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January 2016
Over The
Fencepost
Thank You and Happy New Year to Coles!
With the start of the new year, the Board of County Supervisors will be beginning a new
four-year term as well. I am very grateful to the residents of the Coles District for re-electing
me and giving me an opportunity to serve and represent your families on the Board for this,
my fourth term. I sincerely believe that working to continually make our community a better
place to live, work, and raise a family is the most important and rewarding work that I have
ever done, and I truly appreciate the trust that you have placed in me. Thank you very much
for your continued support of both me and Prince William County.
On Monday, January 4th the Swearing-In Ceremony will be held for the Elected Officials of
Prince William County at the Hylton Performing Arts Center. It would mean so much to me
for our friends and constituents to attend the Ceremony and take part in this celebration.
In the coming year, we will continue to send this newsletter to help keep you informed
about events going on in the community and news about your county government. I would
also encourage you to “like” our facebook page, which can be found at www.facebook.com/
coles.district or visit our website at
www.colesdistrict.org for more
frequent updates.
This year I look forward to continuing
to be out in the community. Meeting
with groups of residents truly is the
best tool I have toward knowing that
we are working for your goals. If you
have a meeting of your Homeowners
Association, Civic Group, religious
organization, or any kind of local
group that would like to share concerns with me or be able to ask questions about the county and the region,
please invite me to any of your meetings and I would be happy to attend if
possible.
Of course, please always feel free to
call my office at 703-792-4620 or email us at [email protected]
and either myself or someone on my
staff would be happy to help you in any
way that we can.
Thank you again and I hope all of you
have a safe and happy new year!
Martin Nohe, Coles District Supervisor
Supervisor Martin E. Nohe
Coles Magisterial District
Prince William
Board of County Supervisors
13476 Dumfries Road
Manassas, Virginia 20112
Phone: (703)792-4620
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.ColesDistrict.org
In this edition:
Thank You and Happy New Year.(1)
Christmas Tree Recycling………......(2)
Manassas Battlefield to Eliminat(2)
Blanket/Coat Drive for Refugees. (3)
County to Offer Greater Access . (3)
Reminder: “Drive Sober or be .....(4)
Police Basic Recruit School Grad(4)
Fire & Rescue Recruit School .... (5)
First Day Hike .................................. (5)
Contacts............................................. (6)
Ways to Get Involved…………………..(6)
Calendar of Events……………………..…(7)
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Christmas Tree Recycling
After all the holiday hoopla is complete, give your Christmas tree, wreath and other cut greenery a fitting final resting place.
Simply remove all ornaments, decorations, tinsel, nails and the tree stand and take the greenery to one of locations listed below to
be recycled or repurposed.
The Prince William County Landfill at 14811 Dumfries Road in Manassas. Monday - Saturday, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. – 5
p.m. The facility is closed New Year's Day. 703-792-4670
The Balls Ford Road Compost Facility located at 13000 Balls Ford Road in Manassas. Monday - Saturday, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. The facility is closed New Year's Day. 703-792-4670
Leesylvania State Park located at 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive in Woodbridge (off Neabsco Road). Trees may be dropped off at
Shelter 2 and will be used for habitat.
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) located at 5399 Wellington Branch Road in Gainesville. Dec. 28 – Jan. 10. The
drop off area is located in the front parking lot in the area outlined with the orange safety cones. NOVEC will deliver the woodchip mulch to interested customer-owners at no charge, visit www.novec.com/mulch. For more information contact NOVEC
vegetation management at 703-392-1661 or 888-335-0500 ext. 1661 or [email protected].
For more information on recycling in Prince William County, visit http://www.pwcgov.org/trashandrecycling or call 703-7924670.
Manassas Battlefield to Eliminate Entrance Fees in 2016
Effective on January 1, 2016, the National Park Service will no longer be charging an entrance fee for visiting Manassas National
Battlefield Park. Since the 1980s visitors to the park have been required to pay a fee upon entering the battlefield. Throughout
the existence of the fee program, the park has collected the fee at the Henry Hill Visitor Center, near the center of the park. The
current fee is $3.00 per adult, ages 16 and over.
An assessment of the fee program earlier this year, however, determined that collecting an entrance fee is no longer cost effective.
