Finance and Budget Committee - Mar 03, 2026
meeting
Prince William County Finance and Budget Committee
2h 16m
5 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 21 hours ago
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Hi, I'm Occoquan District Supervisor Kenny Bode. Today, I'm excited to have you walk with me on a newly added, much anticipated section of Old Bridge Road, providing connectivity for people in our community. As you can see, this project adds 700 feet of more sidewalk on the north side of Old Bridge Road, connecting Oakwood Drive to Forest Hill Road. Importantly, it connects the folks who live here to three schools, a new Occoquan Greenway trailhead, a pool, sports courts, and Lake Ridge HOA offices, providing more connection to these amenities for folks without a car, just in time for pool season too. What's also great is our team at Transportation is excellent at finding more opportunities to connect these networks and secure outside funding to do so.
The sidewalk that we're walking on right now together represents a $1.6 million investment of local and federal dollars, creating a more walkable community while building better partnerships as well. I want to thank our County Department of Transportation, Rick Canizales' entire team for delivering this project. Step by step, sidewalk by sidewalk, we're delivering a community that puts people first.
When I graduated from VCU, I was a criminal justice pre-law major. I was hired by a sign manufacturer. My first project 20 plus years ago was Potomac Mills to install that pylon right on 95. It was a multi-agency effort. And that's when I knew that law school wasn't the way I wanted to go. I went back to grad school and got a graduate degree in urban planning with a focus in commercial revitalization. The cool thing about redevelopment and revitalization is essentially it's community development. And it takes a unique thought process to think about, okay, we've got existing buildings and different uses here. How can we make it better as we grow as a community? You may see an empty parking lot, but what I see
is a vibrant development with places to eat, places to shop, places where you can grab a coffee, sit on your laptop, take a meeting. And that's what I see in the vacant parking lot. And it's my job to help you see that as well. I love being a part of the development process as an employee of Prince William County and a resident of this county. I love looking at transformative spaces and saying, I made an impact on that. and look how happy our community is. Look how much they are loving feeling heard. Because that's a big part of the job is paying attention to resident feedback and thinking about, okay, well, if we don't have it, why not? And what is it going to take to make it happen? What I'm most excited about is that we have three new vibrant town centers coming to Prince William County, first of their kind in our suburban community.
You're going to see multi-story buildings. You're going to see retailers that don't exist in the county or retailers that exist in the county that are bringing their A game in terms of design and product offering. And it's going to be a, amazing next few years to see all of those transformative developments come to fruition I don't know I just get energized talking about building in Prince William County because we're on the map now and no longer do we have to explain what our county has to offer it's more so where would you like to go
I have been involved in politics since I was a teenager. You know, I helped out at the polls on election day back when I was a senior in high school, went to Georgetown University. One key thing happened to me. Back in 2016, along with a lot of other things that were going on, I actually lost my mother to homelessness and substance abuse. And that made me realize that there's a lot of people in our community on the local, state, and federal level that just fall through the cracks because we simply don't have enough elected officials actually serving who come from a life of less means and of struggle. And, you know, since I've been involved in politics, I've been on campaigns and things like that before, I think it was time to sort of step away from being a team player and sort of step into a leadership role in our community.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–14:45
2
What is the new sidewalk project on Old Bridge Road and why is it important?
14:45–26:42
3
How does Supervisor Kenny Bode describe his career path and vision for community development?
26:42–45:20
4
What are the main concerns about the revenue‑sharing agreement and new funding proposals?
45:20–1:01:03
5
How will the proposed $0.30 increase to the computer & peripheral tax be allocated?
1:01:03–1:17:39
6
What changes are being considered for the real‑estate tax rate and related fees?
1:17:39–1:36:26
7
What are the options and implications of the BPOL (Business Professional & Occupational License) reform?
1:36:26–1:57:46
8
How are the committee’s budget‑rate decisions being coordinated with the County Executive and the Board?
1:57:46–2:14:57
Speakers
5 identified
Andrea O. Bailey 24 min
Deshundra Jefferson 16 min
Tom Gordy 9 min
Yesli Vega 4 min
George Stewart 3 min
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