Manassas School Board members unanimously voted to purchase 8700 Centreville Road, a building in which it rents space for central office employees. The school division wants to buy the 55,000-square-foot building for $10.8 million.
The move throws a plan to move into the city’s police station at 9518 Fairview Avenue. Police will vacate the space for a new public safety center early next year.
Virginia Blue & Yellow Line shutdown just weeks away: Here’s how to navigate the closure — On Tuesday, both Metro and the city of Alexandria warned Metrorail riders to start planning now for what promises to be a difficult seven to eight months. Starting in just a couple weeks, Metrorail riders who travel between Virginia and D.C. on the Blue and Yellow Lines will have to leave extra time to get places, with the first six weeks being the worst time period. [WJLA-TV]
Transportation authority weighs $75 billion in Northern Virginia projects — The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority is looking for feedback from the public on its long-range TransAction plan, which is supposed to guide the region’s transportation project priorities through 2045. [Insidenova.com]
J.T. Arruda had three hits, five RBIs and finished a home run short of the cycle, and the FredNats cruised to a 7-1 win over the Down East Wood Ducks.
Jarlin Susana started for the FredNats in his Single-A debut, and the electric 18-year-old pitcher that came over from San Diego in the Juan Soto trade did not disappoint. Susana hit 103 MPH on the radar guy numerous times, and ended up pitching three innings, allowing six hits, one earned run, one walk and three strikeouts. He threw 68 pitches and 44 strikes.
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden announced Wednesday his administration would “forgive” $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 per year. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said the plan could cost taxpayers more than $200 billion.
The total income cap is expected to be higher for married couples, likely around double the $125,000 mark, though that has not been confirmed.
According to Prince William County Coles District Supervisor Yesli Vega, the family seeks clothing donations of the following.
Men’s Clothing:
A historical marker in Dumfries showing the location of the third Prince William County Courthouse is repaired.
The marker was damaged about two years ago by a lawnmower, and some bricks and mortar were knocked off the monument.
Little Falls Water Treatment Facility in Stafford County [Photo: Stafford County Government][/caption]
Stafford County has agreed to sell nutrient credits to Fredericksburg in a deal that will gain the county $5,000 to $6,000 a year, over the next five years.
The agreement between the two localities will allow Fredericksburg to purchase 1,000 pounds of nitrogen credits and 200 pounds of phosphorus credits each year for the next five years. Stafford County is expected to receive the total revenue from these annual payments is estimated to be $25,000.
Fredericksburg would also reimburse Stafford County for the legal fees incurred for preparing the agreement.
The credits would allow Fredericksburg to meet short-term obligations with its water permits and offset nitrogen and phosphorus reductions under the city's Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Permit.
According to information provided by Stafford County, Fredericksburg is not expected to meet its reduction requirements through 2028 due to changes in Virginia regulations and would be in violation of those regulations without purchasing the credits necessary to make up the difference.
The credits will be transferred from the Little Falls Run Wastewater Treatment Plant to Fredericksburg. The plant is owned by Stafford County and is located at 952 Kings Highway in Falmouth.
Stafford County is allowed to sell unused nutrient portions through the Nutrient Credit Exchange to other members of the Rappahannock watershed under the Rappahannock River Water Quality Agreement for the Chesapeake Bay.
The plant is located along the banks of the Little Falls Run tributary, which runs into the Rappahannock River and into the Chesapeake Bay.
According to its website, the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange was established in 2005 to help coordinate and facilitate such exchanges among its members to help improve water quality efficiently and cost-effectively. Currently, the exchange includes 73 owners of 105 treatment facilities that clean wastewater in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus.
Potomac Local News first reported on the pending agreement back in July 2022 when it was brought up during a meeting of the Stafford County Infrastructure Committee. Members of the committee were informed that the deal would not affect the county's own permit obligations since the Little Falls Run plant has consistently produced excess nutrient credits.
The imminent approval of Devlin Technology Park, a site formerly planned for housing that morphed into yet another power-sucking eyesore, will bring the total capacity of data centers operating or planned in Prince William County to nearly 50 million square feet.
That doubles the current capacity of neighboring Loudoun county, and exceeds the 48 million a recent study projected to be the maximum demand for the next twenty years.
In one month, Stafford County will light up with color.
Via Colori Stafford is a two-day event that will be held at the Stafford Courthouse Commuter Parking Lot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25.
The sheriff’s office protects the county courthouse in Manassas and serves court orders. The police department, commonly seen in Carolina-blue colored vehicles, responds to 911 calls — everything from car crashes and shootings to helping stranded drivers with flat tires.
The career fair is Saturday, August 27, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., near the TJ Maxx store at the shopping mall, 2700 Potomac Mills Circle in Woodbridge. You can go online to view all of the county’s open positions.
