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Analysis of Impediments Survey

Citizen Participation on Survey Needed

The City of Fredericksburg is committed to creating an environment of fair and equal housing for everyone. We are asking for help from residents to learn more about possible discrimination within the city. The City Co...

Fall Leaf Collection Begins in the City

Leaf Collection operations are undertaken from approximately November 1 to approximately December 31 each year. Bad weather, especially snow, can make collection take longer.  See the Leaf Collection Schedule for November 4 - November 8 >&...

Survey to evaluate City's Emergency Fire and Medical Services

The Fredericksburg Fire Department Needs Your Opinions on Emergency Fire and Medical Response in the City

Please take a minute or two to help the Fredericksburg Fire Department evaluate its operations as we set the future vision for emergency fire and medi...

Utility Water Bills Update

Udpated Friday, October 18, 2019

The City’s Finance Department has analyzed water usage from the bill dated September 27, 2019 during the past two weeks. This analysis included a review of customer accounts and confirmation that the new billing s...

Corrected Personal Property Tax Bills

The City of Fredericksburg Treasurer’s Office has prepared corrected personal property bills that will be mailed to taxpayers this week.

(Fredericksburg, VA) October 16, 2019 - The initial personal property tax bills that were received in...

City Real Estate Reassessment Work Underway

Field Work to inspect City properties by our hired contractor has begun. 

A General Property Reassessment, as required by State Law, is scheduled for the City of Fredericksburg, effective July 1, 2020.  The last reassessment in the City o...

City Plans Marketing Campaign Ahead of Chatham Bridge Closure

The City of Fredericksburg is committing funding and resources for a locally oriented marketing and social media campaign letting people know that downtown Fredericksburg is open for business as usual during the planned Chatham Bridge closure.

The City is ...

Link Multiple Utility Billing Accounts

On September 14th, the City upgraded our New Utility Billing System Munis Self Service online payment portal. This upgrade provides our customers with a new feature: the ability for you to link multiple Utility Billing accounts to your user ID for ease of...

Complete Count Committee for 2020 Census

In April, the City Council resolved to support the 2020 Census effort by launching a Complete Count Committee (CCC). A CCC is a group of citizens and stakeholders organized with the purpose of ensuring all people are counted in the Census. The task of the...

Fredericksburg Baseball hits a “fredanthropic” home run

The baseball team is the City of Fredericksburg’s final Fredanthropist participant.

When word of the City of Fredericksburg’s Fredanthropist program began circulating, it caught the eye of two of Fredericksburg Baseball’s prin...

Unsheltered Homelessness Initiative Pilot Meets Year-One Target

The Fredericksburg Regional Continuum of Care’s (CoC) Unsheltered Homelessness Initiative aims to functionally end unsheltered homelessness. The CoC is the federally-mandated coalition responsible for planning and implementing homeless services ...

City Council 2036 Vision: Phase Two Priorities

The Mayor and City Council have recently adopted the updated Council Priorities for FY 2019-2021 as a three-year plan under the categories of the eight desired future states. These Priorities are meant to advance toward Council’s 2036 Vision for our city'...

Landfill Fee Increase

Notice for those who dispose of trash at the Belman Convenience Center & Eskimo Hill Landfill – As of July 1, 2019 the following increases are in effect:

• Annual passes will increase from $100 to $120
• Coupon books will increase from $30 to $40
• P...

All 12 Fredanthropists now in place

GeMROI, Team Pohanka the latest to join; final participant to be announced soon

The City of Fredericksburg needed 12 Fredanthropists to step up to meet the City’s financial needs for the construction of the roller-hockey rink at Dixon Park. Twelv...

Braehead Woods Neighborhood Information

FAQ's and supporting documents from 1963-1988 provided on zoning, permit processing and stormwater drainage.

City Council Moves Forward on Auction Block Preservation, Interpretation

On June 11, 2019, the City of Fredericksburg Council voted 6-1 in favor of moving the slave auction block from its current location at the corner of William and Charles Streets to the Fredericksburg Area Museum. This decision by Council followed the Inter...

Fredericksburg Technology Zone companies meet performance thresholds

First-year results are positive for Fredericksburg’s three Technology Zone companies operating under a five-year performance agreement with the City of Fredericksburg. QRC Technologies, IST Research and ILM Corporation have been successfully meeting perfo...

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Archaeological Resources in Fredericksburg, VA

Understanding the value of our buried history

A new and interactive story map entitled Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Archaeological Resources in Fredericksburg, Virginia has been launched by the City of Fredericksburg. It is a resource for those seeking to un...

Fredericksburg City Council Sets Highly Competitive Tax Rate for Data Centers

The City of Fredericksburg’s pursuit of data centers took a significant step forward Tuesday night when its City Council voted unanimously to set a highly competitive tax rate for that business category.

Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday too...

City Saves $1.8 Million by Reducing Energy Use in Buildings

Over a twenty-year period the City of Fredericksburg saved $1,802,805 dollars and produced 25,590,190 lbs less greenhouse gases by reducing electricity and fossil fuel consumption in city government buildings. This environmental stewardship was first impl...