Editors note: This post appeared on March 28, 2023, as a video on our Youtube channel.
If you missed the story we posted on March 24, 2023, a historic tax increase is proposed for Stafford County residents. The real estate property tax could increase by 40% over last year.
According to the latest figures, owners of averaged-sized single-family homes in Stafford County could be slapped with a $4,811 Real Estate tax bill next year — nearly 40% larger than a year ago, a $1,331 increase.
The Board of Supervisors voted to advertise a $1.175 Real Estate tax rate (including a 3-cent levy to fund fire and rescue services) on every $100 of a home’s value, during its Tuesday, March 21 meeting.
Stafford County announces that all three major rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service, have affirmed Stafford’s AAA bond ratings.
Stafford remains among only 47 counties nationally and 11 counties in Virginia to achieve a triple AAA bond rating – the highest credit rating available. Fitch cited the County’s robust revenue framework and growth prospects, low long-term liability burden, and outstanding gap-closing capacity as pivotal in their decision.
A rebuild of Hartwood Elementary School will take a backseat to constructing the 18th elementary school in Stafford County.
Stafford County’s Board of Supervisors voted to move the construction of Stafford County’s 18th elementary school to 2023 and delay rebuilding Hartwood Elementary School until 2027.
Will virtual reality draw more visitors to Stafford County’s historic sites?
Stafford County Museum and Cultural Center Director Sue Henderson say so, and she and a team from Access VR demonstrated a new virtual reality program for some Stafford County supervisors on Tuesday, Mach 7, 2023.
Stafford County leaders are tired of hearing complaints from residents who say they’re not being served by private trash haulter GFL.
The Canadian firm recently purchased multiple trash-hauling companies in the Fredericksburg region. Last year, after it purchased Spotsylvania-based County Waste, Stafford leaders were inundated with complaint phone calls and emails. Many residents said they could not reach the company to have questions answered or complain.
A new Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Stafford will be one of the chain’s most extensive and updated models.
The restaurant will feature a dining room, a kitchen in the center, and a larger meal preparation area. Outside, drivers can use two of three lanes to pick up food from a window.
