Tag: Pete Candland
Prince William Health Dept. Director Updates Supervisors on Vaccination Rollout
Teachers may be able to get vaccinated by end of the month as the Prince William Health Department works with Inova Fairfax Hospital and other partners to vaccine its residents and workers.
Republican Supervisors Walk Out on Prince William Joint School Board Meeting Unconscious Bias Presentation
Before the presentation entitled “Raising Awareness of Unconscious Bias to Foster Inclusivity and Equity,” Supervisors Pete Candland (Gainesville), Jeanine Lawson (Brentsville) and Yesli Vega (Coles) walked out of Tuesday’s joint meeting in protest.
Prince William BOCS Allocates $20 Million in CARES Act Funding to Schools
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday evening to allocate $20 million in federal CARES Act funding to Prince William County Public Schools for expenditures resulting from COVID-19.
Prince William Supervisors to Consider Eliminating Board Proclamations
Controversial proclamations that divide citizens may soon be a thing of the past for the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Gainesville Supervisor Addresses Unlawful Assembly in his District
Gainesville Supervisor Candland (R) addressed the events Saturday night when the peaceful Black Lives Matter protest on Sudley Road turned into violent and police responded to the civil unrest.
UPDATED: Supervisor Candland Asks School Board to Publish Superintend Walts’ Twitter Correspondences
The supervisor requests of the Prince William County School Board that all of the Superintendent’s Twitter correspondences be made public.
Prince William BOCS Adopts Flat Tax Rate, but Tax Bills Will Increase
Although the 2020-21 tax rate will remain the same as in fiscal year 2020, residents will receive a higher property tax bill during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis.
Candland, Republicans Oppose Prince William Tax Increases During COVID-19
We have five other members of the Board of County Supervisors committed to vote to approve a tax rate that will significantly increase taxes, and county spending by tens of millions of dollars.
Prince William Board Chair Proposes Scrapping Real Estate Tax Increases due to COVID-19 Recession
The new budget “will mean reductions in many areas and will also impact the funding of our school system,” said Chair Ann Wheeler.
Prince William Supervisors Tax Proposal Exceeds County Executive’s Budget Requests
Chair Ann Wheeler indicated that an increased tax rate would allow the county the opportunity to begin to address the unfunded requests from the schools, as well as those that were provided as part of the County Executive’s presentation.
