Fredericksburg
City council work session/regular meeting, 5/7:30 p.m.
- Supplemental funding for Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank
- Wall of Honor Ceremony
- Approving the Fredericksburg 2026 General Assembly Legislative Program
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With the federal government shutdown heading into its fourth week and SNAP benefits set to expire, the City Council will consider appropriating an additional $55,640 for “emergency support.” … Councilors will also finalize their legislative agenda, a wish list of sorts with bills that the city supports —and in some cases — is actively lobbying for. A meeting with the city’s local delegation is tentatively scheduled for November, following the election… Earlier in Tuesday’s meeting, the council will recognize three individuals: Janice Davies, Lawrence A. Davies, and Thomas Williams in a wall of honor ceremony.
-Joey LoMonaco
George Washington Regional Commission
Commission meeting, Monday, 6 p.m.
- Discussion of grant application for GWRideConnect
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The commission, a regional planning body, is scheduled to discuss two grant applications for GWRideConnect, the organization’s commuter-assistance service. One of them would support GWRideConnect’s vanpool-assistance program, which helps new vanpools form, provides technical assistance to vanpool operators and increases vanpool ridership.
-Jonathan Hunley
Spotsylvania County
School board work session, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- Review of FY27 budget
- FY27-31 CIP budget review and feedback
- Approval of 2026 legislative priorities
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The board is beginning the process of preparing for the fiscal year 2027 budget season. In FY26, the board prioritized attacking a nearly $47 million funding gap incrementally with the board of supervisors. The division received a boost of $11.7 million in funding last fiscal year and is aiming to take another step forward in dwindling the gap.
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Joint work session with planning commission
- Public hearing on Patriot Logistics
- School division presentation on the Career Technical Education Center
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The board will hold a joint work session with the planning commission to discuss data center design standards in relation to potential regulations of the industry as a by-right use versus the requirement of a special use permit and appropriate development standards. The primary topic of discussion is the required setback for the structures. The board seemingly settled on 1,000-foot setbacks, but some members had a change of heart. Stafford’s board of supervisors voted last week to approve 750-foot setbacks.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Stafford County
Board of Supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Update on the federal government shutdown
- Presentation on the economic development five-year strategic plan
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The supervisors will hear a presentation on the economic development department’s strategic plan, which has a goal of identifying and building countywide programs, policies and initiatives that will grow the local economy and diversify the tax base.
School Board work session, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Discussion of proposed changes to the 2026-2027 program of studies
- Discussion of proposed large capital and renovation projects
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School board members will continue to talk about changes to the division’s program of studies for the next school year and will discuss capital project priorities for the next 10 fiscal years.
Planning Commission special meeting, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
- Two public hearings on the proposal to build a Buc-ee’s in Stafford
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The commission will hold public hearings on the plan to that calls for a 74,000-square-foot convenience store with 120 gas pumps and 833 parking spaces (including 24 Tesla charging stations) on more than 36 acres.
-Jonathan Hunley
