It would allow the cost of repairing the dams and maintaining them in the future to be spread over a number of years and all the property owners there would pay the assessment annually.

We definitely want the hospital here in Stafford for our citizens.

It's important that residents know about the grace period.

These were prominent people in the community.

It's definitely something [supervisors] could discuss soon because we all know we have transportation needs in the county and another commuter lot is definitely something citizens are interested in.

A few years ago both dams were declared to be out of compliance with Virginia dam safety regulations by the Office of Dam Safety and Department of Conservation and Recreation.