Top stories published by Prince William County in July of 2013

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Jul 17, 2013

Report: No Voter Fraud, Suppression

?The Prince William Board of County Supervisors heard a report from its Bi-Partisan Election Process Task Force during its Tuesday afternoon session and learned that a Perfect Storm of circumstances led to extremely long lines at several polling places across the…

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Jul 1, 2013

Bringing Back Twinkies

?After the scare about a year ago that production of Twinkies the yellow, crème-filled, sponge cake confections would cease, an international company bought the Twinkie brand with the aim to have them back on store shelves this week.
But for those who are worried that a seemingly…

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Jul 4, 2013

Less Standing Water Equals Fewer Mosquitos

Along with being vectors for West Nile Virus, mosquitos can bring trouble ranking from a mildly irritating bite to diseases such as Chikungunya and dengue fever, but there are ways to thwart the little pests that are the bane of summer enjoyment.

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Jul 29, 2013

Internship Gets Young Scientists Into the Lab ASSIP 2013

?The Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program, or ASSIP, is a pretty exclusive club.
This year 624 undergraduate and high school students from across the country applied for 62 positions in the ASSIP program, which allows young…

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Jul 7, 2013

Top Bond Ratings

?County Awarded Top Bond Ratings

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA . . . Recently Moodys, Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poors reaffirmed that Prince William County receive their highest possible ratings for the upcoming sale of $32.1 million General Obligation Bonds and $69.3 million in Special…

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Jun 30, 2013

Potomac Library Patio Now Ready for Readers

?The new patio at Potomac Community Library, with its umbrella-shaded outdoor tables with chairs and flower baskets hanging under a curved pergola, is now open for business. It opened on Saturday, June 29.
The patio, which was several years in the…

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Jul 29, 2013

New General Registrar Hired

The Electoral Board hired Doug Geib as the General Registrar for Prince William County during their meeting on Friday afternoon. Geib comes to Prince William County from Rockingham County, VA., where he served as General Registrar. Geib will start his new position on Aug. 19…

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Jul 28, 2013

Upcoming Historic Property Events

Summer vacation is almost over but we still have plenty of fun and informative events taking place at our historic sites. Join us!

August 1–31
Year of the Historic House Museum Free Admission Days
11am 4pm; Free; Free admission does not apply to special programs…

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Jul 4, 2013

Kids Dig Into Reading: Libraries Offer Exciting Summer Programs

Judging by the bevy of kids and scarcity of parking spaces, County libraries seem to be the places to be in the summer. Many of the children and their parents are drawn to programs such as Reptiles Alive! Animals Dig…

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Jul 22, 2013

ENERGY STAR Awarded

The Department of Public Works recently received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys prestigious ENERGY STAR award, the national symbol for protecting the environment through superior energy performance. This is the third consecutive year that Public Works has received the award. The…

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Jul 15, 2013

County Improves Development Permitting Process 2013

?The Countys Zoning Counter function has been merged into the Department of Development Services to help County customers navigate through the development process more easily.
Wade Hugh, the Director of Development Services, said most of…

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Jun 30, 2013

FY2014 Payroll Budget Understated by $5 Million

Each year, the proposed budget process begins by interfacing the payroll system with the financial reporting system to create the base Payroll Budget. When preparing for the FY2014 budget, a data entry error caused the incorrect payroll data to be…

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Jul 10, 2013

Water Supply Deemed Safe After Gasoline Spill

?(Update below) Officials say that a gasoline spill that happened at 12691 Braemar Village Plaza in Bristow at about 10:30 p.m. July 11 poses no danger to County residents.

Charles Murray, of Fairfax Water, which treats water for Prince William…

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Jul 15, 2013

Prince William County a Model in Conservation

?Keeping a close eye on environmental matters has put Prince William County among the top jurisdictions participating in the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program.

Sharon K. Baxter, of the Office of Pollution Prevention at the Virginia…

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Jul 11, 2013

VIDEO: Prince William County Animal Shelter

?Learn all about the shelter and how to adopt adorable animals in this installment of “The Buzz”.
www.pwcgov.org/animalshelterfacebook @ prince william county animal shelter

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Jul 16, 2013

VIDEO: Tick Prevention Tips for Summer Fun

A few tips on how to keep ticks away while enjoying the great outdoors.

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Jul 22, 2013

Rural Preservation Meeting

As part of the Countys rural preservation study, the Planning Office will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1st in the Nokesville Elementary School gymnasium located at, 12625 Fitzwater Dr. in Nokesville.

The public input session is part of a study that began on…

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Jul 23, 2013

VIDEO: County Historic Sites Offer Free Tours in August

?Last fall Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell designated 2013 as the Year of the Virginia Historic Home and the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division will do its part to commemorate initiative throughout the month of August…

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Prince William County, VA is the second largest county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Prince William County is located just 20 minutes from Dulles International Airport, and less than 30 miles from the heart of Washington, D.C.

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