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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,
Rehabilitation Projects Day Sept. 21 on Occoquan riverfront
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09/20/13 / Environment / People & Places /
On Saturday, September 21, the Town of Occoquan will hold its first Riverfront Rehabilitation Projects Day. Residents, businesses, and nonprofits will work together to improve the condition of the town's waterfront. Volunteers are welcome.
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Virginia state tree nurseries need community’s help in collecting acorns and seeds
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09/03/13 / Environment /
Help preserve native tree species by collecting acorns and seeds from 13 species and delivering them to the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) by October 10. The closest office is in Warrenton.
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Virginia forestry’s online store to close; consolidated online store in works
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08/07/13 / Environment / People & Places /
Virginiai Department of Forestry's online “General Store” will temporarily cease operation on Aug. 21 to consolidate and upgrade VDOF’s online retail operations.
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LOCCA worries about appearance of replacement eatery at Tackett’s Mill
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By ROSE MURPHY Observer staff 08/05/13 / Environment / Lake Ridge /
The McDonald's Restaurant at Tackett's Mill is being demolished and replaced with a new one, and LOCCA/PELT civic association is concerned with signage and that the replacement may not match the Williamsburg theme of the shopping center in he Lake Ridge area of Woodbridge in Prince William County, VA.
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Registration opens for Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill on Oct. 17
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07/30/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
Virginia residents can practice safe responses to an earthquake, during the second annual Great SouthEast ShakeOut earthquake drill in October. Registration is open now.
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Conway Robinson State Forest on US 29 in Gainesville to close 45 days for tree harvesting
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07/15/13 / Environment / Gainesville / Real Estate /
The Conway Robinson State Forest on US 29 southbound between Pageland Lane and Heritage Hunt in Gainesville will close for approximately 45 days so that a crew working for the Virginia Department of Forestry can perform three kinds of tree harvesting on a 32-acre tract within the state forest.
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Aging mansion in Old Town Manassas seemed doomed until caring neighbor stepped in
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By BENNIE SCARTON JR., Observer staff 07/05/13 / Environment / History / People & Places /
A lot of residents in the City of Manassas are glad to see that the historic 9300 Prescott Ave. House has been saved from being torn down and will be remodeled. Hugh Ickrath, a neighbor two doors down and two other investors had managed to buy the decaying eyesore at the last hour at a short sale before a demolition crew was to arrive.
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Pyramid Center development proposal for Liberia Ave. corner needs more work
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By ROSE MURPHY, Observer staff 07/05/13 / Environment / Local Government /
Plans for the Pyramid Center, a mixed-use development which would include rerouting Prince William Parkway at Buckhall Road, were pulled from the June 18 agenda of Prince William Board of County Supervisors by the applicant who said he has "some unfinished work to do with (county) planners and the neighbors."
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Time to pay Prince William County property taxes; deadline is Dec. 5
Taxpayers are encouraged to pay their taxes before the Dec. 5 due date. A late payment penalty of 10 percent will apply to any unpaid tax balance after the Dec. 5 deadline. Additionally, interest will accrue monthly on unpaid balances at a rate of 10 percent per annum until they are fully paid.
