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		<title>Who has a permit to pollute in Prince William?</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/who-has-a-permit-to-pollute-in-prince-william/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains a Permit Compliance System database of the specific locations (&#8220;point sources&#8221;) where permits have been issued for polluting the creeks and rivers in Prince William.
Currently, 23 sites in Prince William County have National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits in the EPA database.  There are details for each point [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2550&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using a simple shuttle bus to reshape land use and transportation</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/using-shuttles-to-reshape-land-use-and-transportation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by the Washington Post, Fairfax County is exploring how to move commuters from the Silver Line stations that open in 2012 to office complexes and shopping malls.   New Federal grants &#8220;give priority to transit projects that support the redevelopment of communities into mixed-use, high-density areas.&#8221;
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		<title>Thinking &#8220;outside the box&#8221; to save money: can we reduce costs of school administration?</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/thinking-outside-the-box-to-save-money-can-we-reduce-costs-of-school-administration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the old days, schools were local institutions.  Different communities had different priorities for education.  The classic stereotype is that farm regions educated kids to be farm workers, while urban areas emphasized different skills so kids could work in factories.
In practical terms, communities taxed themselves to fund the amount and quality of education they considered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2524&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EPA on Chesapeake Bay cleanup: talk like Reagan, walk like Teddy Roosevelt</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/epa-on-chesapeake-bay-cleanup-talk-like-reagan-walk-like-teddy-roosevelt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on an end-of-year tour of Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions, alerting everyone that this time they are serious about saving the Bay.  They passed through Northern Virginia on December 14, briefing government officials in the afternoon and holding a public session in the evening at Falls Church.
A series of state/Federal commitments [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2518&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Park Authority defers Wiita Tract vote, requests Jan. 13 update</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/park-authority-defers-wiita-tract-vote-requests-jan-13-update/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/park-authority-defers-wiita-tract-vote-requests-jan-13-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khosen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Park Authority Board considered three proposals for recreation uses at the Wiita Tract at their December 9 Park Authority Board meeting. Executive Director Jay Ellington presented  three maps showing the recreation choices recommended by staff.
All the options showed a soccer stadium and soccer fields. The only difference between the three plans was the number [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2477&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What should the Wiita Tract be used for?????</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/what-should-the-wiita-tract-be-used-for/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/what-should-the-wiita-tract-be-used-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mhamamo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parks and Trails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
On December 9, 2009, the Prince William County Park Authority Board is scheduled to vote on the Master Plan for a proposed 69 acre soccer complex  in the Rural Crescent.  Known as the Wiita Tract, this former farmland is located on Glenkirk Road, directly across from Lake Manassas and adjacent to Rollins Ford Road (where [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2343&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Manassas: One Step Closer to Opening a &#8220;Premier&#8221; Public Asset to&#8230; the Public</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/lake-manassas-one-step-closer-to-opening-a-premier-public-asset-to-the-public/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/lake-manassas-one-step-closer-to-opening-a-premier-public-asset-to-the-public/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parks and Trails]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, the Manassas City Council reviewed the status of Lake Manassas in a work session.  The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has proposed to acquire public access and build a boat ramp at the lake, using Federal Sport Fish Restoration grant money.
Lake Manassas has been closed to public use for 10 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2461&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Hampton Roads plans to redirect transportation funding away from Northern Virginia</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/how-hampton-roads-plans-to-redirect-transportation-funding-away-from-northern-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/06/how-hampton-roads-plans-to-redirect-transportation-funding-away-from-northern-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a no-brainer: we need to identify the highest-priority transportation projects, and direct funding to those projects.   There&#8217;s not enough $$$ to build everything, despite the irresponsible promises of our elected officials (and of candidates who want the job).
Don&#8217;t believe it when the Washington Post chimes in, claiming there&#8217;s a $100 billion backlog of &#8220;needed&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2445&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New location for Lake Manassas work session</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/new-location-for-lake-manassas-work-session/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/new-location-for-lake-manassas-work-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>khosen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Manassas City Council work session on opportunities to provide public access to Lake Manassas has been moved from City Hall to the the Public Works building, 8500 Public Works Drive, Manassas 20110, directions. Click here and here for more information about the current proposal.
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			<media:title type="html">khosen</media:title>
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		<title>Greening the county, six streetlights at a time</title>
		<link>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/greening-the-county-six-streetlights-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://pwconserve.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/greening-the-county-six-streetlights-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cgrymes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by the Washington Post, Prince William will get over $3 million from the Federal government to implement some alternative energy projects.  County officials may grouse about Obama and the Federal stimulus bill.. but we&#8217;ll still take advantage of whatever the Feds will offer.
We&#8217;ll see solar panels of the roof of the McCoart building, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pwconserve.wordpress.com&blog=4102399&post=2421&subd=pwconserve&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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