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Manassas area park eyed for 62nd elementary school By Jill Palermo
Rosemount Lewis school site meeting
Times Staff Writer
The Prince William County school division is again considering an existing park as a possible home for a new elementary school. The school division caused a stir in early 2016 when it proposed building a new elementary school on existing parkland adjacent to the Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center in Lake Ridge. Following an outcry from local residents, the school division shifted the school site to privately owned land in the same area along Prince William Parkway. That school is now under construction and will become the countyโs 61st elementary school when it opens in fall 2019. The ever-growing school division remains in
Date: Thursday, July 19 Time: 7-9 p.m. Location: Stonewall Jackson High School. School division officials will discuss a proposal to build the countyโs 62nd elementary school at Rosemount Lewis Neighborhood Park. The 924-student school is slated to open in 2022. need of several school sites, however, and is now considering two parcels in the area of Rosemount Lewis Neighborhood Park, located near the intersection of Crestwood Drive and Ashton Avenue in the Manassas area of Prince William County. The park is set back in the trees amid a neighborhood of older townhomes behind Manassas Mall.
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STAFF PHOTO Rosemount Lewis Neighborhood Park is tucked among the trees at the end of Crestwood Drive, in an area of older townhomes behind Manassas Mall.
โI hope they donโt leaveโ: Fans lament P-Nats plan to move By Jonathan Hunley Times Staff Writer
10,000 turn out for Dale City July 4 parade An estimated 10,000 attended the annual Dale City 4th of July Parade. Now in its 47th year, the parade included 141 entries encompassing about 3,000 participants. The parade is organized by the Dale City Civic Association. Left, Mia Faith Pettiway, 2, takes in the sights and sounds. Full story, award winners and additional photos, pages 6-7 PHOTOS BY DELIA ENGSTROM
Potomac Nationals fans say theyโre sad and disappointed but not necessarily surprised by recent news that Prince Williamโs hometown minor league baseball team could be moving to a proposed new stadium in Fredericksburg. Perhaps Meghan Phillips, who was among the crowd at the teamโs July 4 game against the Salem Red Sox, summed it up best. Said the 20-year-old Bristow resident: โWeโre a little bummed about that.โ Or maybe it was David Slezak, who lives in Woodbridge. โItโs sad,โ he said. Slezak said the team contributed to the county having a small-town feel despite it being a bustling suburb of Washington, D.C. Now, part of that small-town feel could be gone. Jack Clifford, 68, lives within walking distance of the P-Nats home field, G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, and said he enjoys watching the team play. โItโs a nice night out to walk across the street and go to the game,โ he said.
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