Prince William Times 07/15/2021

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SUMMER SPORTS CHOICES: Prince William County Parks offers options. SPORTS, Page 16

July 15, 2021 | Vol. 20, No. 28 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | $1.00 Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

Town center planned near Mason campus 2,600 homes, apartments proposed to coincide with GMU expansion By Daniel Berti

Times Staff Writer

Fields and forests currently border Prince William Parkway near George Mason University’s Science and Technology campus in Manassas. But two proposals heading to the Prince William County Planning Commission next month could eventually transform the area into a bustling community of students, families and commercial development. County officials are considering two separate development plans intended to support the expansion of GMU’s “sci-tech” campus, where two new academic buildings are planned for completion by 2026 and plans for a future medical school are being hashed out by university and state officials. See TOWN CENTER, page 4 PHOTO BY CHER MUZYK

Prince William’s new Ninja Warrior-style obstacle course includes eight physically challenging obstacles, starting with the classic ninja steps and ending with the vault wall, which tests users by challenging them to climb over one wall and under the next. The obstacles are designed to be both fun and challenging so that even extreme athletes will enjoy the course. The base, which had not yet been installed when this photo was taken, will be artificial turf cushioned with a layer of sand.

By Daniel Berti

Times Staff Writer

County unveils ‘warrior challenge’ park New $500K park aims to make Locust Shade a ‘must stop’ along I-95 By Cher Muzyk

Contributing Writer

Fans of the America Ninja Warrior TV show – or those who have always wanted to try a physically challenging obstacle course – will soon have the opportunity to do so in a Prince William County park. After a year of planning, design and construction, work is nearly complete on the new “Warrior Challenge Course” at Locust Shade Park, a Prince William facility located outside the Quantico Marine Corps base in Triangle. The park is next to the National Museum of the Marine Corps near the Joplin Road exit off Interstate 95.

County cracks down on vehicle-license tax evaders

The $500,000 outdoor fitness facility, which will open to the public next week, includes a Ninja Warrior-style obstacle course, a “warped wall,” a timed 30-yard-dash sprinting track, an outdoor gym and a children’s playground. The Warrior Challenge Course is geared for use by Marines and their families, veterans and county residents of all skill levels and abilities. The course was funded in part by a $250,000 Department of Defense grant sought by the county about a year ago.

Prince William is cracking down on residents who keep vehicles in the county with invalid, out-of-state license plates. County residents without Virginia license plates will now face up to $350 in new penalties and taxes under a county ordinance the Prince William Board of County Supervisors adopted on Tuesday, July 13. The new rules impose a $100 annual license tax on vehicle owners who don’t have valid state license plates and a $250 penalty on residents whose vehicles are not properly registered with Virginia plates within the first 30 days they move to the commonwealth. The supervisors voted 7-1 to adopt the ordinance with only Supervisor Margaret Franklin, D-Woodbridge, voting in opposition. “It’s an administrative burden on the county and it doesn’t collect a lot of money,” Franklin

See CHALLENGE, page 4

See TAX EVADERS, page 8

Warrior Challenge Course opening

2 p.m. Wednesday, July 21 Locust Shade Park, 4701 Locust Shade Drive, Triangle

A day of wizarding fun in Warrenton. See Page 12

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Fauquier County Fair returns this weekend. See Page 17

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