Fredericksburg City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with special meetings called as needed.
City Council Members Disappointed with Liberty Place Revised Plan
Council members expressed concern about the scale, setting and design of the proposed building.
FAMCC to Auction the McKann Center
The outstanding balance on the original $5 million construction loan is $3.4 million.
City Council Overrules ARB’s Approval of Bank Property Townhomes
“I think the message that we’re sending the community is that we do value our heritage,” said Councilor Kerry Devine (At-Large).
City Council Candidates Agree Tax Hike Needed
By Susan Larson
This article has been updated to include the reason Brad Ellis did not participate in the candidate forum. He was out-of-town.
A tax increase is needed in the City of Fredericksburg agreed three City Council candidates who participated in Wednesday evening’s candidate forum, hosted by the Fredericksburg Democratic Committee.
City Council Candidates Answer Your Questions
By Susan Larson
UPDATE: April 28, 2014
Billy Withers’ answers have been added.
“Mr. Billy Withers, who is running unopposed for the council seat for Ward 2, was kind enough to deliver his answers to me today (April 24),” Paul Cymrot said in an email to me.
City Council Candidate Brad Ellis
By Susan Larson
Brad Ellis is running unopposed for the Ward 1 City Council seat in the Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Fredericksburg General Election.
Each candidate was invited to answer the same three questions from Fredericksburg.Today. Answers from Brad Ellis follow.
1 – What is your educational background? Degrees earned and from where?
Fredericksburg Residents Head to the Polls Tuesday
The Fredericksburg General Election for City Council and School Board members to represent Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (A map of the city’s four wards is available online.)
The general election is open to all registered voters in the City of Fredericksburg who live in one of the four wards.
Fredericskburg Election Results: Duffy Wins, Frye Leads
By Susan Larson
Tim Duffy has won the Ward 3 seat for Fredericksburg City Council, with 371 votes (71.07 percent) to Richard Friesner’s 151 votes (28.93 percent), according to the Virginia Board of Elections. There were a total of 522 votes cast.
City Considers Real Estate Tax Exemption for Diamond Nation Stadium Complex
By Susan Larson
Diamond Nation has requested a permanent real estate tax exemption from the City of Fredericksburg in exchange for a revenue share “in perpetuity” and the city’s investment of up to $26 million to build a baseball stadium and sports complex in Celebrate Virginia South.
The new terms came in a letter to City Council on August 21 from Diamond Nation owner Jack Cust.