Another critical Old Bridge Road congestion reduction project has received funding: The PWC Department of Transportation secured $25M in NVTA funding to address the chokepoint between Colby Drive and Minnieville Road; a project I’d flagged as a priority when reviewing grant opportunities for the Occoquan District. This road widening will add: Capacity — bringing this […]
Progress continues on the Occoquan Greenway, a 9-mile trail network that will connect neighborhoods to nature from the County Complex on Prince William Parkway all the way into the Town Town of Occoquan. A mix of paved and natural surface trails, sidewalk connections, and pedestrian bridges will take users across varied terrain that includes scenic […]
Anybody who has woven through four lanes of traffic to turn left from Route 123 onto Old Bridge Road, or waited indefinitely to make a right turn there, knows that traffic safety and flow improvements are sorely needed at this intersection. Achieving these will be a massive undertaking. We will just get one shot at […]
In June 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new lifetime health advisories for four PFAS, and in September 2022, issued a proposed rule change that would lower the allowable level of two of these chemicals in drinking water from 70 parts per trillion (ppt) to just 4 ppt. Localities across the country are now […]
In November of 2020, I won the support of my colleagues on the Board of County Supervisors in establishing Prince William’s first-ever climate mitigation and resiliency goals. Based on regional goals set by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), this resolution created the framework for the Office of Sustainability and the Sustainability Commission, which […]
Even before taking his seat on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Kenny Boddye (D-Occoquan) was open about his personal connection to removing stigmas surrounding mental health and increasing access to care. He lost his mother in 2016, after a decades-long battle with substance abuse as she self-medicated for mental illness that wasn’t diagnosed […]
Congratulations to the Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department (OWL) on its 85th Anniversary. It was an honor to participate in the celebration and installation of officers this past weekend, and to have a chance to personally thank the firefighters and their support team for all that they do to make our community safer. At its inception, […]
Prince William County officials joined KCG Companies at the groundbreaking for Park Landing, a rental community near employment and transit centers. It will provide an affordable housing option for area seniors who earn no more than 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI), currently $68,340 for a two-person household in Prince William County. Located at […]
Just in time for spring cleaning, Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Boddye and the Prince William County Department of Public Works invite area residents to skip the landfill trip during Dumpster Day, April 1, from 10 am to 1 pm at Bethel United Methodist Church, 13506 Minnieville Road. Through Dumpster Day program, the County makes it […]
