March 19, 2009: The Free Lance-Star "Stafford Challenges Spotsy on VRE Issue"
Submitted by VHSR on March 19, 2009 - 3:00am.
Rail News
Stafford County officials want Spotsylvania County to know that when it comes to Virginia Railway Express, there are no more free rides.
In fact, the Stafford Board of Supervisors voted late Tuesday night to send their neighbors to the south a bill for $295,060 for the nearly 1,000 Spotsylvania riders who take the commuter rail service to the Washington area.
Locally, Stafford and the city of Fredericksburg are VRE members and collect a 2 percent gas tax to subsidize the trains for their residents.