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Speaking directly to County Executive Christopher Shorter and select board members, Johnson said the family still struggles: \"My children still cry out. I do not find that funny,\" she said, adding that county staff did not contact the family by phone and instead sent an email about the removal. Johnson said she and her family continue to pursue adoption of the child they called \"Bumpy,\" and urged greater compassion and better communication from the Department of Social Services.

Johnson framed her remarks around \"myth versus fact,\" telling the Board that foster parents often have limited legal protections and limited ability to influence court or child‑welfare decisions. She said she would follow up with additional material by email and urged the supervisors to consider the impact of removal procedures on families and children.

Ending: Johnson asked supervisors to consider changes to communication and support for foster families; no formal action was taken during the public comment period.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Prince William County - Board of County Supervisors Meeting - Work Session - Mar 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Woodbridge foster parent told the Board the abrupt removal of her family's foster child caused ongoing anxiety and trauma for her children, criticized notification methods and said foster parents have limited legal protections under current practice.","taxTitle","Prince William County, Virginia","taxId",21018,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641201,"Woodbridge resident asks county to add $5 million a year for trails maintenance and construction",123,2137000,2260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a&start=2137&end=2260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a/thumbnail_2137000.jpg","/articles/6641201/Prince-William-County/Virginia/Woodbridge-resident-asks-county-to-add-5-million-a-year-for-trails-maintenance-and-construction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641201-0fe95a03a9da0cd4e549215431a015e0/orig.mp4?Expires=1777114630&Signature=Q1Mzq0TuUB6E1-6FPWqDhlCUkaFmwNQdDH5pgXtnrCfqRbLtFnup3nbCJi0YLVD0haH1JONdWxcKq5JhZWhbMJTgPAOqgCiULu5VWaYQfJ7XHpnVfmC8~byr0RbF1RoMUXPd0kXYB4ObcAkgAisJOKqCgILngPeIG3DMBl0EQ2p0txGWUh3HY42DUmzWRlSOFVQYY-PQfi6lpdgAg5ahIcXcy-q42NBa1XizvD8mrpvAp3JXo3~vT-hiUXxEl-NwGA1tAHwXK6xsMDcXIxMv7PZ6bcqQZ20ERj9ESyfy4aMVOiZ4f4FgYqKJp5yZN~mWglU12Ed0ZiaDDpvzZiuXmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Russell Bridal, a Woodbridge resident, used public comment time to ask the Board to increase funding for trails maintenance and construction in the 2026 budget.

Bridal said the county's 2025–2028 strategic plan includes objectives to \"enhance and expand public parks, trails, and green spaces\" and noted that the county currently has about 60 miles of trails with a larger mileage planned in the trails master plan. He asked that the 2026 budget include an additional $5,000,000 per year for trails maintenance and construction, and suggested funds could be reprogrammed from recently removed projects that had out‑year allocated funds and will not be executed.

Ending: Bridal concluded by asking supervisors to consider the request during the 2026 budget cycle; the Board did not take action during public comment, and the item was a request for budget consideration.","A Woodbridge resident asked supervisors to include an additional $5,000,000 per year for trails maintenance and construction in the 2026 budget, citing the county strategic plan and an existing trails master plan.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":46,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641206,"County executive announces secure ID scanning for landfill, assigns MOA review with towns",179,2652000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a&start=2473&end=2652","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a/thumbnail_2473000.jpg","/articles/6641206/Prince-William-County/Virginia/County-executive-announces-secure-ID-scanning-for-landfill-assigns-MOA-review-with-towns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641206-63b3d105963bb61fdf1e74bb95c887cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1777114630&Signature=evZpT1OAYZupFOCgWFmK-60LPs7k0UVDtlGuvrgxKTv7KTqHNM9x0GHnMxAl9s1RfLVXLrjVS6mZH57eZfVPhhncwqT6gUFiBH6SW8nBV-bD8GMkb1CeI9-BPDSCu8mllenHtNTu1nNVArSGP42r1eRv8UxBvmiw1vcyCy4ODy2NPSgt62l2u4IDgBPYocRM3DzsQe1n0EGKFmJJOcAUW1qKVuxVKjGVzrS2h-8zlivlCpOBcM5ZJvWpl9C~3MSTbflDERawDNNQIkfkaWE9GHYMAY0DO~5mgVzthwln1czm3l8DSaX~glwWv-ZE54aWiRVs9lu0gamFchKLK3fQqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Executive Christopher Shorter used county executive time to brief the Board on several administrative actions tied to the FY26 budget and operational improvements.

Shorter said the county will replace manual visual ID checks at the county landfill and compost facility with secure ID scanning technology starting March 31. \"Starting March 31, an upgraded system will replace the manual visual ID checks at the county's landfill and compost facility,\" he said, adding the change is intended \"to reduce wait times and improve accuracy in verifying Prince William County residency.\" Shorter said the county began a public information campaign the week of the presentation to notify residents and thanked Public Works and IT staff for the work.

