Read Corey Stewart's speech here.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- A better county government has emerged in the last few years, according to Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart.
During his state of the county address Tuesday, Stewart called Prince William County a model for its perseverance and reform during a massive economic downturn and increasing national debt.
Some of the county’s accomplishments, according to Stewart, were streamlining permit processes for the betterment of economic development, higher citizen satisfaction surveys, lower tax bills, the exposure of government fraud through an internal audit and the rapid job growth recognized by media outlets CNN and Money Magazine.
Stewart said average tax bills are more than 30 percent lower than both Fairfax and Loudoun Counties and referenced the fact that Prince William was rated No. 1 in job growth in the D.C. region and state and No. 2 on the East Coast according to CNN.
“We still have a great deal of work to do, and we have a number of goals still to achieve,” Stewart said. “But in the past four years alone, the vision of Prince William County has begun to come into focus and that nation is taking note.”
Stewart also referenced the upcoming sesquicentennial celebration of the First Battle of Manassas, which began on July 21, 1861, and said the history continues to test our nation.
“Our nation is deeply in debt,” Stewart said. “A nation which borrows so heavily against its future cannot long endure.”
Staff writer Kipp Hanley can be reached at 703-530-3904.
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