Prince William Board of County Supervisors Archives - Page 13 of 30

Published June 2, 2024 at 10:00PM

($ Prince William Times) The developer and landowners involved in the controversial Mid-County Industrial Park, which could bring three, 90-foot-tall data centers just north of Va. 234 and Minnieville Road, have put tens of thousands of dollars into the campaign coffers of three key supervisors in the past year, according to available campaign finance reports.

Supervisors Yesli Vega, Margaret Franklin and Andrea Bailey benefited from more than $70,000 collectively from developers and landowners associated with the project.

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New Apartments Up for a Vote on Tuesday

By Uriah Kiser

Published June 2, 2024 at 2:59PM

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday to consider a proposal to rezone 9.92 acres of agricultural land to mixed residential use.

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Memorial Day 2024 Events, transportation, and closings

By Amelia Breeden

Published May 24, 2024 at 8:30AM | Updated May 24, 2024 at 9:29AM

Memorial Day Events

Prince William County: On Friday, May 24, members of the community are invited to join the Board of County Supervisors and others in a commemoration to honor and remember those who served in our nation’s armed services. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. at the Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza, located at the Prince William County Government Center, 1 County Complex Court, Woodbridge.

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Prince William Board Signals Support for 400-unit Housing Development in Mid-County Environmental Zone

By Local News

Published May 21, 2024 at 8:44PM | Updated May 22, 2024 at 7:59AM

(Insidenova.com) The Prince William Board of County Supervisors in a partisan vote May 14 initiated a Comprehensive Plan amendment to redesignate a roughly 40-acre portion of a protected zone near the Occoquan Reservoir to allow for a residential development.

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Townhomes, a cafe and self-storage center approved near Woodbridge’s Featherstone Square

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 17, 2024 at 2:03PM

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a rezoning to allow a developer to redevelop an area near a Woodbridge shopping center with the intent to construct more than 70 townhomes, a cafe and self-storage center.

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Sports Complex? Maybe; $16 Million Land Purchase Likely

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 16, 2024 at 10:06AM | Updated May 16, 2024 at 11:05AM

It’s becoming clearer that Prince William County taxpayers will be the owners of 22 acres next to Interstate 95 in Woodbridge.

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Investigation: County’s top prosecutor treats staff to taxpayer-funded cooking class days before crying poor, threatening to withhold prosecution

By Alan Gloss

Published May 14, 2024 at 6:15PM | Updated May 15, 2024 at 11:50AM

Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney's Offie employees don personalized aprons and participate in a taxpayer-funded cooking class at the Old Manassas Courthouse, which was billed as a team building exercise.

County records show that nine days before Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney Amy Ashworth threatened to stop prosecuting a wide-ranging number of cases due to what she called a funding shortage, Ashworth’s office spent nearly $3,500 in taxpayer funds to bring a local chef to perform a cooking demonstration for her staff at the Old Manassas Courthouse.

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Navigating the Next Term: Deshundra Jefferson Faces Crucial Choices Amidst Digital Gateway, Meals Tax Debates

By Alan Gloss

Published May 9, 2024 at 11:07PM

In the wake of the contentious Digital Gateway project and ongoing debates surrounding the Meals Tax, Chair At-large Deshundra Jefferson of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors faces a series of complex decisions as county leaders leave their honeymoon phase and prepare for the next three and a half years of their term.

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Exclusive: Jefferson Talks About Her First 100 Days in Prince William: Data Centers, Tax Relief, and Civility

By Alan Gloss

Published May 6, 2024 at 11:09PM | Updated May 6, 2024 at 11:58PM

Desundra Jefferson, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large [Photo: Alan Gloss]

Potomac Local News recently interviewed Deshundra Jefferson, Chair of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, to discuss her initial 100 days in office and her future plans for the county.

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Occoquan District Supervisor: ‘We hiked the data center tax rate’

By Uriah Kiser

Published May 4, 2024 at 7:26AM

Boddye

“My Board colleagues and I unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, raising the “Data Center Tax” rate from $2.15 to $3.70 (the current maximum allowable threshold) and lowering the real property tax rate from $0.966 to $0.920. This shifts more of the tax burden onto some of the world’s wealthiest corporations while advancing community priorities through investments in key areas such as public safety, social services, sustainability, parks, and multi-modal transportation.

— Prince William County Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye in an email to constituents.