Supervisor Vega asked whether the system would begin with a pilot or move straight into permanent operation; Shorter replied he believed the county had run a pilot that showed reduced lines but said he would confirm and circulate details via memo. He further said the county can revert to manual checks temporarily if the technology increases wait times.

Shorter also said he assigned a directive from the prior week to the police department and county attorney to review memoranda of agreement with Prince William's incorporated towns regarding use of the Mike Pennington scenario‑based training center. Finally, Shorter told the board that 2025 real‑estate assessment notices will be mailed soon and that the online assessment database will be updated prior to mailing; residents with questions should contact the real estate assessment office.

Ending: Shorter said staff will circulate memos with details on any pilot results and on the landfill rollout schedule; supervisors asked for follow‑up memos when pilots or initial implementations are used for operational changes.","County Executive Christopher Shorter told the Board the county will install ID‑scanning technology at the landfill and compost facility starting March 31 to reduce wait times and that the police department and county attorney will review memoranda of agreement between the police and incorporated towns for a scenario‑based training center.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641211,"Prince William County seeks $26.5 million IT refresh, delays 311 rollout to mid‑May as cyber threats rise",1649,7223000,8872000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a&start=7223&end=8872","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a/thumbnail_7223000.jpg","/articles/6641211/Prince-William-County/Virginia/Prince-William-County-seeks-265-million-IT-refresh-delays-311-rollout-to-midMay-as-cyber-threats-rise","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641211-d8353bec7357dcadaba136f39eb158a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1777114630&Signature=C1qPg9sL-FN91v9qqfb~zFce-0KPAfNE0XXeQO1Kv9X2OtjB2jJ66ov0XSG6XaORl6~ikoJTW3WbYWEr~S1wpYgSs9H5CjeS1DVSXeom1i0h9onnJI~94nBDrZNEkojcmnP4GqFo2l-8ORY8D-DlcklVGYClp3YU-VjBMPPtT5bekDtc0p-Chtj6OAAT06DNfFOnHoEQfqFXlkUeaOeHXD2Yx-ZmGmD9Z2E1Nr3q7XiSWtMcNClgDmrXlpot2XdpwfNTtGw4UaudKU7HpTbVGgvMERec65krD6b5Ho1lPXKMipRO2gh2e2Jq17nwawusJau1AAEUimQb1YTzDZChAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prince William County's director of information technology told the Board that the county must sustain regular investments to avoid recurring technical debt, address growing cyber threats and support new services such as 311.

\"The one in the middle is the one I'll never sleep on,\" Rob Mancini said, referring to cybersecurity among other IT priorities.

Mancini described a 5‑year \"replace and refresh\" request totaling about $26,500,000 to update core infrastructure purchased in 2018–2020 and to keep the county on current support and security lifecycles. He told supervisors that the modernization completed earlier this decade made later transformation possible, but that hardware and platform refreshes generally require replacement on a roughly five‑year cadence.

Mancini said the county's planned 311 program will be more robust than initial budgets suggested. He told the Board that the original 311 budget was about $700,000 but the full recurring cost of the service is closer to $2.3 million per year; the difference drives a roughly $1.6 million annual gap. Mancini said the county is using Amazon Web Services, Salesforce and Accenture/Encapsulate for the platform and that the rollout is now aiming for about May 15, to give staff more time for testing and training.

On cybersecurity, Mancini said the county is seeing a substantial rise in incidents and defensive workload and emphasized that ongoing investment reduces vulnerability. He also updated the Board on an unrelated broadband/fiber project: 470 of 474 addresses in a pilot were lit for service earlier than expected and the project contains about 37 miles of fiber.

Supervisors asked about contract and vendor pricing (including prior Motorola arrangements for public safety radio equipment) and whether specific IT replacements should be budgeted as operating or capital items; staff said the county typically treats these refreshes as recurring operating investments. Several supervisors asked for ongoing strategic briefings; Mancini said the department's govX (government experience) strategy will be refreshed and presented in the spring.

Mancini also listed several other agency technology items in the proposed budget: upgrades to a juvenile case management system, a study for records management tied to new 9‑1‑1 center technology, police and sheriff body‑camera funding and a planned mass appraisal system replacement for the assessment office.

