Caroline County
School Board meeting, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- Bowling Green Elementary trailer update
- Average Daily Membership (ADM)/enrollment update
- Approval of new courses for exceptional education students
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week to celebrate the opening of “learning cottages” or trailers at Bowling Green Elementary School. The new structures add space to BGE in an effort to ease overcrowding at the school.
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
- Public hearing on a contractor’s equipment, storage and sales facility in the Western Caroline District
- Request from 10-7 Farms to use funds previously allocated to the Caroline Recovery Center
- Capital projects update
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The non-profit human services organization 10-7 Farms is requesting $30,000 of the $70,000 that the county previously allocated to the now-defunct Caroline Recovery Center. The CRC was established under the guidance of former Caroline Commonwealth’s Attorney Tony Spencer. It focused on drug abuse recovery services. 10-7 Farms focuses on food security, peer support and family support.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Fredericksburg
City council work session/regular meeting, Tuesday, 5:30/7:30 p.m.
- Rezoning and Special Exception for 3430 Fall Hill Avenue
- Initiating an amendment to the tattoo/piercing establishment regulations of the Unified Development Ordinance
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The city council will vote on a zoning map amendment and a special parking exemption for a development at 3430 Fall Ave., a massive mixed-use project that includes a yet-unnamed specialty grocer, which the Free Press has previously reported fits several parameters of a Trader Joe’s… Months after the body discussed relaxing restrictions on where tattoo parlors can operate within city limits, councilors will initiate an amendment to remove a 500-foot buffer between the establishments and the nearest residence.
Planning commission meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
- Public hearing for a special use permit for existing structure at 2300 Fall Hill Ave.
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At a community meeting last week, developer Rebkee Project Management, LLC, unveiled plans to put 242 apartment units ranging from studio to three bedrooms, along with commercial space, in the former Mary Washington Hospital building. Doing so requires a special use permit to increase residential density. Rebkee founder Rob Hargett has a track record of similar projects, including the Cookie Factory Lofts in Richmond. Hargett said the project will make use of historic rehabilitation tax credits through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Concerns raised during the community meeting focused mainly on parking and traffic in the immediate area, which is already in the midst of two other residential developments: Mary’s Landing, a 64-unit townhome development, and an adaptive re-use of the Medical Arts Building across the street at 2300 Fall Hill Ave.
-Joey LoMonaco
School board work session/regular meeting, Monday 4:30/7:30 p.m.
- School board member announcement
- Opening of School Report
- Ask City Manager to execute right-of-way for charging station for Gladys West Elementary
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Two weeks after the school board held a special meeting to discuss transportation (bus) issues, the division will provide updates on that topic and several others as part of an opening of school report… The school board will also ask Fredericksburg City Manager Tim Baroody to engage with Dominion to lay the groundwork for vehicle charging stations in the parking lot of Gladys West Elementary School. The charging station would serve the division’s newest batch of electric buses.
—Joey LoMonaco
King George County
School board meeting, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- 2025-26 advisory committees
- 2026-27 and 2027-28 instructional calendar
- Policy updates
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The school board will discuss policy updates on certifications of closed meetings, student transportation services, waivers of student supervision, school bus scheduling and routing, weapon authorization application, and guidelines for community use of school facilities, among other topics.
Planning commission meeting, Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
- Public hearing on King George Mortuary Services rezoning
- Public hearing on Caledon Solar, LLC special exception request
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Representatives from Caledon Solar, LLC/TerraForm Power and Richard H. Stuart (property owner) applied for a special exception oermit to construct a utility scale solar facility on approximately 215 acres zoned A-1 (Agriculture Preservation). The property is located at 12181 Caledon Road. Stuart is the county attorney for King George and a state senator, representing the county.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Spotsylvania County
School Board school board meeting, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- Revisions to food services policy
- Vacancy report
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All Spotsylvania County schools are now eligible to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision, a national school lunch and school breakfast program. The policy change will reflect that SCPS will provide free reimbursable breakfasts and lunches to all students and that students do not accrue unpaid meal charges or debt.
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Virginia Heritage HOA discussion
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At a meeting last month, Battlefield District Supervisor Chris Yakabouski proposed that the county provide $400,000 to the Virginia Heritage Homeowners Association after the HOA accused the county of releasing performance bonds too soon to builder Lennar. Supervisors Jacob Lane of the Livingston District and Drew Mullins of the Courtland District said at the last meeting that they were not prepared to vote on the matter because they wanted to discuss it with their constituents first. A vote could come at this meeting.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Stafford County candidates forum
Wednesday, Sept. 10, 5:30 p.m. in the Kevin Dillard Health Sciences Building, Germanna Community College, Stafford Campus; 25 Center Street, Stafford, VA 22556
Hear from candidates for board of supervisors and school board elections. Aquia District begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by Falmouth District at 6 p.m., Garrisonville District at 7 p.m. and Hartwood District at 7:30 p.m. Times are approximate and subject to change.
Stafford County
School board work session 1/work session 2/meeting, Tuesday, 4/5/7 p.m.
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- Selection of names, mascots and colors for Elementary schools 18 and 19
- Discussion of Hartwood Elementary School rebuild
- Adoption of budget priorities for the next fiscal year
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The major things the School Board is scheduled to talk about are the names, mascots and colors for the county’s 18th and 19th elementary schools. The primary name recommendation for No. 18 is Berea Elementary; for No. 19, it’s Brookeside Elementary.
-Jonathan Hunley
