Stafford County, VA

Agricultural/PDR Commission

Board of Social Services

The Board of Social Services will review statistics for foster care and benefit programs. The meeting includes a discussion on the proposed 2028 budget and a recruitment update.

• 2028 Proposed Budget
• Foster Care Statistics
• Benefit Programs Statistics
• Recruitment Update

Board of Zoning Appeals

Board of Supervisors

American with Disabilities Act Grievance Committee

Planning Commission Meetings

Electoral Board

Architectural Review Board

Board of Supervisors

Historical Commission

Wetlands Board/Coastal Primary Sand Dunes Board/Chesapeake Bay Board

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The agenda for this meeting consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific projects, contracts, or policy decisions are listed for discussion.

Community Policy and Management Team

Board of Supervisors

Planning Commission Meetings

Board of Zoning Appeals

Economic Development Authority

Board of Social Services

Agricultural/PDR Commission

Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors

Historical Commission

Architectural Review Board

Planning Commission Meetings

Board of Supervisors

Economic Development Authority

Community Policy and Management Team

Wetlands Board/Coastal Primary Sand Dunes Board/Chesapeake Bay Board

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The Stafford County Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission will meet to handle routine business. Items include approval of minutes, public comments, reports from the director and liaison, and member comments. No specific policy changes, contracts, or projects are listed on the agenda.

Agricultural/PDR Commission

Board of Social Services

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

Community Policy and Management Team

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The Stafford County Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission will hold its regular meeting to approve minutes, receive public comments, discuss unfinished and new business, hear liaison and director reports, and allow member comments. No specific decisions or proposals are listed on the agenda.

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

Community Policy and Management Team

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific projects, contracts, or policy decisions are listed for this meeting.

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

Community Policy and Management Team

Historical Commission

Architectural Review Board

Community Policy and Management Team

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

Community Policy and Management Team

Historical Commission

Architectural Review Board

Community Policy and Management Team

Historical Commission

Architectural Review Board

Community Policy and Management Team

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

Historical Commission

Architectural Review Board

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will discuss repealing transportation impact fees and exercising quick-take powers for the Northern Reuse Pipeline System project. The meeting includes votes on hiring 12 additional firefighters and several zoning reclassifications.

• Proposed repeal of Transportation Impact Fees (TIF) via Ordinance O26-38
• Authorization to hire 12 career firefighters using SAFER grant funds
• Quick-take power resolutions for Northern Reuse Pipeline System affecting 9 entities
• Zoning reclassification for Sheetz at Enon Road (Tax Map 45-283, 45-284, 46-17A)
• Zoning reclassification for James River Equipment to Heavy Industrial (Tax Map 38-83D, 38-83A)

Community Policy and Management Team

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific projects, contracts, or policy decisions are listed for discussion.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors designate the former Cannon Ridge golf course as future parkland. The commission also approved the minutes from their August meeting. Additionally, the Director provided updates on upcoming park fee hearings, playground improvement contracts, and the status of the county's Parks Master Plan.

• Approved August meeting minutes (4-0)
• Recommended Cannon Ridge as future parkland (unanimous)

Wetlands Board/Coastal Primary Sand Dunes Board/Chesapeake Bay Board

Economic Development Authority

The Economic Development Authority will review financial reports and receive presentations from the Commissioner of Revenue and the Department of Economic Development. The body will also discuss a loan default and a strategic plan facilitator.

• Presentation by Commissioner of Revenue Scott Mayausky on Stafford's tax structure
• Loan Committee report regarding the Next Level Mosaic default
• AJGA check presentations to Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank and Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault
• Discussion of a Strategic Plan Committee facilitator
• Closed session to discuss matters related to § 2.2-3711 A 5 of the Code of Virginia

Joint Schools Working Committee

The Joint Schools Working Committee will meet to receive updates on school enrollment, day school operations, and artificial intelligence. The committee will also review minutes from the August 20, 2026 meeting.

• School enrollment update
• Day school update
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) update
• Approval of August 20, 2026 meeting minutes

Planning Commission Meetings

The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on several requests for zoning reclassifications and conditional use permits. Most items involve transitioning agricultural or light industrial land to heavy industrial use for data centers and electrical substations.

