Officials Tuesday approved the Brooke Station Urban Development Area, which will center at least 870 new homes and 174,000 square feet of office space around Virginia Railway Express’ Brooke station east of Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1).
The area will not be developed any time soon, however, county officials were mandated by the state to identify by July 1 areas in which urban growth will take place between the next 10 and 20 years.
During this week of major historic events, it seems appropriate to pause and reflect on the one constant of war – uncertainty.
This sixth of June marked the 67th anniversary of the famous D-Day invasion of Normandy – a military operation that changed the course of history and helped set the stage for the development of a free and democratic Europe – first in the West, then, many years later, in the East.
Stafford County, Va. –– Violent gangs are a home-grown problem in Stafford County, filled with teenagers –– even some children –– looking for a sense of family they aren’t getting at home.
This year I was the unfortunate soul to draw the short straw and serve as PTA President at my child’s elementary school. I opted to say yes to volunteering, or perhaps “volun-told” I was going to accept the position because there was no one else to take the job.
This comes after just one year at our elementary school as the parent of a Kindergartner. I hadn’t even attended all the events I would be “overseeing” as president, but went in with lofty and optimistic hopes about how the year would go. Luckily, all I ever needed to learn in life, I learned this year in PTA. Well, at least where schools are concerned.
Stafford County, Va. –– Work on the foundation phase of the Rocky Pen Run Reservoir is behind schedule. But a visit to the project site on Monday showed progress on the earthen dam and reservoir originally slated for completion in May 2013.
Stafford Utilities Department Project Manager Bryon Counsell said construction delays have been encountered on the project.
While covering an event held Monday at the historic home of George Mason, Gunston Hall, I took some time to check out the kitchen on the property.
I didn’t stay long, as it was over 90 degrees outside and the kitchen, which dates back to when the home was built, had a roaring fireplace inside.
There’s been a murder at the National Museum of the Marine Corps –– but that could mean some fun for you this weekend, and so could any of the other 50 events on the PotomacLocal.com Potomac Communities Calendar.
Tonight’s “Murder on Maui” will feature tours of the Marine Corps museum beginning at 4 p.m. followed by dinner and a night of mystery for $35. Reservations may be made to 703-649-2365.
Dino Days
Date: Friday, June 3, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Visitor Center
Description: Walk in the footsteps of the dinosaurs! Come to the Visitor Center to excavate fossils, try to out run a T-Rex, and design your own dinosaur. Fee is $2/person, $6/family
Kids Fishing Tournament
Date: Saturday June 4, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location: Marina in lot #1
Description: Join us in our kids fishing tournament and see what you can catch. There is some fishing equipment that participants can borrow, but we encourage folks to bring their own. There are several volunteers on hand to give participants help. Sponsored by the Friends of Leesylvania State Park.
It’s not as if VRE riders are fleeing for their lives –– though it may look like it to the average bystander ––they’re actually running to their cars to be one of the first to pull out of the parking lot, skirting a line of drivers who eventually must wait to exit the lot.
It’s become such an issue at VRE’s Brooke station in Stafford County that a rider talked about it this week during a live web chat with VRE CEO Dale Zehner.
The male teacher had turned his back to the class while using a whiteboard, and the student who has been charged with possessing the BB gun pulled it from his backpack, said Stafford County Public Schools spokeswoman Valerie Cottongim.
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Stafford, Va. –– A student from Brooke Pointe High School is facing charges after another student was shot with a BB gun.
