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County still considering options for Dumfries homeless shelter

Prince William County officials are still weighing their options when it comes to spending federal funds to put a homeless shelter in Dumfries.

"Currently, Prince William County is looking at different options. Once we have something concrete, staff will bring this information to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors," county spokeswoman Sherrie Johnson tells PLN.

County Supervisor Andrea Bailey, who represents the Potomac District which encompasses the town, asked the town's Planning Commission to remove from its Sept. 14 agenda a request to amend the town’s zoning ordinance to allow homeless shelters in the town’s B1 zoning district. Bailey didn't say why she made the request, and today she declined to comment for this story.

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