I live in the Semi-Rural Region (SRR) in Mid-Prince William County (Mid-County), Virginia. My address says Manassas because its processed by a Manassas post office; however, I am not a resident of the City of Manassas. I don't live that far from Dale City; however, I don't live in Dale City. I live in Mid-County.
So, where's my news?
The Manassas News & Messenger lists a number of local communities. I don't belong to amy of them. The Patch as lots of local editions. I don't live in any of them. The Washington Post doesn't know we exist. The Old Bridge Observer is, as its name implies, a Newspaper devoted to... well... Old Bridge Road. I live in Mid-County.
Right now, we are working on an Overlay District for the Occoquan Resevior which expands zoning for those of us living in the SRR. We have the occasional murder of robbery. We have grade schools, high scools, stores, shops, citizen groups, and our own culture. Many of us live "off the grid" with our own well and septic on larger, wooded lots (that must average 2.5 acres by County ordnance). The County just quietly announced that Purcell Road, which cuts through the most environmentally sensative region of Prince William County, will be expanded form a two lane country road to a four land divided highway connecting Route 234 to the Prince William parkway. Not a peap in the news about the Citizen Review of the impact of this construction in the news.
Mid-County is different... and we have our own news. If no one else will cover it, I will.
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