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- June 3, 2024
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Stafford Board of Supervisors – June 4 Meeting Details

An overview of the topics to be discussed at the upcoming Board meeting. Tuesday’s Stafford County Board of Supervisors’ meeting includes a list of 21 items on the consent agenda, three unfinished business items, and one item for new business. Unfinished Business Last October, the Board denied a conditional use permit to Enon Road Solar […]

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FXBG Advance
- May 22, 2024
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Stafford Residents Feel County is Safe, But Transportation is a Problem

Stafford residents feel more positive about the economy, their overall health, and the county’s snow removal service and emergency preparedness than they did in 2022. They feel less positive about the county’s garbage collection, recycling, the availability of affordable quality childcare and preschool, and the overall health and wellness opportunities in the county than they […]

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- May 13, 2024
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Mountain View Senior Overcomes to Earn Eagle

Thomas Gill, who has spina bifida, led his troop in a green infrastructure project for Widewater State Park. Fewer than 6% of Scouts earn the rank of Eagle Scout. Eighteen-year-old Thomas Gill, 18, a senior at Mountain View High School, celebrated earning the BSA rank of Eagle Scout on Saturday, April 20, with a ceremony […]

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FXBG Advance
- January 20, 2024
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Kerr: Stafford County Has a Severe Problem with Food Insecurity

Stafford County, with a population 145,000, ranks 15th in the state in terms of per capita income (there are 134 counties and cities in Virginia), and nationally comes in at 19th in median income.  These are two indicators that imply a thriving and healthy economic picture.  Certainly not one where there would be a serious food insecurity […]

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- January 20, 2024
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Stafford Superintendent Asks for “Significant Investment” in School Division.

The Stafford County school division is “nearing a cliff,” superintendent Thomas Taylor told School Board members Thursday evening. The division has nearly $63 million in needs that are unfunded in the budget for fiscal year 2025 that Taylor presented to the board. But if the division falls off the cliff, “recovery will be even more […]

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