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What to do with fallen leaves: Consider local environment and community needs
FROM Stafford County News 11/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Real Estate / Nature and the Outdoors /
Determining where leaves can be left alone and where cleanup is necessary can help you strike a reasonable compromise between yard maintenance and land stewardship. Although the advice comes from a Stafford County news release, it is applicable here too,
Prince William County landfill and compost sites to be closed Jan. 1, open Jan. 2
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12/30/15 / Environment / Local Government / Manassas /
The landfill and compost facility are open every day of the year, except New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and early closing on Christmas Eve.
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Recycle holiday greens at NOVEC’s Gainesville site
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12/29/15 / Environment / Gainesville /
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees, wreaths, and garland at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, VA 20155, near I-66 from Dec. 28 through Jan. 10.
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Saturday refuse & recycling services to continue at Evergreen VFD until Feb. 27
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12/23/15 / Breaking News / Environment / Local Government /
Saturday trash and recycling collection services held at the Evergreen Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad station will continue through February 27, 2016 due to the cooperation of the volunteer fire company, according to a Dec. 23 news release from Prince William County Solid Waste Division. Previously it was announced that Dec. 26 would be the final day.
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Update on PWDOT transportation projects
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12/21/15 / Environment / Local Government / Transportation /
Prince William County government recently issued a report on the status of 16 local transportation projects.
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Governor unveils state government’s renewable energy initiative
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12/21/15 / Environment / State Government /
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Dec. 21 that the Commonwealth’s agencies will dramatically increase the use of renewable energy to power the state’s operations.
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Evergreen’s weekly Saturday trash and recycling site to close after Dec. 26 collection
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12/18/15 / Breaking News / Environment / Haymarket / Local Government /
Weekly Saturday trash and recycling collection services at the Evergreen fire station will cease operation after the collection on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, according to a news release from the Solid Waste Division of Prince William County's Department of Public Works.
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Mountain View students devise a school-wide project to handle trash
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12/14/15 / Education / Environment / Haymarket / Health & Safety /
The 2015 FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE Trash Trek Challenge asks students to identify a problem with the way people make or handle trash, and then design a solution to the problem. Fifth graders created a system to put in place at Mountain View School that separates plastic from waste material that can be composted.
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SCC sets Feb. 24 and March 14 for hearings on power line in Haymarket
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12/14/15 / Breaking News / Environment / Haymarket / State Government /
Virginia's State Corporation Commission will hold four public hearings over two days at Battlefield High School in Haymarket on Dominion Power's proposal to extend power lines in the area.
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Manassas Council names Steve Burke as new Manassas City Manager
Steve Burke, an Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Works for the City of Manassas, has been named City Manager by Manassas City Council effective February. 3, 2025. Interim City Manager Douglas Keen will return to his post as Police Chief and an Assistant City Manager.
