Located off Vint Hill Road in Nokesville, Rollins Ford Park features a basketball court, three dog parks, a custom farm-themed destination playground, two picnic pavilions, grass fields (for soccer and lacrosse), a comfort station, walking trails and a water bottle filling station along with water fountains, including one for pets.

Important Meeting Information

The Work Session will be held at the Development Services Building at 5 County Complex Court, in rooms 202A and 202B. At the session the BOCS will hear presentations on:

• Residential Solar
• Affordable Housing Zoning Update
• Possum Point Power Plant Coal Ash Update

The Westminster at Lake Ridge is comprised of 235 apartments and cottages, 40 assisted living spaces, and 60 skilled nursing care beds. The residents and staff embrace the volunteer spirit by mentoring students at Rockledge Elementary School and creating a candy striper program to provide additional resources to those in their health care center. The community partners with local recycling and reuse organizations to prioritize sustainability efforts. In 2015 it created the Kreider Professional Development Endowment Fund and has provided over 80 academic scholarships and more than 20 employees have received assistance applying for United States citizenship. 

DSPs play an essential role in our community by providing vital care and support to veterans, senior citizens, and individuals of all ages with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. By providing a wide range of services, such as personal care, assistance with daily living and community activities, employment support, companionship, and medical assistance, they contribute significantly to the independence and dignity of those they serve. DSPs go above and beyond in their duties, often forming deep bonds with their clients and their families, creating a sense of trust, security, and stability in the lives of those they assist.

October 2023 marks the 78th anniversary of National Disability

Employment Awareness Month, with the theme “Advancing Access and Equity." The unemployment rate for working-age people with disabilities is currently about twice as high as it is for persons without disabilities. Federal Disabilities Act and other disability rights laws on the state and local level enable the rights and freedom of disabled individuals to work and earn a living.

October 2023 is the 40th anniversary of Crime Prevention Month which has important themes of police-community partnerships, neighborhood safety, awareness, and cooperation are important themes.

One persistent problem is larcenies from vehicles. Personal property including firearms, purses, wallets, money and credit cards, work identification cards and badges, as well as phones, tablets and laptops are regularly reported stolen from vehicles, most of which were unlocked in driveways, open garages, residential parking lots, and streets.

You can help larcenies from vehicles by practicing TLC:

Take Out Valuables

Lock Your Vehicle, Garage, and Home

Call the Police to Report Suspicious or Illegal Activity

While most intimate-partner violence victims are women, anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, or position in the family. In addition to physical injuries, domestic violence can lead to anxiety, depression, and feelings of helplessness. Children who are witnesses have resulting trauma that can translate to behavioral and medical problems that can affect them for the rest of their lives.

The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney and agencies like the Office Of Criminal Justice Services (both in Department Talks and Tours issue 101), are among many government entities that have specialized programs and personnel to help the community handle instances of Domestic Violence. Additionally, community partners like ACTS Domestic Violence Services, continue to be at the forefront of community healing from domestic violence.

Over one-third of homicides occurring in Virginia are related to domestic violence, with women likely to be killed at the hands of an intimate partner, and men more likely to be killed as a bystander!

Collection Sites:

• UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center in Manassas
• UVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center
• Sentara Healthcare Lake Ridge

Items accepted:

• Prescription and over-the-counter solid-dosage medications (i.e., tablets and capsules)
• Vape pens and e-cigarettes AFTER batteries have been removed.

Items NOT accepted:

• Intravenous solutions, injectables, needles, hydrogen peroxide, compressed cylinders (asthma inhalers, for example), iodine-containing medications, and thermometers
• Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine

To protect your privacy, prior to turning in medications, either:

• Peel off the label
• Use a permanent marker to blacken out personal information

Additional Details

The overview will include information on shelters, emergency response protocols, and outreach programs. The following agencies will be presenting during the meeting:

• PWC Department of Social Services Homeless Services Division
• Manassas Baptist (West)
• Streetlight Community Outreach Ministries (East)

Some of the most important projects Mr. Schofield was deeply involved include:

• The location of George Mason University’s Prince William Campus, and forming the partnership among the University, the County and the City of Manassas to build and operate the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center.
• The design and marketing of Innovation Park from land acquisition and subdivision, to recruiting businesses and the installation of infrastructure, to the design of its buffers and landscaping.
• The formation of the Northern Virginia government partnership now known as the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation District Commission (PRTC), providing regional and local bus service.
• The PRTC work with the Northern Virginia Transportation District Commission to create and operate the Virginia Railway Express.
• The design, financing, and construction of the Prince William Parkway, a major traffic improvement in Northern Virginia, and one that further unites Prince William into one community.

Prince William County named a street Schofield Way and in 2009 GMU named a recreation field in his honor!

Recipients are chosen for their outstanding community service, as well as the respect and esteem given by their colleagues.

About the Movie

Elemental is about a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together. There a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

Details

• Monday, October 23, 6:00 pm to 6:55 pm, Yoga
• Tuesday, October 24, 6:00 pm to 6:55 pm, Zumba
• Wednesday, October 25, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, Xtreme Hip Hop Step/The Uptake
• Wednesday, October 25, 6:30 pm to 7:25 pm, Hip Hop Step
• Thursday, October 26, 5:30 pm to 6:25 pm, Zumba
• Friday, October 27, 4:45 pm to 5:40 pm, Chair Yoga

All classes will be held at the Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center.