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New fines imposed for failing to register car, show license plates
Prince William County wants its money.
Today, the Board of County Supervisors voted to approve a new tax-evader program that imposes an annual $100 license tax on owners of motor vehicles that do not display current Virginia license plates and a $250 penalty on owners who fail to timely register their vehicle.
“This is long overdue,” said Neabsco District Supervisor Victor Angry. “We all have to play by the rules, and there are a lot of people who are breaking the rules.”
State law allows the county to create such an ordinance. The county set the penalities to the highest that the law allows.
Washington recently discovered his family’s graves in a cemetery dating as far back as the 1800s. Prince William County officials listened to him speak about it outside the government center.
Washington and community groups want Prince William County to preserve and protect cemeteries, including ones where Native Americans are buried, along with historic sites.
The county’s board of supervisors will vote on funding a plan to look for more historic graves on June 15.
“What we’re doing is working with the land owners in that area now to hold off on any additional development until we can find those additional graves and until we can come up with a viable plan to actually preserve the history in that area,” Margaret Franklin, a county board member from the Woodbridge District, said.
Commission seeks allegations of racism, discourages members from talking to the press
The Prince William County Government Monday evening sent an email soliciting victims of systemic racism.
Sent from the office of County Executive Christopher Martino, the email encouraged anyone who has been a victim to come to the next meeting of the county’s Racial and Social Justice Commission on Thursday, April 15.
The commission, established last fall, is tasked with providing a report to the Board of County Supervisors at the end of the year about the state of racism in Virginia’s second-largest jurisdiction.
The commission began its work in earnest last month and grilled county Chief Peter Newsham on reported racism incidents in the county. There are about 10 complaints a year, and all have been found baseless.