Stafford County Administrator Randal Vosburg used a new online tool for polling county supervisors about what type of development they would like to see around the county courthouse.
During a meeting on Thursday, June 8, Vosburg asked supervisors to pick up their smartphones and vote in an electronic poll, asking them to rank in importance the types of businesses they would like to see open on some 2,500 acres of county-owned land, known as the "Downtown Stafford" project.
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During a meeting with members of the Stafford County GOP, Aquia District Supervisor Monica Gary said the owners of Aquia Town Center asked her about the prospect of the county purchasing the failed shopping center.
Gary said the county should buy the 27-acre property.
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Stafford County leaders will crack at reversing course on its downtown development project.
During the Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, three elected leaders -- Crystal Vanuch of Rockhill, Meg Bohmke of Falmouth, and Darrell English of Hartwood -- aim to repeal a zoning decision Supervisors made during a 4-3 vote in June 2021 to allow more than 5,400 homes in Downtown Stafford, an area stretching between the county courthouse and Stafford Hospital.
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The ball is in motion to transform the heart of Stafford County into a livable, walkable downtown.
The Board of Supervisors approved its own request to rezone six acres of land next to the county's iconic courthouse, clearing the way for 306 new apartments, as well as commercial space for retail stores and restaurants. In a rare move, the Board of Supervisors initiated the rezoning request, which, now that it is approved, allows developers to construct a more densely packed urban development than the original plan of building multiple one-level office buildings.
County leaders hope the development, to be called Fountain Park, will be the catalyst for the much talked about Downtown Stafford project, which aims to create a town center similar to ones found in Loudoun and Prince William counties. Last month, the Board voted to approve a concept for development on an adjacent 23 acres of property the county owns, creating the downtown center.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors moved closer to making Downtown Stafford a reality.
Supervisors held a public hearing on Tuesday and then voted four to three to adopt a plan that would conceptualize what the downtown project would look like as well as changes in the plan that would support the development. Also included were revisions to the zoning that would support the project's development.
The project site is located near the county's iconic courthouse, and across from Stafford Hospital.
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors pumped the breaks on the development of Downtown Stafford, next to the county's iconic courthouse.
It deferred voted on an amendment to the county's comprehensive plan would have given the green light to Downtown Stafford, a development that's been in the works since 2016.
Stafford County Administrator Fred Pressley has asked the Board to rezone the 29 acres of land next to the courthouse, owned by the county and six acres owned by JPI-Fountain Park, Inc. that would be used for the development.
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Stafford County officials have a tall task ahead of them Tuesday.
Supervisors must decide if they're going to amend the county's zoning ordinance to allow more than 1,000 new apartment homes to be built up to five stories tall, next to the county's iconic courthouse.
The project, dubbed Fountain Park, would be the first in the larger, long-talked-about Downtown Stafford development that would extend from the courthouse south to Hospital Center Boulevard and west to Interstate 95.
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The project to connect Stafford County like never before is well underway.
Dubbed "Smart City Test Bed," the project to remake the county into the state's first-ever 5G-connected community is focused on how to reduce traffic, how to predict and detect flooding, and, maybe someday, guide a tourist to get a juicy hamburger at a locally-owned restaurant.
"Smart is bigger than technology," said Stafford County Economic Development Director John Holden.
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STAFFORD -- The Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, August 14 to discuss the idea of a "Downtown Stafford."
Such a development centered around the county's iconic courthouse could provide an identity for the Stafford community. It's location would be across the street from the courthouse and across from the County Government Center.
Stafford currently has limited locations for restaurants and retail stores. Downtown Stafford has the potential to create a vibrant downtown.
