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Data Center Noise Still Shakes Homes in Great Oak, County Slow to Act

By Potomac Local News
Protesters gathered outside an Amazon data center near Manassas.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – Prince William County leaders are facing mounting pressure to address noise generated by data centers, as residents—many from the Great Oak subdivision—delivered passionate testimony during the Board of County Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, June 10.

The board’s discussion centered on a long-delayed draft noise ordinance aimed at controlling the low-frequency hum emitted by industrial cooling systems at massive data facilities, including nearby Amazon Web Services (AWS) sites.

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School Zone Speeders Beware—Camera Program Here to Stay

By Potomac Local News
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – Speed cameras are here to stay outside schools and highway work zones in Prince William County.

The Board of County Supervisors voted 7–1 on June 3, 2025, to make permanent the use of automated photo-monitoring systems aimed at catching speeding drivers in high-risk areas. The decision removes a sunset clause from the 2023 pilot program and allows enforcement to continue indefinitely.

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Manassas Mall Makeover: 1,000+ Apartments and Shops Coming

By Potomac Local News

Prince William County Supervisors on Tuesday night approved a plan to rezone more than 60 acres of the Manassas Mall property, clearing the way for more than 1,000 new apartments, commercial storefronts, and pedestrian promenades to replace large areas of underused parking lots.

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Manassas Mall Could Get 1,000+ Apartments Under Rezoning Plan

By Potomac Local News
Manassas Mall at 8300 Sudley Road near Manassas.

MANASSAS, Va. – Prince William County leaders will consider a rezoning request on Tuesday, June 3, that could transform the aging Manassas Mall into a new urban-style community with more than 1,000 apartments and tens of thousands of square feet in new commercial space.

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Crisis Center in Woodbridge Set to Open in October—Even with Medicaid Hurdles

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Prince William County is on track to open a 24/7 mental health Crisis Receiving Center (CRC) in October 2025, following a years-long effort to expand behavioral health services and despite an ongoing Medicaid reimbursement challenge that has delayed the project.

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Supervisors Reduce Real Estate Tax Rate Ahead of Tuesday Night Vote

By Caitlyn Meisner
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors during the April 15, 2025, budget markup session.

At the April 15 meeting, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors made its final changes to the fiscal year 2026 budget and tax rates.

The Board, after fruitful discussion and back-and-forth, reduced the real estate tax rate to $0.906 per $100 of assessed value from the county executive’s proposed rate of 92 cents in February.

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Ashworth Asks for More Staff as Supervisors Look to Approve Budget

By Caitlyn Meisner
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Ahead of fiscal year 2025, Ashworth similarly requested more staff members despite the Board being reluctant to fund additional positions. In response, Ashworth sent a letter to the Board stating she would withhold prosecution of certain misdemeanor charges if the Board didn’t approve her request.

“The bottom line is that this office was not properly staffed and funded for decades as the County grew up around us,” Ashworth wrote in an email to Potomac Local in April 2024.

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Prince William Leaders Voice Concern Over Federal Funding Uncertainties

By Caitlyn Meisner
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors and Prince William County Schools administrators met on April 1.

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County Leaders Signal Support for Meals Tax Reduction in Prince William

By Potomac Local News
A waitress at Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge.

Prince William County could soon see a significant shift in its meals tax policy, as several key members of the Board of County Supervisors support cutting the tax in half and eventually phasing it out.

Board Chair At-large Deshundra Jefferson told Potomac Local News she supports reducing the county’s meals tax from 4% to 2% in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which takes effect July 1, 2025. Jefferson also wants the Board to consider a plan to phase out the tax entirely over the next few years.

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Prince William Supervisors Rail Against Public Schools’ Funding Requests

By Caitlyn Meisner

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