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Truck drivers prevail, can use local roads Supervisors deny proposal for through-truck restrictions TRACY BELL
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ruck drivers using local roads scored a win Tuesday when the Stafford County Board of Supervisors heard their pleas and then sided with them. The board voted 6-0 to deny two proposals that would have sought through-truck restrictions on several Stafford roads. Supervisor Laura Sellers, R-Garrisonville, was absent from the meeting. Had the proposal been approved, supervisors would have requested that the Virginia Department of Transportation enact restrictions on Enon Road and portions of Truslow Road, and/or another on Sanford Road. “Your participation tonight has paid off,” Robert Thomas, R-George Washington, told a group of truckers who use local roads. The men spoke against the proposal Tuesday. The truckers told the board they have a right to use the roads. The proposal came about because residents in the area have been concerned about a high volume of through-truck traffic and the possibility that the traffic will continue to utiLOCAL lize the routes to avoid PAGE 4 major traffic delays on
Registered nurse Julia Dorsey administers a Tdap vaccination to a visitor at the 2016 Stafford County Preparedness Expo at Brooke Point High School on Saturday afternoon. Our Community Guide takes a look at what some area people do to have fun or make your life easier. A special pull-out section is inside this issue. ALEKS DOLZENKO | INSIDENOVA
Stafford County residents’ median household income still growing DAVID STEGON
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tafford County’s median household income was above the 2015 area average at $95,882, an increase from $93,422 in 2014. The numbers come from the Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey that includes demographic information in 40 different areas, including income, population and education. The data was accumulated during the 2015 calendar year. Stafford County’s population continued to grow, as it now stands at just over 142,000. Staf-
ford County has seen growth in the last 10 years as the county hosted 116,424 residents in 2005. The median household income in the United States is $55,775 and $66,262 for the state of Virginia. As expected, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area remained one of the wealthiest in the nation, with the median income at $93,294. The average Prince William County household made $99,766 per year, well above the both the national and state averages, as well as more than $6,000 above the average household in the Washington, D.C., area. The total is slightly higher than 2014 when the median
income for Prince William County households was $98,514. Prince William County’s population also continued to grow. The county has an estimated 451,721 residents. That number marks a sharp growth from just 10 years ago when the county had only 346,790 residents. “The American Community Survey allows us to track incremental changes across our nation on how Americans live and work, year-to-year,” Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said in a released statement. GROW “It helps people, PAGE 4 business es and
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