The Prince William County Office of Housing & Community Development (OHCD) reports that itwas recently notified that it will receive $3.1 million through federal grants to assist area residents who are in need of decent housing, a suitable living environment, and aid in economic opportunities for low and moderate-income persons.

On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland will be holding a tele-town hall at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday Oct. 18, residents of the Manassas/Sudley area are invited to attend a town hall at the Bull Run Library. The meeting will be held in Community Room A at 6:30 p.m.

Prince William County Department of Finance reminds residents that personal property taxes are due on or before Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. There are nine ways to pay the bill. Tax collection offices and phones will accept payments until 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4 and 5.

A Brentsville District Town Hall Meeting on "The Rural Crescent - Fact, Fiction and the Future will be held by Supervisor Jeanine Lawson and Delegate Rich Anderson on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. at Brentsville District High School, 12109 Aden Rd., Nokesville, VA 20181.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors agreed Sept. 19 to construct a new 28,105 square-foot animal shelter, which will cost an estimated $14.1 million. Board chairman Corey Stewart said it will take care of the county's needs for the next 40 years.

Prince William County Department of Transportation (PWCDOT) is conducting a traffic study through Facebook and Twitter to review feasible options to improve traffic flow and safety on the U.S. 29-U.S. 15 corridor, which would minimize impacts to the Buckland Historic area and surrounding historic, cultural, scenic and environmental areas.

Tourism revenue for the City of Manassas reached $68 million in 2016. “The City of Manassas prides itself on being visitor friendly,” said City Manager W. Patrick Pate. “According to the 2016 Citizen Satisfaction Survey completed by ETC Institute, the City of Manassas scored more than 20 percent above the national average in customer service.”

Corey A. Stewart, Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman, spoke at the county's 9/11 remembrance ceremony this morning and talked of the country's pain that day in 2001. "As a nation, we lost nearly 3,000 people – people who were neighbors, friends and family members. The entire country mourned their loss, and the loss of our sense of safety and security."