Prince William County highlights PWC Works engagement hub, outlines three small-area plans with community timelines
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County planning and communications staff showcased PWC Works metrics and a new small-area-plans hub, and presented timelines for Yorkshire, Fettler Park and Vint Hill projects; supervisors pressed for transportation coordination and broader stakeholder outreach including neighboring cities and military stakeholders.
Prince William County planning and communications officials on Tuesday showcased the county's PWC Works engagement hub, reporting nearly 25,000 site visits and more than 2,000 public contributions since the platform launched in September 2024.
At the board meeting, Communications and Engagement Director Nikki Brown and Planning Director Tanya Washington said the site now hosts a small-area-plans hub that organizes project content and community surveys. "Our top project visits are Minnieville and Old Bridge study, the residential and commercial parking initiative, the strategic plan and the Vint Hill small area plan," Brown said. She added the platform has generated targeted participation via surveys and interactive maps.
Planning Assistant Director Keisha Hall outlined three small-area plans on the hub. Yorkshire iner-area planning will begin consultant selection in summer 2026 and aims for community kickoff in fall 2026, with staff projecting roughly a two-year planning process and board adoption targeted in 2028. The Fettler Park small-area plan is listed for initiation at the board's Feb. 17 meeting and will build on an earlier market study in the area; Hall said consultant selection is planned for June 2026. The Vint Hill effort, which launched with a community kickoff on Nov. 17 that drew more than 80 attendees, is scheduled to reconvene with the public in spring 2026.
Hall emphasized the plans are community-driven and will address land use, connectivity, site activation, reinvestment and preservation. She named project managers for each plan and said staff will engage homeowners associations, civic groups, business owners and county agencies during scoping and outreach.
Supervisors used the presentation to push for concrete coordination on transportation and regional stakeholders. Supervisor Bodhi Vega Bailey asked whether adjacent municipalities such as the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park would be included in Yorkshire outreach; Hall replied they will be invited to participate. Multiple supervisors urged explicit inclusion of Quantico and other military stakeholders where projects abut the base. Director of Transportation Rick Kenizales told the board that transportation will be integrated into small-area planning efforts and that earlier comprehensive plan amendments (such as a decision to widen Route 28) will inform design elements.
Several supervisors also pressed planning staff on implementation: Supervisor Bodie and others asked how action items in small-area-plan appendices will be tracked and carried out after adoption. Hall and Director Washington said a dedicated community planning and revitalization team will both develop new plans and track implementation of adopted plans, using metrics and regular reporting to departments and the board.
The presentation did not request board action beyond the previously scheduled initiation items; staff said they will return with consultant contracts and formal initiation items as plans move into the design and public-engagement phases.
What's next: the planning team will appear before the board on Feb. 17 for the Fettler Park initiation item and will present consultant-selection materials and additional outreach plans for Yorkshire and Vint Hill in the months to come.
