Prince William
Flames broke out at a house on Lindendale Road in Dale City at 8:34 p.m.
Units were dispatched to the 13800 block of Lindendale Road (Dale City) for multiple calls reporting a home’s rear deck on fire. Crews arrived with fire showing and quickly spreading up the exterior into the upper floor and attic. The fire was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. The Building Official declared the structure unsafe to occupy. The Red Cross is assisting the 6 adults and 1 child displaced. It was determined the fire originated from a propane grill on the home’s rear deck.
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An indoor playground, Urban Air Adventure Park, will open at 14173 Crossing Place, behind a Chick-fil-A at Prince William Parkway and Interstate 95.
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Groups will be prompted by the announcer and volunteers when to move along the route.
This is a walking parade. There will be no tossing candy along the route. The route is roughly half a mile and is handicap accessible.
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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors held its public hearing on a proposed tax increase, where the average homeowner could pay a $4,905 Real Estate tax bill, up $72 from last year, starting July 1.
County Executive Christopher Shorter dropped the proposed tax rate by one cent, to .966 cents on every $100 of assessed home value, from when he first proposed his 2024 budget on February 28. While the proposed rate is lower than the current $1.03 rate, increased property values mean homeowners will pay more.
Crews will be blasting near Occoquan between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Residents will hear horns blowing.
Mayor Earnie Porta says:
With spring on the horizon, spring cleaning is not far behind.
Prince William County Solid Waste Division has several programs to help residents declutter, organize, and dispose of unwanted items in an environmentally responsible way, keeping lots of things out of landfill.
George Mason University and Prince William County are betting big on small manufacturing.
The county awarded matching grant funds to the university, which completed a nanofabrication training facility on its Science and Technology Campus just outside Manassas.
The Northern Virginia Soccer Club, Inc. will build a $1.5 million field house at George Hellwig Community Park, 14418 Bristow Road, near Dale City.
The field house will provide an indoor play place with artificial turf. The soccer club will build the field house on the 132-acre park, which county taxpayers own. The county’s parks and recreation department will provide basic maintenance for 10 years as part of the deal.
A Dumfries man who lives on Takeaway Lane is charged with indecent exposure after a Cracker Barrel employee said a customer exposed himself when receiving his takeout order.
Indecent Exposure – On April 7 at 10:23 AM, officers responded to Cracker Barrel, located at 17115 Dumfries Rd. in Dumfries (22025) to investigate an indecent exposure. The investigation revealed a patron, later identified as the accused, was parked in the parking lot when an employee went out to deliver his order. During the encounter, the accused exposed himself to the employee. At no time was there any physical contact between the victim and the accused? While investigating the incident, officers determined a similar incident occurred the month prior with another employee while delivering food to the accused. Following the investigation, officers obtained arrest warrants for the accused, identified as Brandon Michael JONES. On April 10, the accused turned himself into the police without incident.