On this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast, reporter Olivia Briscoe joins me to talk about her reporting on the Prince William County Landfill, and about how plastics are piling up there.Â
She reported this week that, since a decision made by China earlier this year to stop accepting used plastics for recycling, that waste has been piling up at the local landfill.Â
What's being done about, and how you can help recycle better on this edition of the Potomac Local Podcast.
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Weâre getting a tour of the poultry barn at the Prince William County Fair on this episode of the Potomac Local Live Podcast.
Find out what goes into judging the best bird in Prince William County. Thereâs a lot more to it than you think.
And check out this weekâs events at the Prince William County Fair now through Saturday, August 18.
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When it comes to our food, many of us know what we're eating but a lot of us don't know where it comes from.Â
We get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to raise show beef cattle entered into competition at the Prince William County Fair.
These cows are local, from Fauquier County, and on display at the Prince William County Fair.
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From a press release:Â
The Stafford County Sheriffâs Office will once again be participating in National Night Out, an annual event that promotes police-community relationships and neighborhood camaraderie and safety.
On Tuesday, August 7, 2018, communities throughout the county will hold neighborhood celebrations throughout the late afternoon and early evening. Events and activities can include block parties, cookouts, exhibits, flashlight walks, contests, and more.
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We're entering the "dog days" of summer as August begins.Â
The folks at Historic Manassas, Inc. made that the theme of this month's First Friday celebration, the monthly event that brings hundreds to the city's downtown. It will be held in Downtown Manassas from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.
And, because it's the dog days, it's all about pets this First Friday. They'll be treats, a doggie pool, a K9 costume contest and more.Â
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A sinkhole measuring 18 feet deep and 25 feet wide has crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation working overtime.Â
The hole formed last week in North Stafford after heavy rains in the area, and subsequently forced the transportation agency to close a portion of Eustace Road between Northhampton Boulevard and Legal Court.Â
With all of the rain we've seen this summer, VDOT tells us it's been a uniquely challenging, an unusual season. The agency is working on two major repair projects in Stafford County following heavy rains -- a sinkhole, and a slope failure on Bells Hill Road.Â
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Sarah Nucci, a preservationist in Prince William County, joins us today on the Potomac Local Podcast.
She discusses an award-winning effort to preserve poll books used to track Prince William County voters during the turn of the 20th century.
And, as any student of U.S. history might expect, blacks were not treated the same as whites at this time.
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In this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast, I talk with OmniRide Executive Director Bob Schneider about the transit agencyâs new look, how it is overcoming internal struggles in its organization, and a new service that will operate more like Uber than a transit bus.
We recorded this podcast at the OmniRide Transit Center, home of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission in Woodbridge, on Monday, April 30, 2018.
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Last year, Manassas City officials passed a budget that increased the average real estate tax bill by an average of $198. It was called an âinvesting yearâ as the budget included multiple capital improvement projects that included the construction of a new police public safety center, a new fire station, and funding for a project that would remake Grant Avenue â once a main entrance to the city prior to the construction of Prince William Parkway in the 1990s.
This yearâs budget process is about âmaintainingâ the funding the city council committed to funding last year. And, that means city residents are on the hook to pay about $60 more per year on their real estate tax on average.
The proposed tax rate is also about 2.6 percent higher than last year due to another commitment the city council made with the cityâs school board to fund the schools with an additional $1.4 million a year for three years.
The city is in year three of that agreement and is in the process of deciding whether or not to keep it up. If the deal is kept and is unchanged, the cityâs tax rate could increase up to seven cents on the dollar over the next three years.
Manassas City Manager Patrick Pate talked with us for this episode of the Potomac Local Podcast and gave us an idea as to where officials are in cityâs budget process. The budget is set to be approved by city council on May 14.
