The company will pay fines for violations of city regulations and a settlement amount for unauthorized excavation at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge site.
City Council Approves Financial Settlement with English Construction
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City Council Overrules ARB’s Approval of Bank Property Townhomes
“I think the message that we’re sending the community is that we do value our heritage,” said Councilor Kerry Devine (At-Large).
City Council Meeting to Begin Process of Hiring New City Manager
City Manager Bev Cameron is retiring on June 30, 2016.
Riverfront Park Plan Downsized from $20M to $5M
City Council voted to limit the cost of the schematic to no more than $150,000 and the total project to no more than $5 million.
City Council Votes to Require Alcohol Special Use Permits in CT Zones
Council voted not to reduce business hours in CT zones.
City Council Approves Changes to Noise Ordinance
“The added dimension of measurability is a good thing.” Councilman Brad Ellis.
Noise Ordinance, Littering Fines on City Council Agenda
Fredericksburg City Council September 22, 2015, agenda overview.
City Staff: ‘No Extraordinary Action’ Against Happy Endings Bar
Residents want the place shut down. The city says “creative problem-solving” is the answer.
Fredericksburg City Council Agenda September 8
Fredericksburg City Council Agenda September 8, 2015.
Op-Ed: Help Protect the Heritage Trail
An editorial by Fredericksburg resident Anne Little, concerning a proposed development in the Mill District and its impact on the city’s Heritage Trail.
Economic Development Master Plan RFP Deadline June 11
Proposals are due no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015.
Council Members Take Oath of Office
By Susan Larson
Four city council members took the oath of office July 1 in a ceremony at Town Hall Market House.
William Withers (Ward 2), Timothy Duffy (Ward 3), Charlie Frye, Jr. (Ward 4) are new members of council, elected in the May 6 city election. Brad Ellis (Ward 1) won another term.
Congressman Rob Wittman presented keynote remarks before the Honorable Gordon F. Willis, presiding judge for the City of Fredericksburg Circuit Court, presented the oath of office to the newly elected council members.
FREDericksburg Regional Transit Proposes Increases, Half Fares
A public hearing on FRED’s proposals will be held during the May 26, 2015, City Council Meeting.
City Pledges Additional $2M, Accepts Diamond Nation Offer
By Susan Larson
Plans for a minor league baseball stadium and amateur sports complex in Fredericksburg were revived Tuesday, when City Council unanimously voted to accept Diamond Nation’s most recent offer.
“We’re essentially back to where we were a year ago,” Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw said.
City Manager Bev Cameron announced the offer before the meeting in an email to the press. He outlined the offer in three points:
The Week Ahead: Fredericksburg City Council Presents FY2015 Recommended Budget
By Susan Larson
MONDAY, March 10
Architectural Review Board Meeting, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, March 11
BizDev Summit 2014, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Statewide Tornado Drill, 9:45 a.m.
Turner Withdraws from Fredericksburg City Council Race
By Susan Larson
Hashmel C. Turner, Jr. has withdrawn as a candidate for the Ward 4 seat on Fredericksburg City Council.
“[I]t makes no sense to have two candidates running from the same neighborhood,” Turner wrote in a March 11 letter to the Free Lance-Star.
The Week Ahead in Fredericksburg: April 7 – 11
Compiled by Susan Larson
The Week Ahead is a compilation of events in Fredericksburg for the week of April 7 – 11, 2014.
It’s Spring Clean-Up Week in the City of Fredericksburg. Large collection containers will be placed in centralized locations throughout the city for collection of furniture, appliances, brush and scrap material. Household trash, paint and hazardous materials are not permitted in these containers.
City Council Candidates Agree Tax Hike Needed
By Susan Larson
This article has been updated to include the reason Brad Ellis did not participate in the candidate forum. He was out-of-town.
A tax increase is needed in the City of Fredericksburg agreed three City Council candidates who participated in Wednesday evening’s candidate forum, hosted by the Fredericksburg Democratic Committee.
City Council Candidates Answer Your Questions
By Susan Larson
UPDATE: April 28, 2014
Billy Withers’ answers have been added.
“Mr. Billy Withers, who is running unopposed for the council seat for Ward 2, was kind enough to deliver his answers to me today (April 24),” Paul Cymrot said in an email to me.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Resigns
By Susan Larson
Edward Whelan III submitted his resignation to City Council and the Fredericksburg Planning Commission Tuesday, April 29. Whelan was under pressure to resign due to perceived conflict of interest.
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