News Flash

Street rehabilitation program begins September 25

The City's FY24 Asphalt and Concrete Rehabilitation Program is set to begin on Monday, September 25. The program consists of milling and asphalt resurfacing on some streets, while other streets require complete reconstruction to provide for an adequate ba...

Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation & Events wins big with five awards at VRPS State Conference

The City of Fredericksburg’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Events was recognized in five areas of excellence at a statewide awards ceremony last week. Over 400 delegates, exhibitors, speakers, and volunteers from around the state gathered at the 70t...

In-Person Absentee Voting (early voting) begins September 22

In-Person Absentee Voting (early voting) begins on September 22, 2023. Voting will take place in the Office of Voter Registration and Elections, 601 Caroline Street, Suite 500, Monday through Friday from 8:30am -4:30pm. Saturday voting will take place Oct...

City of Fredericksburg Continues Focus on Community and School Safety

Updated: September 15, 2023

FXBG Steering Committee on Teenage Violence Meets to Discuss Critical Community Issues

Members of the FXBG Steering Committee on Teenage Violence met August 28 as part of the group’s continued mission to addres...

Area 5 Small Area Plan Open House and Community Workshop

Attention City residents, property owners, and business owners: 

There will be a community meeting held on Wednesday, September 20th as part of the Area 5 University / Central Route 1 Small Area Plan. The meeting will be held at 1701 College Avenu...

Community Planning and Building New Application Processing Technology

The Community Planning & Building Department (CP&B) is in the final development phase of a new customer access portal (CAP) and is going live on Tyler Technologies’ Enterprise Permitting and Licensing (formerly known as EnerGov) system in late Oct...

Riverfront Park Improvements Planned this Fall

The City’s planned improvements to Riverfront Park are continuing to move forward, with the public restrooms nearing the final planning stages.  The restrooms were originally planned to be open this summer, however, City staff and the design team...

Updated Schedule of Lane Closures at Fredericksburg VRE Train Bridges

The contractor for VRE’s rehabilitation project has been working on bridge repairs at the Fredericksburg Train Station. They have determined that the amount of work on the bridge structures is more than the initial scope. To maintain timely completion of ...

Join Team FXBG

The City of Fredericksburg Government is a place where our team is committed to serving a thriving and growing community. We're now hiring for Team FXBG members in several departments. Take a look at the opportunities, and benefits, of working with us!

Com...

Building a Memorial on the Auction Block Site

Public Input Sought on Proposed Plan

Dr. Gaila Sims, Curator of African American History and Special Projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM), presented a proposed plan to City Council for the former site of the Auction Block at the corner of Willi...

Property Maintenance Enforcement Actions

Keeping Fredericksburg beautiful takes good neighbors in FXBG!  The Department of Community Planning and Building provides ongoing enforcement actions to enforce the City’s maintenance code and nuisance ordinance. These enforcement effo...

Transportation Options for Commuting Residents

If you sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-95 you may daydream of actually flying to work. Unrealistic solution, yes, but there are better ways to commute to work from our region. Did you know that there are hundreds of vanpools, established carpools and...

Council Priorities - Phase Four

Staff has transmitted their progress report on the first quarterly update for Council Priorities Phase Four for 2023-2025 under the categories of the nine desired future states for Council’s 2036 Vision.   

As most will...

Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)

Need assistance paying your past due water bill? Virginia's Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) may be able to help! Applications are being accepted now to help Virginia residents pay their water and wastewater bills. 

• LIHWAP We...

CALEA Accreditation Public Comment

Let CALEA know how the Fredericksburg Police Department is doing. The public portal aims to receive comments regarding an agency's compliance with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) standards, engagement in the service...

FY 2024 Budget

The approved budget began on July 1, 2023. 

Please see the Transmittal Letter for a concise overview.

The FY 2024 Budget anticipates continued positive growth in revenues. The local and regional economy has remained resilient despite infla...

CSX Community Updates

Members of City Council, City Staff, and CSX representatives continue to meet, engage, and work together in order to educate, inform, and provide solutions where possible to address neighboring community issues and needs. The impacts of having a rail prov...

City Manager's Report

The City Manager provides an update twice a month to Council and citizens on important topics and events.  This update is a part of the regular Council Agenda for the Council Meeting but we hope to make it easier for citizens to find and read by ...