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Stafford discusses $70 million roads bond, raising fees to help pay for it

STAFFORD -- The Stafford Board of Supervisors has decided to move forward with plans of a bond referendum in order to help fund transportation projects. Developing a funding plan for transportation is listed as one of Stafford’s 2040 strategic priorities.

County officials say 10 major road construction projects are desperately needed after they reviewed the results of a year-long Comprehensive Road Study. Together the 10 projects cost $180 million based on preliminary estimates.

At a Transportation Work Session on June 4, the Board was presented with two options for the bond as not all ten projects can be funded with the bond.

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