With a high cost of collection compared to the revenue raised from the program, park superintendent Jon G. James proposed to
eliminate the fee at the end of the current year. Superintendent James remarked, “After a careful analysis of projected revenues
and expenditures, the park determined that the fee program was no longer financially viable. This is just one step in our ongoing
efforts to ensure the cost-effectiveness of all park operations. We invite our visitors to stop by the Henry Hill Visitor Center,
attend an interpretive program, or walk on some of our 20 miles of hiking trails, as the National Park Service prepares for its Centennial year in 2016.”
In addition to the elimination of the entrance fees, Manassas will no longer be offering the America the Beautiful – The National
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes or other Interagency passes. These passes can be purchased at most federal recreation sites that collect entrance fees, or through the Federal Recreation Pass website at http://www.nps.gov/findapark/
passes.htm.
The park will continue to collect the entrance fee at the
Henry Hill Visitor Center through December 31, 2015. For
more information, contact the Visitor Center at 703-361-1339.
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Blanket/Coat Drive for Refugees a Great Success
The Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), the American Turkish Friendship Association (AFTA) and Embrace Relief are pleased to report the 2015 blanket/coat drive to assist Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Turkey has been a great success.
In 2013, 29,000 pounds of blankets were collected and in 2014 the amount equaled 39,180 pounds. For 2015 the donations more
than tripled last year’s donation weighing in at more than 120,000 pounds (60 tons). If the boxes containing the goods were
stacked on top of each other they would exceed one mile in height the equivalent of more than 16 Statues of Liberty stacked on
top of each other.
“Northern Virginia residents, businesses and folks across the country have once again risen to the challenge to help us provide
humanitarian relief to those folks who have fled their homes due to the Civil War in Syria and the violence related to ISIL in the
region,” said NVRC Executive Director Mark Gibb. “We are grateful for everyone’s support and that of our friends at Paxton and
Maersk who are donating their services to truck and ship the coats and blankets.”
This year there were collection sites throughout Northern Virginia from Richmond to Arlington and in 13 states and the District
of Columbia. The dedicated web site for the project had more than 9200 unique visits over a 30-day period. The blankets have
been trucked to Norfolk for loading on a Maersk freighter which will depart Norfolk for the port city of Mersin, Turkey where
the blankets and coats will be off loaded and distributed to refugees via a local Non-Governmental Organization in the camps
and in the community.
This year’s blanket drive campaign was co-chaired by
Fairfax BOS Chairman Sharon Bulova, Arlington BOS
Chairman Mary Hynes, Prince William BOS Chairman
Corey Stewart, Loudoun BOS Chairman Scott York and
Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille.
You can view our infographic on the drive here: https://
magic.piktochart.com/output/9981034-blanket-drive-by-the
-numbers. You can view photos from the collection drive
here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskna156G.
County to Offer Greater Access to Services and Shelter for Homeless
Prince William County will soon be able to provide greater access to services and have more emergency shelter space for the
homeless. This is the result of the recent Prince William Board of County Supervisors' vote to spend $500,000 from Fiscal 2015
year-end savings to renovate the Prince William County Human Services Building and relocate the Drop-In Center there.
The Drop-In Center currently operates out of the Bill Mehr Winter Shelter, which provides overnight shelter to the chronically
homeless between Nov. 1 and March 31. However, that facility offers little space for potential counseling for the homeless.
The renovation of the human service building, which was once the Prince William County Boys Group Home, will include Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant bathrooms, kitchen upgrades to allow for commercial food service, new flooring,
paint and a security system.
This project enhances the efficiency in delivering the services it provides to the homeless, which include: medical and dental referrals, behavioral and mental health services, access to federal and state benefits, life skills classes, job and substance abuse
counseling, meals, showers and the distribution of daily hygiene items.
Emergency shelter for the homeless, particularly in the winter months, has been a priority for the Board. The renovated facility
will provide 15 temporary beds in case of emergency, said Courtney Tierney, the Prince William County Director of Social Services. "It will allow us to have the capacity that — should the winter shelter be full or we need some additional beds for unsheltered homeless — we could provide some emergency services there."
The Prince William County Department of Social Services was recently approached by HomeAide Northern Virginia, a nonprofit organization of builders, to provide support for the project. For planning purposes, Tierney said, the department is estimating that HomeAide may contribute up to $125,000 toward the expansion, which is expected to be completed by next winter.
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REMINDER: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
This year’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” high visibility crackdown began on Friday, Dec. 18th , and runs through New Year’s
Day. Prince William County Police, as well as law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia and the region, are targeting this
time period because the holidays bring a surge in drunk-driving.
