Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Preview: October 22

An overview of topics on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting, which begins at 5:00 p.m. Compiled by FXBG Advance Staff The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting has a robust agenda for Tuesday night, including a public hearing on Summit Academy, a private school to be located in the Livingston District that has proven controversial with […]

Stafford Scales Back Traffic Study

A Targeted Development Area study that would have traffic until 2050 has been abandoned because of cost. A smaller study will examine traffic in the TDA until 2030. By Hank Silverberg CORRESPONDENT The Stafford County Board of Supervisors has decided to scale down a traffic study that would have looked at transportation needs as far out […]

Mitigating Subjectivity Key to Successful Tax Reassessments

Fredericksburg residents this year received significantly higher property valuations. Those who wish to challenge must confront both objective and subjective estimates. One wouldn’t think there’s much connection between Downtown Greens and residential real-estate tax assessments, but to Chris Schmidt of Fredericksburg, the controversy over the former led to asking a series of probing questions about […]

Stafford School Board October 8 Meeting Preview

An overview of items on the agenda for Tuesday’s work session and business meeting. The Stafford School Board will meet on Tuesday for a work session at 4:30 p.m. and the regular monthly business meeting at 7 p.m. Action items scheduled for the meeting include approval of legislative priorities for the 2025 General Assembly session […]

Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors Meeting Preview for October 8, 2024

Details of items to be considered include mid-year personnel adjustments and a real estate tax relief program. Tuesday’s Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ meeting includes a list of one possible agenda item, 24 items on the consent agenda, a closed meeting, one presentation, one report, and two public hearings. Share Possible Additions to Consent Agenda Consent Agenda […]

Spotsylvania County Planning Commission Meeting

A summary of the topics to be discussed at the October 2 meeting. Wednesday’s Spotsylvania County Planning Commission meeting includes the announcement of the Planning Update and Report, and one public hearing. Share The Planning Update and Report includes upcoming Planning Commission the following upcoming meeting and topics: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00 pm: […]

Stafford Board of Supervisors September 17 Meeting Preview

Board will discuss supporting a Regional Transportation Authority and consider approving a rezoning and comprehensive plan amendment to support development of a data center. The agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Stafford Board of Supervisors includes a work session, department presentations, public hearings on three items, public comments, and a closed session. Share Proclamation The […]

Spotsylvania School Board – July 8 Meeting Details

An overview of the topics to be discussed at the upcoming Board meeting. Monday’s Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ meeting includes a list of five items on the consent agenda, two information items, and five action items. Information Items The two information items include the monthly report on the district’s Head Start program, and the […]

Stafford Supervisors Approve Belmont Park Rezoning

A Maryland-based distribution company is currently the only identified end-user. Questions raised by Board over what became of a previously proposed recreational center. The Stafford Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted narrowly to approve the rezoning of multiple parcels in the George Washington district to allow for light and heavy industrial use—but even those who […]

Mid-Year Raises Extended to Some Stafford County Department Directors

Not all directors got a raise. A handful of Stafford County government department directors and both deputy County Administrators have received raises—one over $10,000—outside of the annual budget cycle. The raises were not extended to all department directors. According to information received by the Advance through a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the […]