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Stafford Planning Commission Defers Potomac Creek Data Center After Last-Minute Ackoceek Pull Sparks Resident Outrage

By Potomac Local News
Stafford's courthouse complex off U.S. 1 is expanding to include a new building. Photo: Mary Davidson

Stafford County Planning Commission members faced a packed room and pointed public criticism during their April 22, 2026, meeting after the applicant for the Stafford County Planning Commission members faced a packed room and pointed public criticism during their April 22, 2026, meeting after the applicant for the Ackoceek Center data center project requested a last-minute deferral of items 7-10 that same afternoon. Residents who had prepared extensively — printing packets, knocking on neighbors’ doors, and traveling from as far as King George County — expressed frustration over the disruption.Center data center project requested a last-minute deferral of items 7-10 that same afternoon. Residents who had prepared extensively — printing packets, knocking on neighbors’ doors, and traveling from as far as King George County — expressed frustration over the disruption.

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Planning Commission Narrowly Recommends Approval of Buc-ee’s Travel Center Despite Staff Concerns Over Traffic

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Planning Commission voted 4-3 late Wednesday night to recommend approval of both the zoning reclassification and conditional use permit for the proposed Buc-ee’s Travel Center at the northeast corner of Courthouse Road and Austin Ridge Drive, just off Interstate 95 Exit 140 in Stafford County.

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Buc-ee’s Could Bring 2,174 Sunday Peak Vehicles to Exit 140 – Here’s How the Roads Would Change

By Uriah Kiser

If the proposed Buc-ee’s travel center at I-95 Exit 140 is approved, drivers in the Garrisonville area should prepare for significantly higher traffic volumes at key intersections they use every day, particularly during evening rush hour and on weekends, according to the newly released February 2026 (Version 6) Traffic Impact Analysis.

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Stafford Planning Commission Grants Buc-ee’s Another Extension

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Planning Commission unanimously approved a four-month extension for Buc-ee’s proposed travel center on March 11, 2026, despite calls from residents to reject the request and force the company to restart the application process.

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Buc-ee’s Hearing Deferred Again at Stafford Planning Commission, Stage Set for Other Zoning Debates

By Uriah Kiser

A hearing on the proposed Buc-ee’s travel center has been deferred for a second time at the Stafford County Planning Commission, shifting the public hearing from January to March 25, 2026.

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Former Stafford School Board chair appointed to county Planning Commission

By Potomac Local News

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue serving our community with my recent appointment to the Planning Commission by Supervisor Maya Guy,” Maureen Siegmund posted on Facebook. “After four years on the School Board, I’ve seen firsthand how decisions about growth, land use, and infrastructure directly impact our schools, neighborhoods, and families.”

“I’m also thankful to the Board of Supervisors who confirmed my appointment and I look forward to joining this team and to the conversations that will come,” Siegmund added. “It’s an honor to keep listening, learning, and working on behalf of the place we call home.”

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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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