• Forest Lane Data Center: Proposed reclassification to M-2 Heavy Industrial and request for up to 8 electric substations
• Simms Farm: Proposed reclassification to M-2 Heavy Industrial and request for up to 2 electric substations
• Sisson North: Request for conditional use permit for up to 3 electrical substations in A-1 Agricultural district
• Sisson South: Proposed reclassification to M-2 Heavy Industrial and request for an electrical substation
• Onville Village: Zoning reclassification to R-3 Urban Residential-High Density (Deferred to Oct 28)

Utilities Commission

Telecommunications Commission

The Telecommunications Commission will meet to review updates from the Chief Information Officer. Discussions will focus on franchise agreement negotiations and infrastructure.

• Comcast franchise agreement negotiations
• New telecommunications towers in the county
• BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment)

Board of Supervisors

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors meets Wednesday, October 07, 2026, at 1300 Courthouse Road. The board will act on a consent agenda of contracts, proffers, and proclamations, then take up action items including its 2027 legislative program and zoning time-limit extensions. Public hearings are scheduled on the Accokeek Center rezoning to the M-2 Heavy Industrial district and a conditional use permit for an electric substation on the same parcels. The agenda may be amended on the day of the meeting.

• Public hearing on rezoning parcels 38-96, 38-74A, 38-45, 38-45H, 38-45I, 38-45L, 38-44A, and 38-73 (Accokeek Center) from A-1, A-2, and B-3 to M-2 Heavy Industrial (O26-16 approval / R26-127 denial)
• Public hearing on a conditional use permit for a public utility electric substation in the M-2 district on the same Accokeek Center parcels (R26-128 approval / R26-129 denial)
• Consent agenda: task order with Wallace Montgomery for preliminary engineering design of Old Potomac Church Roadway Improvements, with proffer funds budgeted and appropriated (R26-358)
• Consent agenda: task order with Rinker Design Associates for engineering design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction support for Garrisonville Road intersection improvements at Shelton Shop Road and Wolverine Way (R26-359)
• Action items: adopt the county's 2027 Virginia General Assembly legislative program (R26-160) and consider time-limit extensions for Austin Ridge Logistics Center, Simms Farm Data Center, Greenlaw BESS & Solar, and Onville Village (R26-373 approval / R26-374 denial)

Board of Supervisors

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, October 07, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in the Board Chambers at 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford VA 22554. The agenda lists a call to order and roll call, additions, deletions and approval of the regular agenda, and a closed meeting to discuss personnel and litigation item(s), followed by adjournment. No public hearings, contracts, ordinances, or dollar amounts appear on this agenda. The agenda notes it may be amended on the day of the meeting.

• Closed meeting to discuss personnel and litigation item(s)
• Call to order and roll call of members at 3:30 p.m.
• Additions, deletions and approval of the regular agenda
• Meeting location: Board Chambers, 1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford VA 22554
• Agenda may be amended on the day of the meeting

Architectural Review Board

The Stafford County Architectural Review Board meets on October 5, 2026 to take up new and old business. New items include an update on a proposed conveyance of the Grizzle Building to the Stafford County Historical Society for adaptive reuse as a museum and education center, and an open seat on the board. Old business includes a staff update on a request for funding for a county-wide cultural resource survey, review of a draft letter introducing HROD to property owners, and the status of proposed ARB updates to the county code. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from August 3, 2026.

• Proposed conveyance of the Grizzle Building to the Stafford County Historical Society for adaptive reuse as a museum and education center
• Staff update on a request for funding for a county-wide cultural resource survey
• Review of a draft letter introducing HROD to property owners for future use
• Status of ARB proposed updates to the Stafford County Code of Ordinances
• Approval of minutes from the August 3, 2026 meeting

Historical Commission

The Stafford County Historical Commission meets Oct. 1, 2026, at the George L. Gordon, Jr. Government Center. The agenda lists new business including a county website tutorial, a Celebrate VA Park proposal, a cemetery matter at 147 Hope Road (TM 30-120A), and a review of a Ray C. Grizzle Building MOA with the Stafford County Historical Society. Unfinished business includes Route 3 development review updates, Park Farm, a Potomac Creek data center application, a Government Island interpretive sign draft, and continued discussion of the cemetery ordinance 10-year review and a preservation ordinance. The agenda does not state what decisions, if any, will be made.

