Manassas City Council

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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Politics

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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Schools

City seeks 2nd opinion for new Dean school, forms task force

By Potomac Local News

During a Manassas City Council meeting on Monday, March 27, we learned Councilman Tom Osina pulled his proposal to fund the city schools categorically.

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Traffic

Council approves 100 more parking passes, strips application fee

By Potomac Local News

One hundred Georgetown South residents will get a third parking permit from the city and won’t have to pay a dime. 

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News

City’s crime rate climbs, number of calls for domestic violence decreases

By Potomac Local News
Manassas City Police Chief Douglass Keen (center)

Manassas City Police Chief Douglass Keen released the department’s annual report to the city council for 2022.

Over the past year, officers have seen an increase in the number of people driving drunk, an overall increased crime rate prompted, primarily, by thefts, and a decreasing number of calls for both mental health calls and domestic violence situations.

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