Stafford supervisors voted 4â3 on Tuesday to downzone nearly 90,000 acres of agricultural land in the county from one home per 3 acres to one home per 6 acres.
Downzoning has been on the supervisorsâ radar for years and four months ago, Supervisor Gary Snellings hinted at a compromise.
âI think we can work something out that will be satisfactory to everyone without providing 10-acre lots,â said Snellings.
Supervisors Tinesha Allen, Tom Coen and Cindy Shelton each voted against the measure, which was introduced Tuesday night by Supervisor Meg Bohmke.
âI want you to know that I donât take this vote lightly,â said Bohmke. âBut the county cannot sustain the infrastructure cost in the rural areas, and the citizens in the urban services area are going to pay for all these costs.â
Stafford supervisors voted 4â3 on Tuesday to downzone nearly 90,000 acres of agricultural land in the county from one home per 3 acres to one home per 6 acres.
Downzoning has been on the supervisorsâ radar for years and four months ago, Supervisor Gary Snellings hinted at a compromise.
âI think we can work something out that will be satisfactory to everyone without providing 10-acre lots,â said Snellings.
Supervisors Tinesha Allen, Tom Coen and Cindy Shelton each voted against the measure, which was introduced Tuesday night by Supervisor Meg Bohmke.
âI want you to know that I donât take this vote lightly,â said Bohmke. âBut the county cannot sustain the infrastructure cost in the rural areas, and the citizens in the urban services area are going to pay for all these costs.â
Stafford purchases restaurant gift cards to help those affected by the pandemic Meg Bohmke, who represents the Falmouth District on the Stafford Board of Supervisors, announces a new program to help county residents and small business owners.
Stafford County announced a new program that seeks to help residents and restaurants in the county that have been negatively affected by coronavirus pandemic.
Falmouth District Supervisor Meg Bohmke revealed the launch of the Supporting Restaurants and Families in Need Initiative, a program that is designed to bolster the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP as well as struggling restaurants in the Stafford County.
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - A Virginia county is using almost $800,000 in federal funds to help families in need get something to eat at locally owned restaurants.
Stafford County is using a Community Developments Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide $200 restaurant vouchers to each of the county’s 3,900 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipient families, The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg reported.
John Holden, Stafford’s director of economic development, said that although the program was officially announced by the county on Tuesday, distribution of gift certificates will not begin until after Jan. 1. Andrew Spence, director of community engagement, said restaurant owners can begin applying
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