Drunk driving is both reckless and preventable. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign aims to get that point across.
Drivers continue to break the law by driving impaired, putting thousands of travelers at risk every day. The Prince William
County Police Department wants drivers to know that we don’t tolerate drunk driving. No excuses, no warnings. If drivers are
caught driving impaired, they will be arrested.
Consider the following facts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

For many Americans, “holiday cheer” involves drinking alcohol at holiday parties and events. That means, unfortunately,
there’s a spike in drunk-driving crashes each December.

During the 2013 holiday enforcement period (December 18-31) – the last year for which national statistics are available –
there were 1,180 people killed in crashes on our nation’s roads. Almost a third (30%) of those fatalities were in drunk-driving
crashes.
Once impaired, use mass transit, call a cab or ask a sober friend to get you home. SoberRide began offering free taxi rides to impaired persons (up to a $30 fare) on Dec. 11 and will continue to do so through Jan. 1. The service is available from 10 p.m. to 6
a.m. nightly. Call 1- 800-200-TAXI to arrange for a ride.
Remember to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over!
Police Basic Recruit School Graduates
The Prince William County Criminal Justice Academy Basic Law Enforcement 37 th Session graduated on Tuesday, Dec. 22,
2015, at 10 a.m. at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, 10960 George Mason Circle, in Manassas. This class was composed of 25
Prince William County Police officers, one Sheriff’s deputy, and one Town of Dumfries Police officer. The 27 men and women
completed a 24-week course of training in all aspects of police work, including classes in firearms, use-of-force decision making,
driver training, legal training, patrol techniques, criminal investigation and crash investigation. The graduating law enforcement
personnel are listed below:
Prince William County Police Department
Richmond Asante
John E. Atkins
Cody Lee Bockelkamp
Lauren M. Booth
David C. Bures
Jason R. Byrne
Peter J. Connor, Jr.
Ellis L. Cottingham
Charles W. Dooley
Patrick L. Fogarty
Daniela Garavito
Samuel P. Gorham
Victor A. Grimaldos
Prince William County Sheriff’s Office
Jeremy D. Wyche
Town of Dumfries Police Department
James A. Mangan
Cleophas Hall, III
Nicholas A. Kelly
Andrew J. Kohler
John D. Manning
Casandra K. Manor
Jason M. Morgan
Jason A. O’Sullivan
Brandon J. Olman
Gerson J. Pacori
Tephanie Paraphan
Tyler B. Simmons
Marie E. Vogler
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Fire & Rescue Recruit School Graduation Class 2015 -1
On Friday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m., the Department of Fire and Rescue held its graduation ceremony for Recruit Class 20151 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. Battalion Chief Robert L. Clemons presided over the ceremony.
Class 2015-1 consisted of 24 Fire and Rescue Technicians who successfully completed 26 weeks of rigorous academic and physical training at the Department’s Public Safety Training Center in Nokesville, Virginia. Each student performed in excess of 1,100
hours of training with total class hours of over 26,000 hours combined. The training consisted of 1 week of orientation, 6 weeks
of Emergency Medical Technician Training, 14 weeks of Fire Training, and 5 weeks of Specialized Training.
The Department announced the following graduates:
Asley Amezquita
Shaun Kent
Andrew Brookeman
William Kopanyi
Jonathan Carter
Ho Yin (Eric) Ma
William Carter
Brittany Mason
Michael Chergosky
Jeffrey McCoy
Brock Claffey
Christopher Miller
John Cramsey
Sarah Mullins
Eric Fenning
Carl Nunziata
Jordan Flasher
Nathan Parriott
Andrew Gorman
Brandon Simon
James Hartman
Michael Utterback II
Ray Harvey
Seth Wayland
First Day Hike
Bring in the New Year at Leesylvania State Park with a guided hike by Brendon Hanafin, Prince William County’s Historic
Preservation Division Chief. You will start off at the Visitor Center for a quick tour of the history museum and viewing of the
Leesylvania program. Then walk down the Potomac Trail to Freestone Point, and then through Lee's Woods Trail and back to
the Visitor Center. This 90 minute, 2 mile hike will start the year on the right foot! Please R.S.V.P. by December 31st to [email protected] or call 703-583-6904. Pets are welcome to join, but the trail is not accessible for strollers. Friday,
January 1, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Leesylvania State Park, 2001 Daniel K. Ludwig Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22172.
