing Dr. King. In this moment of challenge and controversy, we stand with you. We are angry and grieved over the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and we are committed to stand with you as we all fight the racism, inequality, and systemic oppression that continues to plague our society.

And as African-American men who care deeply about our country and our city, we are especially affected by these events.

Woodbridge District Supervisor thanks OmniRide workers

By Press Release

Published June 3, 2020 at 12:18PM

As Chair of the Board of PRTC, I understand the importance of providing reliable, safe, and efficient transportation for residents around Prince William County and the D.C. area. The goal of our transit services – The OmniRide and the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) – has always been to get residents where they need to go while reducing congestion. OmniRide and the VRE rely heavily on our transit employees to help carry out these goals. Now with COVID-19 critically impacting our economy, our transit workers are even more vital in providing critical transportation services.

Stafford Sheriff: ‘That police officer tarnished the badge’

By Press Release

Published June 3, 2020 at 12:15PM | Updated June 3, 2020 at 12:43PM

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said: “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” These are the words that come to mind as we contemplate a great injustice that has rattled the nation over the past several days.

Although the death of George Floyd took place hundreds of miles from Stafford County, the impact of this injustice has reverberated across the nation including here in our community. Alongside our community, we watched with horror the chilling video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for a prolonged period of time as he pleaded for help and yelled “I can’t breathe.” Several officers stood nearby—doing nothing—as George Floyd took his last breath and died at the hands of the officers who took an oath to protect and serve their communities.