MANASSAS — Manassas leaders Monday night passed a resolution in support of ratification by the Commonwealth of Virginia of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.

A similar last fall in Prince William County failed despite heavy lobbying from Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly.


FREDERICKSBURG — The Fredericksburg City Council voted to cut a break to furloughed federal workers who live in the city.

At a meeting on January 22, the council voted unanimously to postpone the payment deadline for about 1,800 personal property tax bills for city residents that were due on January 31.


STAFFORD — Stafford County leaders may not be feeling as generous as they once did when it comes to tax breaks.

On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors will discuss whether or not to rescind an offer of up to $6.5 million in tax breaks for the owners of Aquia Town Center, Baltimore-based Mosaic Property Group – Maryland Financial Investors.


STAFFORD — Rock Hill Supervisor Wendy Maurer will not be seeking re-election for her seat come November.

Maurer, currently serving her first term on the Board of Supervisors announced her decision during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8 meeting.


STAFFORD — Stafford leaders nearly a year ago caused an uproar in the building trades when they tossed out all applications from developers that wanted to build “cluster” subdivisions in the county.

That move not only sparked lawsuits but also trigged an order from the Board of Supervisors to the county Planning Commission to redraw the map that shows where such clusters (where homes are built tightly together in an effort to preserve open space) would be permitted in the county. It was also tasked making new rules for clusters.


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