RICHMOND –Local leaders always complain about the difficulty of getting through to the top leaders in the Virginia Department of Transportation. Now one of Prince William’s own will be going down to Richmond to help lead the agency. Pierce Homer, assistant county executive, is slated to be named deputy secretary of transportation by the Warner…
MANASSAS — City Council members voted Monday night to spend $32,625 from the city’s miscellaneous contingency fund to implement several security measures at City Hall. A total of $52,824 will be needed for the city to put all of its recommendations in place; the additional funds will be taken from the year-end carryover budget. The…
County landfill committee members are pushing for more testing of contaminated dirt the county plans to accept from an industrial site in Alexandria. While the dirt is within state Department of Environmental Quality standards, committee chairperson Joan Moon said she wants one in 10 truckloads tested for toxins such as arsenic and lead. The dirt…
MANASSAS — A group of 80 Prince William Health System’s Fitness Center members have organized to continue their fight to keep the center open. Refusing to believe their effort is a lost cause, the group, headed by Paul Gibson, wants the Health System to cancel plans to close the Fitness Center on May 3. “I…
Slugs are commuters trying to get from Point A to Point B with as little fuss and cost as possible. They seek drivers who also want to get to their destinations quickly, but prefer a little more control during the ride. The symbiotic relationship between the two arose from the need to overcome a common…