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Contacts
Governor Terence R. McAuliffe
(804)786-2211
Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam
(804)786-2078
Attorney General Mark R. Herring
(804)786-2071
Federal Representatives
Senator Tim M. Kaine
(202)224-4024
Senator Mark Warner
(202)224-2023
Congressman Robert J. Wittman, 1st District
(202)225-4261
Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, 10th District
(202)225-5136, (703)404-6903
Congressman Gerry Connolly, 11th District
(202)225-1492, (703)670-4989
State Senators
Richard Black, 13th District
(804)698-7513, (703)406-2951
State Delegates
Michael Futrell, 2nd District
(571) 494-1520, (804) 698-1002
Richard Stuart, 28th District
(804)698-7528, (804)493-8892
Jeremy S. McPike, 29th District
Contact info coming soon...
Scott A. Surovell 36th District
Contact info coming soon...
Bob Marshall, 13th District
(703)853-4213, (804)698-1013
Scott Lingamfelter, 31st District
(703)580-1294, (804)698-1031
Tim Hugo, 40th District
(703)968-4101, (804)698-1040
Jackson Miller, 50th District
(703)244-6172, (804)698-1050
George Barker, 39th District
(703)303-1426, (804)698-7539
Prince William School Board
William Deutsch, Coles District
Contact info coming soon...
Ryan Sawyers, Chairman-at-Large
Contact info coming soon...
Rich Anderson, 51st District
(804)698-1051, (571)264-9983
Luke Torian, 52nd District
(703)785-2224, (804)698-1052
David Ramadan, 87th District
(804)698-1087, (703)348-7015
Ways To Get Involved
ACTS - www.actspwc.org
Coles District Civic Association - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coles-District-Civic-Association/152351374830027
Coles District Volunteer Fire Department - www.cdvfd.org
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Greater Prince William - www.casaofgpw.org
Dale City Civic Association - http://sites.google.com/site/dccawebsite/
Dale City Volunteer Fire Department - www.dcvfd.org
Equality Prince William - www.equalityprincewilliam.org
Habitat for Humanity - www.habitatpwc.org
Historic Prince William - http://www.historicprincewilliam.org
Hylton Performing Arts Center - http://hyltoncenter.org/preview/
Keep Prince William Beautiful, Inc. - www.kpwb.org
Lake Jackson Citizens’ Association - [email protected]
Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department - http://www.ljvfd.com/
Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association - www.loccapelt.org
Leadership Prince William - www.leadershipprincewilliam.org
Meals-On-Wheels - (703)792-4156
Mid County Civic Association - www.midcopw.net
Neabsco Action Alliance - www.neabscoactionalliance.org
NAACP of Prince William County - www.pwnaacp.org
NAMI Prince William, Inc., an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness - www.nami-pw.org
Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department - www.owlvfd.org
Prince William Chamber of Commerce - www.pwchamber.org
Prince William Conservation Alliance - www.pwconserve.org
Prince William Area Members-at -Large Unit, League of Women Voters of Virginia - www.lwvpwamal.org
Prince William Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - www.pwspca.org
Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District - www.pwswcd.org
Prince William Special Olympics - www.pwsova.org
Prince William Neighborhood Leaders Group - www.pwcgov.org/neighborhoodleaders
Prince William Trails and Streams Coalition - www.pwtsc.org
Register to Vote - www.pwcgov.org/vote
SERVE - http://www.nvfs.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=91788
The House (a Student Leadership Center) - http://www.thehouse-inc.com/#/welcome/
Virginia Cooperative Extension - www.pwcgov.org/vce
Volunteer Prince William - www.volunteerprincewilliam.org
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Coles Magisterial District
Prince William
Board of County Supervisors
13476 Dumfries Road
Manassas, Virginia 20112
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January Calendar of Events
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
Historical Commission
7:30 pm– 10:00 pm
DSB Room 202 A and
B
6
7
Planning Commission
Work Session
6:00 pm– 6:45 pm
Potomac Conference
Room, McCoart
Building
8
9
10
11
12
Board of Supervisors
2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
McCoart Build Board
Chambers
13
14
15
16
Historical Commission
7:30 pm– 10:00 pm
DSB Room 202 A and
B
17
18
19
Board of Supervisors
2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
McCoart Build Board
Chambers
20
21
Planning Commission
7:00 pm– 10:00 pm
McCoart Build Board
Chambers
22
23
24
25
26
27
29
30
31
28