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ROAD RAGE! — Angry Locals Slam Buc-ee’s Over ‘Bogus’ Traffic Numbers

By Uriah Kiser

A proposed Buc-ee’s travel center near Interstate 95’s Exit 140 faced heavy scrutiny during the Stafford County Planning Commission’s Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, meeting, where residents argued the company’s traffic impact analysis was “materially flawed” and based on outdated data.

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‘Why Not Here?’ — Supporters Say Buc-ee’s Could Put Stafford on the Map

By Uriah Kiser

At a marathon Stafford County Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, supporters of a proposed Buc-ee’s travel center near Interstate 95’s Exit 140 praised the project as a rare economic opportunity for the county.

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NOT SO FAST, BUC-EE! — Stafford Planners Delay Mega Travel Center Vote

By Uriah Kiser

A crowd that filled the Stafford County Government Center and spilled into an overflow room waited late into the night Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, as the Planning Commission voted 6–1 to delay a decision on the controversial Buc-ee’s travel center proposed near Interstate 95’s Exit 140.

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Buc-ee’s Defends Stafford Plans as Residents Question Need for Another Gas Station

By Uriah Kiser

Hundreds of residents filled a community meeting room at Colonial Forge High School on Monday night to press representatives of Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based travel center chain, about its plans to build one of its massive stores at the northwest corner of Courthouse Road and Interstate 95 (Exit 140).

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Stafford’s Power Play: County Cracks Down on Data Centers

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford County supervisors and the Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 21, on new rules governing where and how data centers can be built — just weeks after the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a major data center project near Cranes Corner in the Falmouth District.

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Movie theater developer warns Stafford: Approve townhomes or face 453 apartments

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford’s long-delayed Garrison at Stafford project boiled over when developer Robert Pence warned county planners he could scrap promises of townhomes and retail — and instead build 453 apartments by-right.

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Stafford Residents Warn of Overdevelopment as County Pushes for Growth

By Uriah Kiser

STAFFORD, Va. – Concerns over development, infrastructure, education, and environmental protection took center stage at a packed town hall meeting held Tuesday, April 29, at Colonial Forge High School.

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Stafford Planning Commission recommends approval of 504-acre data center campus

By Uriah Kiser

The largest private economic development project in Stafford County’s history is a step closer to becoming a reality. The county Planning Commission on Wednesday night recommended approval of a nearly 504-acre data center campus on the east side of U.S. 1 across from Sage Lane.

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Stafford’s Planning Commission Holds Public Hearing on 503 Acre Rezoning for Data Center

By Kelly Sienkowski

Stafford County’s Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, July 24.

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New Telecommunications Tower Proposed for Stafford County

By Kelly Sienkowski
I-95 Exit 143 (Google Maps)

Stafford County’s Planning Commission will hold its next meeting on July 24, and on the agenda is a new telecom tower off the Interstate 95 (I-95) exit 143A ramp.

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