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Manassas City Manager’s resignation is the latest in a series of departures in 2023  

By Uriah Kiser

Patrick Pate, the Manassas City Manager who led the city government for the past 10 years, resigned.

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Decision on passenger jet service from Manassas expected today

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. today, Monday, July 24, 2023, to decide whether or not to allow commerce airline service from the city’s regional airport.

The jets would carry nearly 200 passengers and fly to destinations, including Florida, providing new options for travelers headed to and from the Washington, D.C. area. As many as 30 flights a day could operate from the airport, which is already Virginia’s largest general aviation airport.

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Manassas to bring transformer from Penn. to shore up electrical grid

By Lynn Forkell Greene
[Photo: American Public Power Association/Unsplash]

The Manassas City Council received an update on its ongoing power woes on Monday, July 17, 2023.

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North Carolina city votes to snag Manassas City Manager

By Uriah Kiser

By a 5-3 vote, the Winston-Salem [N.C.] City Council on Friday chose William Patrick “Pat” Pate of Manassas, Va., as the next city manager of the city.

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Council delays decision on passenger jet service; Residents question need

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council deferred a decision on allowing commercial airline services at its airport during its next meeting on July 24, 2023.

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Council kills affordable housing proposal in Downtown Manassas

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council killed a proposal to offer affordable housing to police, firefighters, teachers, and other Manassas City Government employees.

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Manassas City Council meeting in Fauquier for 2nd retreat

By Uriah Kiser

The Manassas City Council will take its show on the road again this year.

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Drag show performance on Sunday: Residents urge city to reconsider

By Uriah Kiser

Equality Prince William will hold its second Pride festival on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Harris Pavilion in Manassas.

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City leaders praise 150th anniversary celebration

By Amelia Breeden
The Manassas City Council seated at the 150th anniversary celebration on April 1, 2023. [Photo: Manassas City Government]

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, Manassas celebrated its 150th anniversary.

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Developer promises homes for city employees, council mulls downtown rezoning

By Uriah Kiser
Thirty six townhomes are being considered on Wesley Avenue in Manassas.

In a first for the city, Manassas is considering rezoning more than two acres in the city’s downtown sector for a housing project that would give city government employees the first crack at renting homes.

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