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Fredericksburg Regional Transit to Offer Fare Free Service Beginning February 28, 2022

Fredericksburg Regional Transit (FRED) will begin fare free service on all routes beginning Monday, February 28, 2022. FRED received grant funding through the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) through the Transit Ridership Incen...

Fredericksburg COVID-19 Update for January 25, 2022

Fredericksburg Fire Chief Mike Jones provides an overview of Testing and Vaccine resources, as well as COVID-19 case numbers, for our area for Tuesday, January 25, 2022. 

Testing Information: 

The Rappahannock Area Health Department is con...

Fredericksburg Arts Commission Issues Call for Entry

Now accepting applications for art events and non-profit cash grants

The Fredericksburg Arts Commission offers two grant programs each year: 1) the Creative Communities Partnership Grant and 2) the Arts Support Program. All eligible city-based art events a...

City Awarded $3.25M in Stormwater Local Assistance Funds

The City of Fredericksburg is pleased to announce that it has been awarded more than $3.25M in grant funds from the Commonwealths’ Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) by Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ). The funds will aid the Cit...

City Trees Suffer Catastrophic Damage

The January 3^rd winter storm event was a significant heavy snow event that impacted our region and community in many ways.  The heavy snow caused much damage in various parts of the city in bringing trees and limbs down within the public rights-o...

Council to Vote on Redistricting at February 8 Regular Meeting

The City of Fredericksburg has held public information meetings and public hearings in November, December and January on the City’s local redistricting process. 

The 2021 Redistricting process is currently underway in the City of Frederi...

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Church’s Petition For Appeal

This morning, the United States Supreme Court issued an order denying New Life in Christ Church’s petition asking the Court to hear the Church’s appeal of the City of Fredericksburg’s denial of a real estate tax exemption. Th...

City Announces First Environmental Sustainability Coordinator

The City of Fredericksburg welcomes MacKenzie Bellimam as the new Environmental Sustainability Coordinator and is working in the Environmental Programs section of the Public Works Department. This new position is an important step to fulfilling City Counc...

Disposable plastic bag tax in effect January 1 in the City

The City of Fredericksburg implemented a five-cent tax on single-use disposable plastic bags, effective January 1^st, 2022, in accordance with state law.  The Virginia Department of Taxation administers the tax, and has produced guidelines as to w...

New Middle School Public Hearing Postponed

(Fredericksburg, VA) January 11, 2022 – The City is postponing the public hearing that was scheduled for Thursday night, January 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at James Monroe High School.  It is the hope of the City that this public hearing be reschedule...

Fredericksburg Circuit Court Archive Awarded Grant to Preserve Local Records

The Library of Virginia announced that the Circuit Court Records Preservation (CCRP) program has awarded the Fredericksburg Circuit Court Clerk Jeff Small a grant in the amount of $49, 810.00 for local records preservation. The funds will be used to conse...

Emancipation Highway, new name for U.S. Route 1, in effect January 1

Utility Accounts to Reinstate Penalties and Cut-Offs in January

Beginning January 3rd, 2022, the City of Fredericksburg will reinstate penalties and cutoffs on all delinquent utility accounts. The City had previously suspended penalties and cut-offs due to the global pandemic. If your account is currently in a delinqu...

A Big Step forward in Funding for City's Wastewater Treatment Plant

An historic capital project for the City of Fredericksburg

The City of Fredericksburg is proud to announce that Governor Ralph Northam has included $27 million in funding in his two-year budget proposal for the City of Fredericksburg’s wastewater needs. &a...

City of Fredericksburg and Stafford County Sheriff’s Office settle federal civil lawsuit

The City of Fredericksburg and the Stafford County Sheriff and deputies have agreed to a complete and final resolution of a federal civil lawsuit brought by nine plaintiffs who had alleged the violation of their civil rights during protest events on May 3...

Announcing the City’s New Upgraded Geographic Information System (GIS)

The City of Fredericksburg has a new, upgraded Geographic Information System (GIS) which includes the same great functionality while being more user friendly. The City’s Information Technology Department worked with Timmons Group on the project,  ...

Fredericksburg, Parks, Recreation and Events receives two awards at VRPS State Conference

Over 400 delegates, exhibitors, speakers and volunteers from around the state gathered last week at the 67^th Annual Conference of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society held in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The conference is a learning exchange and provides a...

Fall Leaf Collection Update

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 ...

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...