• 147 Hope Road / TM 30-120A cemetery item
• Review of Ray C. Grizzle Building MOA with Stafford County Historical Society
• Potomac Creek Data Center Application update
• Cemetery Ordinance Update Discussion - 10 Year Review (continued)
• Preservation Ordinance

Board of Supervisors

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors and the Economic Development Authority meet jointly on September 29, 2026 at 1300 Courthouse Road for a work session. The agenda lists introductions, an Economic Development Department update, the EDA's annual accomplishments, and Board of Supervisors initiatives, followed by a wrap-up and adjournment. No public hearings, contracts, ordinances, or votes are listed on this agenda. The agenda notes it may be amended on the day of the meeting.

• Joint work session of the Board of Supervisors and Economic Development Authority
• Economic Development Department update
• EDA annual accomplishments presentation
• Board of Supervisors initiatives discussion
• No public hearings, contracts, or dollar amounts listed on the agenda

Agricultural/PDR Commission

The Stafford County Agricultural and Land Conservation Committee is holding a working group meeting to discuss the county's sample deed of conservation easement template and the ranking of 2026 Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) applicants. They will also continue reviewing PDR ranking criteria. The agenda is otherwise procedural, including approval of minutes and staff updates.

• Discussion of County Sample Deed of Conservation Easement Template
• 2026 PDR Applicant Ranking Discussion
• Review of PDR Ranking Criteria Continued
• Approval of minutes from August 24, 2026

Board of Social Services

Planning Commission Meetings

The Stafford County Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three items: two conditional use permits for automobile service facilities in the B-2 Urban Commercial district, and a proffer amendment for the North Stafford Center for Business & Technology. A previously deferred zoning reclassification for Onville Village will be discussed at a future meeting. The agenda also includes a project pipeline report and new TRC submissions.

• CUP25156639: Conditional use permit for auto service facility (Burns Corner Discount Tire) on Tax Map Parcel 29-93L, Falmouth; proposed resolutions R26-331 (approve) and R26-332 (deny)
• RC25156823: Proffer amendment for North Stafford Center for Business & Technology on Tax Map Parcel 19-57B, Rock Hill; proposed ordinance O26-40 (approval) and resolution R26-335 (denial)
• CUP25156824: Conditional use permit for auto service facility (Christian Brothers Automotive) on Tax Map Parcel 19-57B, Rock Hill; proposed resolutions R26-333 (approve) and R26-334 (deny)
• RC25156324: Deferred zoning reclassification for Onville Village (R-1 and B-2 to R-3) on parcels 20-70, 20-73E, 20-86C, 20-86E, 20-86F; deferred to October 28, 2026
• New TRC submission: 26157383 – Gauntlet Driving Range Improvements, Hartwood

Board of Supervisors

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will discuss and consider adopting the 2027 General Assembly Program via proposed resolution R26-160, and review the county's priority legislative initiatives for the upcoming session. The agenda is largely procedural, with no specific policy items or public hearings listed.

• Consider adoption of 2027 General Assembly Program (Resolution R26-160)
• Review of Stafford County's 2027 General Assembly priority legislative initiatives
• Legislator discussion

Board of Zoning Appeals

The Stafford County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public meeting to consider one variance request from Summit IG, LLC. The applicant seeks relief from setback requirements for a light industrial property at 1020 Corporate Drive. The board will also handle routine items such as minutes approval and a zoning administrator's report.

