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Fredericksburg Moves to Release $6M Budget Holdback as Revenues Stay Strong

By Potomac Local News
Fredericksburg City Hall

Fredericksburg is preparing to release a $6 million holdback in the current fiscal-year budget after city staff reported stronger-than-expected revenues and a stable local economy.

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Business

Stafford rolls out tourism, economic summits to support growing business community

By Potomac Local News

With tourism emerging as one of Stafford County’s fastest-growing economic sectors, local officials are bringing businesses together this winter to talk about how to turn more visitors into customers.

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Manassas

Manassas neighbors push back on 100-unit ‘essential worker’ housing at The Landing

By Potomac Local News

A plan to build 100 income-restricted apartments at The Landing at Cannon Branch drew sharp questions about trust, traffic, and what “workforce housing” really means during the Manassas City Council’s final meeting of 2025.

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Belmont Bay Residents Mobilize Against Plan for 348 New Townhomes

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A proposal to build 348 new townhomes beside the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Woodbridge is drawing intense pushback from environmental groups, civic associations, and residents in Belmont Bay ahead of a key vote this week by the Prince William County Planning Commission.

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Stafford

Dominion to Brief School Board Tuesday on ‘Kraken Loop’ Project as Residents Plan Weekend Coalition Meeting

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Dominion Energy will meet with Stafford County Public Schools on Tuesday, December 9, to discuss the utility’s proposed Kraken Loop transmission project—an approximately 500-kilovolt line that could carve a corridor nearly as wide as Interstate 95 through several Stafford neighborhoods, school zones, farms, and environmentally sensitive areas.

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Manassas

Manassas Council to Vote Tonight on 100-Unit Workforce Housing Proposal at Cannon Branch

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The Manassas City Council is set to vote tonight on a proposal that would bring a 100-unit apartment building for essential workers to The Landing at Cannon Branch.

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Opinion

Some Towns Forgot What Christmas Is. Manassas Didn’t.

By Uriah Kiser
Manassas School Board members Dayna Marie Miles, Council member Theresa Coates Ellis, and School Board member Sara Brescia at "Santa Light's Manassas" on Friday, December 5, 2025.

It’s as if some local leaders forgot that snow, ice, and cold aren’t disruptions to the holiday season—they are the holiday season.

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VRE Names New CEO as Major 2026 Service Disruptions Loom

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Virginia Railway Express has selected a new CEO just as the commuter rail system prepares for one of its most disruptive years in recent memory.

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Stafford

‘A Super-Corridor Through Our Neighborhoods’: Kraken Loop Sparks Countywide Backlash

By Uriah Kiser
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors used its December 12 meeting to launch a coordinated response to Dominion Energy’s proposed 500 kV “Kraken Loop” transmission line after a surge of resident testimony warning of health risks, environmental damage, declining property values, and failures in Dominion’s public outreach.

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Stafford

Developer, County Staff Dispute Supervisor’s Movie Theater Promise to Voters

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County officials confirmed Tuesday night that no movie theater contract exists for The Garrison development on Garrisonville Road, directly contradicting campaign claims made by Garrisonville District Supervisor Dr. Pamela Yeung.

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