Submitted by Virginia State Senator Jeremy McPike’s office:
He introduced Senate Bill 1536, a bill to require operators of dynamic tolling facilities in Northern Virginia to included the estimated travel time, along with the price, for each posted destination. Consumers need all the information to make an informed choice about whether a high fare is worth it for them. Nothing is worse than paying the high toll and then getting trapped in gridlock in the facility.
A statement from Fairfax County Recycling and Trash:
The Covanta Fairfax, Inc. waste-to-energy facility, located at the county’s I-95 Solid Waste Management Complex in Lorton, has been closed due to damage from an extensive fire at the facility last week. Damage assessment and plans to restore the facility to operation are ongoing. Until more information about the condition of the facility is made available, it should be considered closed indefinitely, as a practical matter. This announcement will be updated as the condition of the facility and a recovery plan and schedule are developed.
Photo by Flickr user John Sonderman
From a Potomac Local reader:
Photo by Flickr user Taber Andrew Bain
Regular readers might have noticed that we’re using more collected photos to illustrate our posts on Potomac Local.
Forward Motion Commotion: Let’s Get Old Bridge Traffic Moving”…an event sponsored by Potomac Local in partnership with Occoquan District Supervisor Ruth Anderson.
Traffic Congestion Think Tanks for the Occoquan District started in 2016 and continued in 2017. We are determined to mitigate the rush hour congestion along the Old Bridge Road corridor for morning and evening commuters and residents trying to move about. A couple of improvements are in progress. Now, we need more.
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Villiage Thrift in Woodbridge will soon become 2nd Avenue Value Stores.
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Paintings from the Manassas Art Guild are on exhibit in The Hall at City Hall through March 13, 2017. Pieces range from mixed media, acrylics, watercolors and quilling. The Manassas Art Guild is an organization that promotes participation and appreciation of the visual arts.
Photo by Flickr user Howard Owens
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STAFFORD, Va. — Two dams in Stafford County’s Lake Arrowhead neighborhood neglected since 2003 are failing, and Big and Little Arrowhead lakes could be drained leaving a muddy pit if residents choose to do nothing.
Lake Arrowhead residents at a public meeting last fall were split on whether or not to repair the dams or let them fail. Longtime residents said the dams could go and argued they 30 years ago were excluded from participating in activities hosted by the neighborhood’s HOA that dissolved in 2003.
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Photos from Stafford sheriff’s office — Rubio, Torres
