The amount of residential trash produced in Northern Virginia has surged with most people out of work and all Virginia students attending school from home.

According to John Poague, the owner of Patriot Disposal, trash amounts have risen by 30-40% due to people cleaning out their houses, food waste, and increased shipping. 


Tenants at the Manassas Mall will are getting some relief when it comes to their monthly rent payments. 

From April to May, the retail landlord will give a 60% to 70% rent discount for tenants. Tenants will have to pay their share of the common area maintenance charges and property taxes. Owners of the mall, Out of the Box Ventures will pay out of pocket to cover the remaining cost of the rents.


Manassas Park will be using a combination of payment from the sale of land, proffers, and tax revenue to offset costs for the new downtown development project.

The city is making plans to develop a large area of land between Manassas Drive and the Virginia Express Railway (VRE) station in the hopes that it will gain more revenue by attracting both new residents and consumers to the area.


Residents will get a chance to comment on Stafford County’s proposed property tax increase at a live broadcasted public hearing on April 21 at 7 p.m. 

At this meeting, the Board of Supervisors will adopt a budget for the Fiscal Year 2021, which begins July 1. 


Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday eased restrictions on healthcare providers and volunteers as the officials continue to fight the continued rise of coronavirus cases in the state.

“While we are seeing promising signs in our ongoing fight against COVID-19, we must continue to prepare for all scenarios, and that includes making sure we have to the necessary staff to confront a potential medical surge,” said Governor Northam. “This pandemic is placing extraordinary demands on our doctors, nurses, and nurse practitioners, and these policies will enable us to expand our health care workforce so more trained medical professionals can step in and help.”


The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 is demanding that food workers be designated as first responders, and a strict limit be placed on the number of customers allowed in grocery stores.

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