It’s still not certain that a new bridge will be built, but regional transportation planners will discuss the issue again in June.
Citizens committee recommends path for new Rappahannock River crossing
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On the Agenda, April 21-25
Your weekly look at upcoming public meetings in the region.
Press Rewind, April 14-19
Here’s what you may have missed last week, curated by the staff.
Stafford school board awaiting word on which gap they’ll need to span
Revenue from the county and state could leave as little as $700,000 or as much as $16.5 million unfunded.
Residents support North Stafford road project but say more needs to be done
Construction will begin later this month on work to improve Route 1 at Telegraph Road and Woodstock Lane.
Stafford County supervisors vote to increase real-estate tax rate by 3 cents
The levy is 2 cents less than what County Administrator Bill Ashton proposed last month.
Press Rewind, April 7-12
Here’s what you might have missed last week, curated by the staff.
Vindman introduces bill to require cellphone-free classrooms
The issue is a bipartisan one, as Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order last year calling for phone-free education in Virginia.
Stafford superintendent: Schools have strengths but need to improve
Board member Halstead makes early exit from meeting after defending comments at recent joint work session.
Stafford County board leaders commit not to cut education funding
Diggs, Allen say they won’t cut ‘a single dime’ from education spending in the next fiscal year.
Press Rewind, March 31-April 5
Here’s what you may have missed last week, curated by the staff.
Stafford County Supervisor Meg Bohmke won’t seek re-election, endorses Michael Catell
Bohmke served on the School Board before joining the supervisors for three terms.
Stafford County supervisors take a shine to Hartwood solar farm
Board also discussed data centers, school funding, tax relief and county employee benefits.
Stafford superintendent Smith: Funding from feds, state at issue
Smith, who took division’s top post in December, also addressed DEI policies.
Legislative wins: Youngkin signs bills by lawmakers Cole, Durant
The topics of the bills with local connections ranged from campaign-finance abuse to breast cancer.
Press Rewind, March 24-29
Here’s what you may have missed last week, curated by the staff.
A dot-com destination for DOGE victims? Youngkin touts new jobs site at appearance in Stafford
The governor came to defense contractor SimVentions in Stafford County on Friday to hype virginiahasjobs.com.
Press Rewind, March 17-22
Here’s what you might have missed last week, curated by the staff.
Vindman: U.S. attorney inquiry part of Trump ‘retribution campaign’
The federal prosecutor requested information from the congressman last month.
In Stafford, proposed data center regulation goes down by tight margin
Change would have required developers to obtain a permit for projects in parts of the county zoned for heavy industrial use.
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