• Variance request V26-07/26157347 by Summit IG, LLC from Stafford County Code Sec. 28-35, Table 3.1 setback requirements
• Property: Tax Map Parcel 13C-A2, zoned M-1 Light Industrial, located at 1020 Corporate Drive, Griffis-Widewater Election District

Community Policy and Management Team

The Community Policy and Management Team will meet to approve the agenda and minutes, hear public comment, and enter a closed session to discuss confidential medical records and foster care cases. In open session, they will take action on supplemental foster care payments for June through August, consent agenda placements for therapeutic foster care, group homes, and kinship care, and a request for local-only foster care maintenance. Staff will also provide a financial update, including a projected FY2027 budget of $11.88 million for children's services, which exceeds the adopted budget by $1.21 million.

• Closed session under Virginia Code 2.2-3711 A (15) to discuss medical records and foster care cases
• Action on supplemental foster care payments for June, July, and August
• Action on consent agenda for TFC, group home, and KinGap placements
• Action on local-only foster care maintenance request
• FY2027 projected costs of $11,881,854 vs. adopted budget of $10,671,156

Wetlands Board/Coastal Primary Sand Dunes Board/Chesapeake Bay Board

Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission

The agenda consists of procedural boilerplate. No specific projects, contracts, or policy decisions are listed for discussion.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission voted unanimously to recommend designating the former Cannon Ridge golf course as future parkland and to send its recommendation memo, with attached email documentation, to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. The vote followed public comment urging a park designation on the Celebrate Virginia property and discussion of how a Comprehensive Plan listing could enable future negotiations. The commission also approved the August meeting minutes with 4 aye votes. No other substantive decisions were recorded; remaining items were reports and announcements.

• Approved motion to recommend designating the former Cannon Ridge golf course as future parkland (unanimous)
• Approved sending the recommendation memo and attached email documentation to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors (unanimous, seconded by Katherine Schneider)
• Approved August meeting minutes with 4 aye votes

Economic Development Authority

The Stafford County Economic Development Authority will hold its regular meeting to discuss financial reports, committee updates, and new business, including a proposed Publix incentive agreement and a joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors. The agenda also includes a closed session for legal matters. The meeting is largely procedural, with no major policy decisions expected beyond the items listed.

• Publix Incentive Agreement (new business)
• Next Level Mosaic default judgment hearing scheduling
• Joint EDA/BOS meeting topic discussion (scheduled for 9/29 at 5pm)
• Bond Landing Page (old business)
• Closed session under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711 A 5

The Stafford County Economic Development Authority approved a 10-year tax reimbursement agreement for Publix, contingent on job creation requirements. The board also approved a $2,000 grant for the 'Shop Small Stafford' event and amended the August meeting minutes to correct a member's name. Additionally, the board discussed upcoming joint meeting topics with the Board of Supervisors and received updates on ongoing litigation regarding a loan default.

• Approved August 21, 2026, meeting minutes (6-0)
• Approved August 2026 financial report (6-0)
• Approved $2,000 grant for Shop Small Stafford event (6-0)
• Approved Publix incentive agreement (6-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 11:14 AM (6-0)

Board of Supervisors

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting the FY 2028 budget calendar, authorizing a public hearing on quick-take condemnation for the Northern Reclaimed Water Pipeline, accepting proffered land for the Hartwood Elementary replacement, issuing school bonds through VPSA, advertising a fee amendment hearing, and approving a Dominion underground agreement. Public hearings include two rezonings (801 Telegraph Road to B-1, Stafford One Industrial to M-2), a landfill lease to Terreva Stafford, and a new BPOL tax with fee and staffing increase.

• Rezone 801 Telegraph Road (parcel 13-46) from R-1 to B-1 with proffers
• Rezone Stafford One Industrial (parcel 46-1) from A-1 to M-2 heavy industrial
• Lease ~1 acre landfill property to Terreva Stafford, LLC
• Establish BPOL tax and fee, budget revenue, increase full-time positions
• Authorize issuance of general obligation school bonds via VPSA

Planning Commission Meetings

The Planning Commission will review several zoning reclassification requests, including a change to heavy industrial zoning in Falmouth and high-density residential zoning in Griffis-Widewater. The meeting also includes a request for a subdivision ordinance waiver in Hartwood and a report on the Comprehensive Plan 5-year update.

