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SUPERMARKET SWEEP: Stafford bags Publix a $2.25M tax cut — by a 5–2 squeaker

By Potomac Local News
Rendering of Publix's 1st Louisville, Kentucky, store from the groundbreaking ceremony.
Rendering of Publix's 1st Louisville, Kentucky, store from the groundbreaking ceremony.

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted 5–2 on Tuesday to approve a performance-based incentive of up to $2.25 million over 10 years for a Publix grocery store on tax map parcel 44-62, in front of the new Hartwood High School on Warrenton Road (U.S. 17) in south Stafford.

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Stafford posts $2.1 billion in announced deals in first year of new economic plan

By Potomac Local News

Stafford County’s economic-development office said Tuesday that fiscal 2026 produced more than $2.1 billion in announced capital investment and 1,671 announced jobs, and posted the first public annual report under a strategic plan adopted last year.

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Fredericksburg

SUNK: FAMPO’s $6.5M Bid for New Rappahannock Bridge Gets the Boot

By Uriah Kiser
Interstate 95 over the Rappahannock River. [VDOT]

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s request for approximately $6.5 million in federal BUILD grant funding to complete the full National Environmental Policy Act process for a new Rappahannock River Crossing bridge and parkway was not selected in the latest round of awards.

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Stafford

Stafford Board Kills Only Transportation Impact Fee Program in Virginia

By Uriah Kiser

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Stafford

Stafford Eyes Business Tax After Hitting Homeowners Hard

By Uriah Kiser
Stafford County Administrator Bill Ashton presents the proposed FY2027 budget to the Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17, 2026, at the Government Center.

A Business, Professional and Occupational License (BPOL) tax is a levy on a business’s gross receipts — its total revenue before expenses.

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TWO-WAY OR THE HIGHWAY: I-95 Express Lanes Eyed for Permanent Dual Direction All the Way to Spotsy

By Uriah Kiser

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee received an update Monday on a feasibility study examining the conversion of the existing reversible I-95 Express Lanes into permanent bi-directional lanes from the Springfield Interchange south to Spotsylvania Parkway.

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Manassas

What’s Next for Washington Manassas Airport After Environmental Clearance

By Uriah Kiser

With the Federal Aviation Administration’s Finding of No Significant Impact now in hand, Washington Manassas Airport and its private partner Avports are shifting focus to the remaining steps required before commercial passenger flights can begin.

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Manassas

New Control Tower Would Be Significantly Taller and Larger Than the Existing 1990s Structure

By Uriah Kiser

As the Federal Aviation Administration clears the environmental path for commercial service at Washington Manassas Airport, detailed plans for a replacement air traffic control tower are also advancing.

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Prince William

Haymarket Council Weighs Schoolhouse Commons Rezoning

By Uriah Kiser

Haymarket Town Council continued its review of the Schoolhouse Commons rezoning at 14600 Washington Street during its regular meeting Aug. 3. The proposal from Greystone Companies seeks to rezone the former school site for mixed-use development with about 58 townhomes and retained commercial space.

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Prince William

Prince William supervisors approve 300-apartment River Oaks project

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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on July 21, 2026, unanimously approved a rezoning that allows Bonaventure to build 300 apartments on a 17.3-acre site south of River Ridge Boulevard and west of Richmond Highway (Route 1).

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