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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Among the bills Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed this session is one that would have permitted all localities in Virginia to charge 1% sales tax to fund public school construction projects. Youngkin vetoed the legislation, which passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support, this week. Virginia is a Dillon […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford supervisors on Tuesday approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that will provide about $15 million to the school division for critical systems maintenance and repair, replacement, and renovation, or “3R” projects. This funding is in addition to $13 million in new money for the school division’s […]
By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford County parent Joshua Mead stood before the Board of Supervisors yesterday evening and suggested that they hold their next work session on the ground in a hallway, instead of seated at a desk in a conference room. “Or maybe you could hold these meetings in a trailer in […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF The FXBG Advance has learned that another senior county employee in King George is reportedly leaving. Donna Hahn, the county’s director of finance, apparently resigned her position on Friday according to a source who requested anonymity. This brings to at least five the total number of senior employees who have left their […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Leaking roofs. Severely corroded HVAC pipes and parts. Not enough desks and chairs for new students. High school bleachers and a preschool playground “at the end of their useful life.” Tracks and tennis courts on the verge of being condemned and deemed unfit for competition. These are only “the […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved funding requested by Rep. Abigail Spanberger for two local projects—improvements to the American Job Center in Fredericksburg and infrastructure and public safety improvements in Stafford County. Spanberger secured the funding for both projects as part of the House’s appropriations package for fiscal […]
by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Stafford County Supervisors on Tuesday voted to advertise a real estate tax rate for calendar year 2025 of $0.91 cents per $100 of assessed value. This rate includes a levy of $0.0131 for fire and rescue capital projects. The tax rate is subject to a public hearing on March […]
