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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,
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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Prep for hurricane season during sales tax “holiday” now through May 31
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05/23/13 / Environment / Health & Safety /
Delegate Tim Hugo who represents part of the Prince William County area reminds residents of a sales tax holiday May 25 - May 31.
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Virginia State Parks to recognize National Trails Day, Clean the Bay Day June 1
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05/20/13 / Environment / General News /
Virginia State Parks will offer special activities and programs June 1 as part of National Trails Day® and Clean the Bay Day.
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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.
