by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Stafford Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to draft a letter asking the School Board to stop work on building Elementary School 19 at Brooke Point High School. Instead, it will ask the School Board to vote for a third time on accepting a proffered school site in […]
It’s a reference guide showing the impact of development on public schools and other infrastructure, used to negotiate voluntary proffers for new development. by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT City Council on February 13 adopted an updated capital impact study that it will use as a reference for negotiating cash proffers with developers. A capital […]
Total to be requested from Board of Supervisors later this month is $457.2 million The Stafford School Board on Tuesday approved an operating budget for next fiscal year that will take a step towards improving the salary scale for non-licensed service staff. The board approved by a 6-to-1 vote a $457.2 million budget that includes […]
Board members will present the $480 million budget for fiscal year 2025 to the Board of Supervisors later this month. Also, the Board holds a closed session. By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Spotsylvania School Board on Monday approved a $480.4 million budget for fiscal year 2025, which begins July 1. The bulk of that amount—$418.3 […]
Sharp increases in assessed real estate values mean the Board will be walking a line between meeting the increased funding needs the county faces, and not raising tax rates to a burdensome level. By Martin Davis EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Tomorrow night’s meeting agenda for the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors features a consent agenda loaded with 28 items, and […]
Amendments will require future drug treatment centers to obtain a conditional use permit.
Division expects decreased revenue from state, is working to cut $1.5 million.
Measure is part of bipartisan tax legislation that passed in the House of Representatives last week and now moves to the Senate.
City Council’s approval of amendments to the unified development ordinance has sparked a debate over what the changes will mean. One resident weighs in in favor of density.
Bill adds clarifying language back to Code section requiring parental notification of instructional material with sexually explicit content.
