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STAFFORD — The Board of Supervisors is considering expanding upon the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program to encourage development in targeted growth areas.
A TDR is when development rights in more rural areas (sending areas) are transferred to more urban and growing areas in the county (receiving areas). This acts as a conservation method for landowners while boosting urban growth.
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Rebecca Lee Fox, age 58 of Spotsylvania, VA died at her residence on July 6, 2019.
She was born on January 13, 1961, daughter of the late George Raymond Shifflett and Elvie Leana Lamb Shifflett. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother David Shifflett and her sister Mary Baker.
DUMFRIES — The members of Grace Church are donating new and gently-used items which are available at affordable prices to the local community on July 13.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be a wide array of items including clothes, jewelry, books, toys, and household goods.
MANASSAS — It’s a done deal.
Manassas City spokeswoman Patty Prince today reports the city has closed on an $846,000 deal to purchase Annburg Manor, the shuttered nursing home that was once one of the city’s most prominent homes.
STAFFORD COUNTY — Work on a new bridge across the Rappahannock River is proceeding this week with a new traffic shift on Interstate 95 near Route 27.
Here are the full details from the Virginia Department of Transportation:
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY — Three people from Woodbridge, including children aged 10 months and 12 years, died Sunday in a car crash on Courthouse Road near Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County.
Here’s information from Virginia State Police:
DALE CITY — Prince William police chief Barry Barnard will meet with residents for an open conversation about policing in the community. This planned meeting is the latest in a series of “conversations with the chief” that has been held in recent years.
Here are the full details:
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has called the state legislature to Richmond this week for a special session to focus on measures to reduce firearm violence in the state. Addressing this problem is long overdue.
Last year, guns killed more people than car accidents in Virginia. The majority of those deaths were people committing suicide.