Ending: Mancini said staff will continue testing and training for the 311 platform and will return with additional detail on the timing and operational costs; supervisors asked for regular strategic updates on IT posture and refresh cadence.","IT Director Rob Mancini asked supervisors to program a five‑year $26.5 million replace‑and‑refresh program to update core infrastructure, said cyber incidents have increased sharply, and told the board the county aims to launch its 311 service around May 15 rather than March 31.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641216,"Prince William County presents multi‑year plan to rebuild stations, unify apparatus purchases and replace turnout gear",1259,2671000,3930000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a&start=2671&end=3930","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2547305-6cae7209fb91f108485fac223a01c42a/thumbnail_2671000.jpg","/articles/6641216/Prince-William-County/Virginia/Prince-William-County-presents-multiyear-plan-to-rebuild-stations-unify-apparatus-purchases-and-replace-turnout-gear","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641216-f9042deac58408a61dc74186dbdeaa42/orig.mp4?Expires=1777114630&Signature=i5fqBd7lRwILihNnhtA~iTDiBi--MbJYETS85JdzqBaDN7CBg5iGJJSchM3k20Q4doe1lUy5Tw~v5EGPDrXW-PMrySZ-1Sb2lrmwBZA1pE9tQhUQ8xBxO9G-VAQZRk5L4A08unc6qz5ra-IFC3GlLRICavK1iFtZ7YqyBghVHKUmnGGtDEueabG0Yqquy4r7saEGPq-MxQIVIISozubFpJCAemMeDQv8v2csB~FyTGnL~hv1cpBaTwmeyvl42No7FpjbjkgAriGRjnqNVa6~UVs2x6kPwaayjU7pqI-3gmvqILIpNXNpdjGZ4jSqM4Zo1jP7n6DSzyT~hWJuJd5lag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prince William County fire officials detailed a multi‑year strategy to align station construction, apparatus purchases and personal protective equipment replacement with operations during a budget work session.

Chief Labelle told the Board that the department is treating the system as a single, interdependent network and that planning and funding should reflect that reality. “This is an integrated system. It is not single stations working on their own,” he said.

The proposal would continue the county's station repair and replacement program and fund new stations in the 2026–2031 CIP cycle while shifting apparatus purchases and some station operating support toward a more centralized, systemwide model. Labelle said the county already approved a $4,000,000‑per‑year major repair and renovation program and that the initial list of renovation projects comes to about $1,300,000, with the program likely to spend the full $4,000,000 in a year.

Most of the immediate CIP work and repair money has gone to volunteer stations, but the presentation said the county will also fund county (career) stations as needed. Labelle outlined four stations shown in the FY26–31 plan: Station 30 (Wellington Road), the Dumfries Triangle station (land costs reflected because relocation is possible), Station 29 in the Summit School area, and a rebuild of the OWL station. Labelle said Station 30 and Station 29 are expected to be very busy in their first years (he estimated roughly 2,500 calls for Station 30 and about 3,000 for Station 29 in their first year).

On equipment, Labelle proposed centralizing apparatus procurement rather than leaving volunteer companies to save and buy vehicles on their own. He told the Board that purchase lead times and costs have risen sharply: ambulances up about 20 percent, engines about 38 percent, rescues about 7 percent and aerials about 44 percent. For FY26 the presented replacement list included four ambulances (three for county stations), five engines (including Dumfries, Yorkshire and Dale City), and two aerial devices.

Labelle also proposed a multi‑year replacement of turnout gear. He said the department found many sets older than recommended: \"we have 24 employees who both their first and second set of gear ... [that are] older than 10 years\" and additional staff with one set older than 10 years. To avoid repeating past cycles where a one‑time grant bought many sets without a rotation plan, Labelle asked for an initial $5,000,000 purchase and $1,000,000 per year thereafter to sustain a 10‑year rotation and to move toward PFAS‑free gear where feasible.

Labelle described the funding context: the fire levy currently supports multiple items including career staffing, station operating budgets, apparatus and the renovation program. He noted the county has approximately $14,000,000 in combined fire levy fund balances but said those dollars are unevenly distributed between volunteer and county stations and may not be in the right places to cover all apparatus needs. Labelle said a more unified funding approach would reduce the pressure on individual volunteer companies to raise funds for apparatus and would improve system reliability.

Supervisors asked a range of operational and fiscal questions. Supervisor Vega asked whether the landfill ID pilot mentioned earlier had been tested (a different part of the meeting) and whether new systems would have trial periods; Labelle and other staff generally recommended pilots and follow‑up memos where appropriate. Supervisors also pressed on whether volunteer companies would retain funds for quick repairs and how centralized purchases would interact with local project needs; Labelle said the CARP/renovation program would not pull every local-dollar balance and that volunteer budgets would still be available for station maintenance and smaller projects.

Labelle and supervisors discussed response‑time goals and operational reliability. Labelle said the system needs to ensure not just a first unit arrival metric but sufficient units present for particular calls; the proposed FY26 budget frames response targets by percentile (for example, 85 percent of the time meet a benchmark) rather than a single fixed target.

The Board did not take formal action at the session; the proposals were offered as part of the FY26 CIP and budget discussions and will return for further review and potential appropriation decisions.

Ending: The department will continue to refine cost estimates and deployment plans with Facilities and Finance staff; supervisors signaled interest in tying land purchases and road improvements into station siting decisions and asked staff for additional data on prior insurance and physicals costs, apparatus lifecycle analysis, and recruit/volunteer pipelines.","Chief Labelle told supervisors the county will pursue a coordinated, systemwide approach in the fiscal 2026 capital improvement program that includes rebuilding stations, unified apparatus procurement, and a multi‑year rollout to replace structural turnout gear to address rising costs and operational reliability.","actionData","errors"]

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