• Zoning reclassification from B-3 to M-2 for James River Equipment (Falmouth)
• Zoning reclassification to R-3 for Onville Village (Griffis-Widewater)
• Subdivision ordinance waiver for Beck Farm reverse frontage (Hartwood)
• Time limit extension for James River Equipment zoning reclassification
• New TRC submissions for Apple Grove Chipotle Mexican Grill and Baron Ind PK PCL C Lot 2

Architectural Review Board

Historical Commission

The Stafford County Historical Commission is meeting to discuss development reviews, cemetery delineations, a preservation ordinance, and updates on the Potomac Creek Data Center and other projects. The agenda includes both new and unfinished business, with several items involving cemetery and preservation matters.

• Sisson South Section 106 review
• Simms Farm cemetery delineation recommendation
• Park Farm development family cemetery
• Potomac Creek Data Center proffer recommendation on grave marker restoration
• Cemetery Ordinance 10-year review discussion

The commission reviewed development impacts on several sites, including Sisson South and Simms Farm. Members discussed updating the county's preservation and cemetery ordinances to strengthen resource protections. No formal votes were taken on these policy changes, and previous meeting minutes were deferred for revision.

• Approved addition of Joe Brito to the agenda (unanimous)
• Tabled approval of August 6, 2026, meeting minutes
• Tabled Bloomington Interpretive Plan work session
• Deferred formal action on cemetery ordinance updates to next meeting
• Deferred action on preservation ordinance revisions to next meeting

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors will consider authorizing public hearings to repeal the Lynhaven Lane Service District and the Transportation Impact Fees (TIF) program. Other items include approving a local incentive agreement with Publix North Carolina LP and authorizing various emergency service contracts.

• Public hearing authorization to repeal Transportation Impact Fees (TIF) and emergency ordinance to suspend the program
• Public hearing authorization to dissolve and repeal the Lynhaven Lane Service District
• Local incentive agreement with Publix North Carolina LP and Stafford County EDA
• Purchase of a fire engine via master lease financing with Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc.
• Purchase of tax map parcels nos. 38-131, 38-132, and 38-133 from the Commonwealth of Virginia

The Board approved a $2.25 million performance-based incentive agreement for a new Publix grocery store in South Stafford. Supervisors also voted to approve an emergency ordinance to suspend the county's Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) program. Additionally, the Board reached consensus to send letters to state and federal officials requesting a framework for data center regulation and to oppose the discontinuation of copper-based landline services.

• Approved $2.25M incentive agreement for Publix (5-2)
• Approved emergency ordinance to suspend TIF program (4-2)
• Authorized public hearing to repeal TIF ordinance (4-3)
• Approved resolution to dissolve Lynhaven Lane Service District (7-0)
• Approved health insurance contract for Medicare-eligible retirees (6-0)
• Authorized purchase of a new fire engine (7-0)
• Consensus to request data center moratorium/regulatory framework
• Consensus to oppose Verizon copper-line discontinuation

Local Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)

The Stafford County OPEB Local Finance Board will meet to approve the minutes from its June 2, 2026 meeting, hear public comment, and review the investment performance of the OPEB trust. The agenda also includes other business and adjournment. The attached investment report shows the trust's market value at $19,949,978.61 as of June 30, 2026, with a fiscal year 2026 return of 18.66%.

• Approval of June 2, 2026 meeting minutes
• Investment performance review: OPEB trust market value $19,949,978.61 as of June 30, 2026
• FY2026 return of 18.66% on OPEB trust investments
• Public comment period
• Other business includes VML/VACo conference and fund draw process review

Hidden Lake Service District

The Hidden Lake Service District Advisory Committee is meeting to elect officers, approve minutes, and receive a staff report on dam safety, including the status of the operation and maintenance certificate, inspection results, and upcoming inspections. The committee will also review FY26 financials. The agenda is largely procedural, with no specific decisions or proposals listed.

• Election of officers
• Approval of August 21, 2025 draft minutes
• FY26 financials review
• Dam safety status: current O&M certificate, 2025 inspection results, October 2026 owner inspection, October 2027 PE inspection, June 2028 EAP update