In March of 2020 the stock market plummeted nearly 8,000 points and by April unemployment hit 15%. That same month, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors responded by increasing the average residential tax bill by almost $200 per family.
In April of 2021, with the economy still on its back and inflation creeping in, Prince William County residents got socked by their elected body with another hit to their wallet of over $300 on average.
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The newly opened Prince William County Child Advocacy Center, or CAC, will bring professionals involved in all aspects of child abuse cases together for a timely, coordinated response to provide child abuse victims with a safe, welcoming place where they can tell their stories.
Collaboration among Child Protective Services, Community Services, law enforcement, the County Attorney’s Office, and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, for an encompassing approach to child abuse cases, will decrease the number of times children will need to be interviewed.
The roadway, which had been closed, reopened to traffic on Tuesday, April 19.
“Crews made the necessary pavement repairs to ensure the road is safe to carry traffic,” VDOT’s Darragh Frye told Potomac Local News. “No other repairs are needed at this time.”
Prince William County’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism is hosting a community master plan meeting on Doves Landing Park Thursday, April 21, from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hellwig Administration Building Board Room, 14420 Bristow Road near Manassas.
There will be an opportunity for the community to provide input. The meeting can be attended both in-person and virtually. To attend virtually, email [email protected] to request a meeting invitation.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has voted to hikes taxes on hotel stays and and rates for sewer and water.
The county’s Transient Occupancy Tax, a tax on hotel stays, will increase from five to seven percent on July 1. The increase is expected to provide an additional $766,250 in revenue for the county.
Tax rates are going down while the average tax bill is going up.
Stafford County approved its Fiscal Year 2023 Budget, which takes effect July 1. Supervisors agreed on a Real Estate tax rate of 85 cents per $100 of assessed home value to fund its budget. The rate is 12 cents lower than last year’s rate.
A road rage incident early Easter morning resulted in the arrest of three suspects.
On April 17 at 1:38 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Woodstream Boulevard in North Stafford for a fight. As Sergeant K.P. Lytle made his way toward the scene, he learned the parties had fled in two vehicles and were getting onto Interstate 95 north.
A pastor faces sexual assault charges.
According to Prince William police, at 8:58 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, officers went to investigate a sexual assault at the Reconciliation Community Church at 14654 Joplin Road near Manassas.
