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Traffic backs up virtually every day on Interstate 95 southbound where it crosses the Occoquan River entering Prince William County because five lanes are decreased to three. Prince William Supervisor Ruth Anderson, R-Occoquan, has proposed a solution: Build a reinforced shoulder lane along I-95 south from the Route 123 interchange at Occoquan to the Prince William Parkway. This will keep four lanes available. “Not only will this improve commute time, it will prevent frustration with having one of the worst bottlenecks in the nation,” Anderson said. The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board is conducting an air quality analysis to...

From: epw-announce@equalityprincewilliam.org To: epw-announce@lists.waldo.net Subject: [Equality Prince William] 2007 Board of Supervisors Special Election January 30th Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:23:25 -0500 All, While Equality Prince William is a nonpartisan organization which does not endorse candidates, we do feel it appropriate to happily report that one of our own is running for public office. Jeff Dion (D) has announced his candidacy for Prince William County Board of Supervisors - Occoquan District, in the January 30th special election to fill the seat vacated by Corey Stewart (R)-Occoquan, when he won the election for the Board of Supervisors Chair this November....

VAZ052-053-232200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 912 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT ON THE LOWER OCCOQUAN RIVER... IN VIRGINIA PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK FAIRFAX AS OF 830 THIS MORNING...THE DAM OPERATOR AT THE UPPER DAM AT OCCOQUAN REPORTED WATER RISING RAPIDLY...AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL FLOW OVER THE SPILLWAY. NO FLOODING WAS OCCURING AT THIS TIME. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM ON THE OCCOUQAN RIVER AT OCCUQUAN. RESIDENTS THAT LIVE DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM AT OCCOQUAN SHOULD PAY VERY...