Board of Supervisors, April 28, 2026
Approved: Refer comprehensive plan amendments on power line routing to Planning Commission, unanimous
What happened
On April 28, 2026, Stafford County approved Refer comprehensive plan amendments on power line routing to Planning Commission (unanimous).
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors adopted the CY2026 real estate tax rate of $0.9675 per $100 on a 4-3 vote (resolution R26-48), funding three new schools (Hartwood High, Hartwood Elementary, Crow's Nest Elementary), additional SROs, and a Widewater/Potomac fire crew.
- Jurisdiction
- Stafford County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Water/sewer user fee increases and reclaimed water service user fee rates FY27-FY29
Ordinance 026-05, Option 2 increases water and sewer user fees by 6% in FY27 and 5.5% in FY28 and FY29, updates commercial rate structure, and establishes reclaimed water fees for FY27-FY29. Reclaimed water user fees borne only by data centers connecting to the system. Passed unanimously.
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Key Decisions (12)
Water/sewer user fee increases and reclaimed water service user fee rates FY27-FY29
Amend water/sewer pro rata fees and establish reclaimed water pro rata fees
Establish reclaimed water service availability rate
Motion to set CY2026 real estate tax rate at 92 cents (failed)
CY2026 real estate tax rate set at $0.9675
Fire levy as advertised (including Rock Hill fire station)
FY2027 VPSA bond issuance authorization
FY2027-2036 Capital Improvement Program
Adopt FY2027 budget
Appropriate FY2027 budget
Solar facility tax rate at $0.9675
Refer comprehensive plan amendments on power line routing to Planning Commission
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Development Activity (2)
North Anna to Bristers Transmission Line Project (Kraken Loop)
Infrastructure
Stack Infrastructure data center campus (reclaimed water off-taker)
Industrial
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
A proposed Dominion 500kV transmission line (Kraken Loop) to power…
Infrastructure
Stafford built a $400 million reclaimed water system primarily for…
Commercial Demand
Stafford's commercial tax base grew 9% in the past year…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 12 Public, 1 Chair, 3 Staff, 1 Attorney, 3 Board Member.
Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney.
Speaker sample: Andrea Light, Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
45 recorded timestamps
- comprehensive plan (11 timestamps)
- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- subdivision (3 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
- density (3 timestamps)
- industrial (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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