The unemployment rate in Manassas has skyrocketed to 13% in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and long-awaited stimulus money from the Federal Government has yet to arrive.
In January and February, the city’s unemployment rates were 2.8% and 2.5%, respectively, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. The city had just come off a “banner year,” with new businesses opening and existing businesses expanding or relocating to the city.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on May 2 that Virginia was approved by FEMA to receive three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems which can collectively sanitize 240,000 PPE each day.
The systems are at no cost to Virginia for the first six months of use, and their decontamination services are free to hospitals and healthcare workers.
Manassas Park City residents are the proud owner of a new traffic radar trailer.
The city’s police department purchased $24,000 the trailer and sign combination as a replacement after police had to decommission three trailers due to them becoming obsolete.
Construction of a new sidewalk and the expansion of a commuter parking lot at Interstate 95 in Stafford County was completed ahead of schedule.
The three-year, $195 million set of projects at milepost 140 aimed to expand capacity and improve travel in the county’s Courthouse Road area reached a milestone this week as work was completed on the final project elements, including the expansion of commuter parking and sidewalks, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
It’s looking like Manassas City will have a female mayor for the first time in its 147-year history.
Mayor Hal Parrish II announced his retirement at a small gathering at Okras restaurant in Downtown Manassas in February. It came as a surprise to many, as he’s served as mayor since 2008, and has been on the city council since 1993.
Drivers who park their cars outside a Stafford County park have sparked the ire of nearby residents.
Aquia Landing Park, at the confluence of the Potomac River and Aquia Creek, was one of many beaches in Virginia that were closed off to visitors Gov. Ralph Northam in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
In Manassas Park, there are currently 96 cases of the coronavirus with 11 people hospitalized, and two people have died from the disease.
As city leaders continue to see the number of coronavirus cases across the region rise, they’re also now turning their attention to the homeless community affected by the coronavirus. So far in the greater Prince William County region to include Manassas and Manassas Park, a total of 17 homeless people have contracted coronavirus.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved their $320 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021.
With the Real Estate tax rate of 97 cents per $100 of assessed property value — known as the equalized tax rate that was adopted on April 21 — the main focus of Tuesday’s budget meeting was to identify cuts and reductions to the budget. The equalized rate means property owners won’t see a hike in their Real Estate tax bills.
She’s in. She’s out. Now she’s back in.
Lavangelene Aereka “Vangie” Williams says she’ll participate in a Democratic forum scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3 on Facebook Live. The two-time candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District will face a Primary opponent, Qasim Rashid, who last year ran for the 28th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates Senate seat and lost to Joshua Cole Richard Stuart (R).
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