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Third public Meeting Sept. 24 on PWC Rural Preservation Strategies; comments still being accepted
FROM Prince William County Government 09/17/19 / Environment / Local Government / Money & Taxes / Real Estate /
As a follow up to two previous meetings, the Prince William County Planning Office will hold a third community meeting on the implementation of the Rural Preservation Study. The meeting will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, which is located at 10960 George Mason Circle in Manassas. The upcoming meeting will recap the discussions laid out in the other meetings and present the staff recommendation, since staff has not made public its recommendation, a county news release said.
Keep your green - Sept. 30 community conversation on rural area incentives
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FROM Prince William Conservation Alliance 09/16/19 / Agriculture / Environment / Local Government / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
Prince William Conservation Alliance will host a discussion of some development alternatives: conservation easements, transfer of development rights and purchase of development rights with three speakers Sept. 30 at Guiseppe's Restaurant, 5120 Washington Street, in Haymarket beginning at 7 p.m.
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Hunters’ meeting Aug. 28 in Culpeper on new regs to minimize Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
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FROM Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) 08/21/19 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / State Government /
DGIF has created a Disease Management Area (DMA2) that includes Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties and variety of regulatory changes have been enacted within DMA2 to minimize the spread of the disease.
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PWC Planning extends deadline for comments on Rural Area Preservation Study
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FROM the Gainesville Supervisor's Office 08/17/19 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / Local Government / Real Estate /
Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland reports that the Prince William County Planning Office has agreed to extend the public comment period, which was set to end Aug. 16, on the Rural Area Preservation Study after his office received requests from citizens for more time to review and submit comments.
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Pennies will pinch themselves if you shop Va. stores for school and hurricane supplies Aug. 2-4
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From the Governor's Office 07/29/19 / Education / Environment / Money & Taxes / State Government /
The upcoming 2019 Virginia Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, Aug. 2, at 12:01 a.m. and ends on Sunday, Aug. 4, at 11:59 p.m., according to a news release from Gov. Ralph Northam.
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PWC asks for residents’ visions for rural area land use July 30, Sept. 24
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FROM Prince William County Government 07/24/19 / Environment / Local Government / Real Estate /
Prince William County (PWC) says it will host two public meetings for stakeholders and residents to share their perspectives as the County seeks to implement recommendations from the Rural Preservation Study.
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Extra fans, water, ice in use at 18 Virginia prisons without A/C
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FROM Va. Dept. of Corrections 07/20/19 / Environment / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes / People & Places / State Government /
With temperatures reaching triple digits in the Commonwealth this weekend, the Virginia Department of Corrections reports it "has protocols in place to protect offenders and staff in facilities without climate control air conditioning."
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Reminder from Attorney General: Laws protect young children and animals from deadly heat
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FROM the Attorney General's Office 07/19/19 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety / State Government / Kids Konnection / Pets /
Heat can be deadly to children and animals, and there can be serious legal consequences for leaving children or animals in hot cars or outside without adequate shelter or water.
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County planners call June 24 meeting on PWC Rural Preservation Study
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FROM STAFF REPORTS 06/22/19 / Agriculture / Environment / Gainesville / Haymarket / Local Government / Nokesville / Real Estate /
Prince William County (PWC) is hosting a Public Meeting for Stakeholders to share their perspectives regarding rural preservation in Prince William County. This session will focus specifically on creating a vision and implementing recommendations from the Rural Preservation Study, as the County seeks to address rural preservation.
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Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park join seven other localities in regional economic growth plan
Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park have teamed up with seven other Northern Virginia localities to form the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance (NOVA EDA).
