Environment Health & Safety Local Government Money & Taxes
Go easy on salt and deicers: They can harm environment and escalate drinking water treatment costs
FROM Stafford County Government 12/13/24 / Environment / Health & Safety / Local Government / Money & Taxes /
Salt and deicers can make driveways and sidewalks safer during winter storms, but overuse can harm the environment, says a news release from Stafford County.
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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Web tool makes Virginia conservation data easily accessible
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06/25/13 / Environment /
The new Virginia Natural Heritage Data Explorer at https://vanhde.org provides public access to maps and data about protected lands, ecologically significant areas, wetlands and more.
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Congestion relief project for the I-495 Capital Beltway
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06/25/13 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety /
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin a project that will help ease traffic congestion on the I-495 Capital Beltway in Fairfax County by converting a shoulder into a travel lane during peak travel times from Old Dominion Drive to the George Washington Parkway Interchange – a distance of 1.5 miles.
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Local government leaders, planners and housing experts to hear what’s ahead in housing policies
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06/11/13 / Business / Environment / Health & Safety /
Senator Mark Warner and other federal and state leaders will lead a statewide policy forum, What’s Ahead for Housing: A Symposium on Federal Housing Policy Change, sponsored by Housing Virginia and the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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Route 1 to be closely studied for different ways to make travel easier
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06/10/13 / Breaking News / Environment / Health & Safety /
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has initiated a multimodal transportation alternatives analysis along U.S. Route 1 (“Route 1”) in Northern Virginia.
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June 1 is National Trails Day; Virginians encouraged to hike in state forests
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05/28/13 / Environment / People & Places /
Many of the 22 state forests offer miles of trails for walking, hiking and bird watching. There is one state forest in Prince William County, the 444-acre Conway Robinson State Forest off US 29 south in Gainesville just before Heritage Hunt community.
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Tornadoes do occur in Virginia: NOVEC says prepare now
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05/27/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
rthern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges customers to prepare for possible tornadoes, hurricanes, derecho winds, severe thunderstorms, and power outages now. If you need to buy items for safety, remember the Virginia sales tax holiday goes through May 31.
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Three more people arrested in Nov. 23, 2024 fatal shooting on Stream Walk Lane in Manassas
Prince William County Police report they have now arrested a total of four people in connection with the Nov. 23, 2024 murder of Horace Ray Johnson, 45, on property located at 8000 Stream Walk Lane in Manassas.
