Fredericksburg
School board special meeting, Monday, 5 p.m.
- Announce and discuss applicants for vacant Ward 3 seat
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Four people applied for the interim appointment to the Ward 3 seat, which was vacated by Jennifer Boyd last month. The school board will hear public input before discussing candidates and making an appointment. Their choice will serve through the end of Boyd’s term on Dec. 31.
City council work session/regular meeting, Tuesday 5:30/7:30 p.m.
- Downtown traffic study update
- Public hearing on special use permit for Medical Arts building
- Ribbon cutting for water-meter project (4:30 p.m. at 1000 Tyler St.)
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Principal planner Josh Crump will give a final update on the downtown traffic study, which calls for converting several city streets to two-way traffic, including sections of Princess Anne and Caroline Streets… After the planning commission recommended that a proposed 31-unit adaptive reuse at 2301 Fall Hill Ave. move forward, the city council will consider the project following a public hearing.
Planning commission regular meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
- Review of proffer law
- Updates to local subdivision and site plans
-Joey LoMonaco
George Washington Regional Commission
Commission meeting, Monday, 6 p.m.
- Discussion of the fiscal 2025 annual report
- Discussion of the organization’s annual dues structure
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The commission, a regional planning body, is scheduled to approve its annual report from the last fiscal year.
-Jonathan Hunley
King George County
School board meeting, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- IEC pre-apprenticeship opportunity presentation
- 2026-27 and 2027-28 instructional calendars
- Policy manual updates
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The school board is set to take action on the instructional calendars for 2026-27 and 2027-28. The proposed calendar for those years were created based on feedback from county stakeholders. They parallel the current instructional calendar.
Board of supervisors and planning commission joint meeting, Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
- Discussion of draft ordinance text amendments
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The Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Committee (ZOTAC) met six times since it was formed last November. The committee was tasked with making a recommendation to the board of supervisors on proposed increase to minimum lot sizes in areas zoned agricultural. The ZOTAC’s recommendations to the board of supervisors can be found here.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Spotsylvania County
School board work session, Monday, 5:30 p.m.
- Cedar Forest Elementary 2025 working conditions survey
- 4E Expo
- Review and discussion of 2026 legislative priorities
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Superintendent Clint Mitchell will share information regarding a working conditions survey at Cedar Forest Elementary School. The school was the site of a 2024 incident that led to the conviction of a behavioral interventionist on one count of misdemeanor assault and battery after she was filmed striking a student with a shoe.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Presentation from Amazon Web Services
- Presentation from Dominion Energy
- Presentation from Rappahannock Electric Co-op
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The supervisors voted unanimously during a meeting last month to have the major players in the data center industry give a presentation on the facilities at a future meeting. This will be that meeting. Representatives from Amazon, Dominion Energy and REC will provide information on the industry and attempt to alleviate concerns from residents and some county officials.
-Taft Coghill Jr.
Stafford County
Board of supervisors meeting, Tuesday, 5 p.m.
- Work session on data center regulations
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The supervisors don’t have many items on Tuesday’s agenda, but one of them is likely to result in lots of discussion: The board will continue to talk about instituting new zoning regulations for data centers, which continue to be proposed in the county and to spark controversy.
Planning Commission meeting, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
- Public hearing on a request for a conditional-use permit for the new Drew Middle School
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The commission will hold public hearings on matters related to the Drew Middle School rebuild, including a request for a permit to allow the building’s height to be more than 50 feet, which would exceed the current maximum allowable height of 35 feet. The new 1,100-seat school will replace the existing 650-seat Drew Middle.
-Jonathan Hunley
