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VOLUME 27, NUMBER 12
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BOS gives OK to proffer plan
JUNE 5, 2015
INSIDENOVA.COM
TRACY BELL
For the Stafford County Sun
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to allow the Stafford County School Board to use proffers to fund a $1.2 million shortfall for school construction projects. The cost of expansion projects at Brooke Point, Colonial Forge and Mountain View high schools was higher than expected, according to the school board. Supervisors also approved a land-use agreement that will allocate a portion of Curtis Memorial Park for county Boy Scouts’ use for their activities including primitive camping and hiking. The board voted 6-0 with Supervisor Robert Thomas absent. The agreement is with the North Stafford Community Improvement League on behalf of the county’s Boy Scouts, and includes NSCIL conveying one acre of land at Government Island to Stafford County. NSCIL reviewed all available county land and its top choice was Curtis Park. The arrangement will not affect current operations at the park, according to a background report on the resolution. The Boy Scouts will be able to use the site for primitive camping, hiking and associated programs and activities when the deal is done. A public hearing was held Tuesday on the issue, with one person speaking in support. Supervisors also agreed Tuesday to apply for $400,000 in grant money that, if received, could be used to improve an access road to the Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve and open the area to the public. Tracy Bell can be reached at info@staffordcountysun.com.
VDOT is planning some new signs and and a slight configuration of the new Staffordboro commuter lot that now serves some 1,800 commuters. Read the full story on page 3 and offer your comments.
Military veterans vie for 2nd District GOP nod The 2nd District delegate’s race between former state Del. Mark Dudenhefer and political newcomer Tim Ciampaglio could bring out the GOP in large numbers. The district runs along the U.S. 1 corridor from the Fairfax County line, encircling the Quantico Marine Corps Base and stretching south to several north Stafford subdivisions. Dudenhefer, 62, is running to reclaim the seat, which he narrowly lost in November 2013 to Del. Mike Futrell. Futrell is seeking the Democratic nomination for the 29th District state Senate seat. Ciampaglio is a retired Coast Guard officer who owns a small Stafford consulting business, the Pharos Group, that helps government agencies and private businesses improve efficiency and return on investment. Ciampaglio, 52, says he’d bring that expertise to Richmond to help state agencies make the most from their current tax
revenue to achieve what he calls “peak efficiency.” “I don’t believe we have a revenue issue in the state, I believe we have a spend issue and my expertise is in efficient government,” Ciampaglio said. “What I want to bring to bear is a knowledge of how to take a government organization and help them drive peak efficiency.” Ciampaglio says state and local taxes are a “huge burden” on residents and small business owners. The father of two collegeage sons, Ciampaglio said he suspects the state’s universities could be run more efficiently as well. “I believe we are way over taxed,” he added. “I believe we have too many taxes going on and not enough transparency with return on investments.” Dudenhefer, a retired U.S. Marine colonel who also served six years on the Stafford Board of Supervisors, including two as chairman, said he’s also a champion of
lean government. But Dudenhefer says Ciampaglio is “being very naïve in how he’s approaching it” by suggesting a delegate can meddle in the inner workings of state agencies, which are run by the executive branch. “If he wants to do that, he ought to run for governor,” Dudenhefer said of his opponent. “He hasn’t done his homework. He doesn’t know what responsibilities and authorities a state delegate has. … You have to work as a delegate through the legislative process.” Dudenhefer said he agrees the state could run more efficiently, starting in the House of Delegates. “Lean government as a concept is almost like a culture,” he added. “You can’t let up.” Dudenhefer said he’s also running again to work on projects he considers unfinished, including his plan to GOP widen Interstate 95 south of PAGE 12 Garrisonville Road.