Become a Land Baron

in North Stafford

50 Acres

The Subject tract is 49.725 acres; rounded off to 50 acres for brevity and poetic license.

Below, is a plat of survey of Subject.

Subject is zoned A-1, Agriculture

Stafford Tax Map # 40, Parcel 53E

LOCATION:

Since the land is vacant, there is no street address. 

Street address for the properties across the road from the 50 acres: 

81 Paynes Lane, Stafford, VA.  22554

103 Paynes Lane, Stafford, VA.  22554

Please double click the photos to view and/or print.

There are a few somewhat level terraces on Subject, the bottom photo is of one such area.

Price recently reduced for quick sale:  $395,000

In Stafford County, where even a 3 acre lot can cost over $100,000, in a slow market, the ability to buy almost 50 acres at just under $8,000 an acre is a real opportunity.

Low, Low, Low Taxes......

$65. for 2007, in land use taxation

Please note that the property is taxed in a category known as land use whereby the real estate taxes are reduced if the property is woodland for timber production. If the use is changed or divisions made, a 'roll-back tax' becomes due.  The Subject tract is sold in land use taxation and the Seller will pay no roll-back taxes.  Real estate taxes for 2006 were $54. however, the assessment was increased recently, so the taxes might double or more.

Stafford County web site with contact information:

http://www.co.stafford.va.us/index.shtml

(double click, above to go to Stafford Web Site) 

Location:  Subject is located in the northern part of Stafford County, just off Courthouse Road.

It is rare to find such a significant amount of land at such an attractive price in northern Stafford.

The Brooke Station of VRE rail express is about two miles from Subject.

Paynes Lane is a private road.  Please see the plat for details.

    double click to enlarge

About 4.5 miles from the intersection of Route 1 and Courthouse Road; about 5 miles to the new hospital (drive time 10 to 15 minutes, depending upon traffic).

Federal funds may put bridge fix on track

May 17, 2009 12:36 am

BY KELLY HANNON      Source:  Free Lance Star Newspaper

A structurally deficient bridge that spans railroad tracks on Courthouse Road in Stafford County may be replaced using $5.4 million in federal stimulus money.

Next week, the Commonwealth Transportation Board will consider a recommendation to approve stimulus funding for the bridge east of the courthouse, said Cord Sterling, a Stafford supervisor and transportation board member.

Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express and freight trains travel underneath. "I worry that should we ever have a major problem with the bridge, it would stop all the rail traffic on the eastern seaboard between Miami, Fla., and Boston, Mass.," Paxson said.

It has been declared structurally deficient. According to the Federal Highway Administration, that label means a bridge must be monitored, inspected or maintained.

Virginia Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer has said the replacement of structurally deficient bridges would be a spending priority for the state's $694 million in highway stimulus funds.

The estimated cost of the bridge's replacement last fall was $7.7 million. The county had hoped to raise $1.6 million in bond funding, combined with just over $6 million in funds from the state for the bridge.

But in February, the Commonwealth Transportation Board passed a revised six-year transportation budget that spread the $6 million for the bridge replacement out over a number of years until 2014. The budget lists a construction date of fiscal 2013.

Sterling said the stimulus funding, if approved by the transportation board, means the project could begin sooner.

However, Milde said he was told last year the $6 million was in place, and that the project would be moving forward in 2010. "The money was already programmed," Milde said. "They're already moving utilities out on the bridge."

Sterling felt confident the other 16 board members, appointed by the governor, will support the project.

"It's just too critical," Sterling said.

Kelly Hannon: 540/374-5436
Email: khannon@freelancestar.com

Mary Washington Hospital has built a large 100 bed regional care facility at Stafford Courthouse.

( Located less than 15 minutes from the subject 50 acres )

 

BOATING ?  

 Yes, there is a marina about a mile  from the property, and several other marinas nearby.

Above, Hope Springs Marina

  At left, double click to view or print Stafford County Tax Map

The Subject tract ranges in elevation from about 10 feet at the stream to about a 200 foot elevation at  Payne's Lane - that is a variance of about 190 feet.  Subject is an awesome tract in terms of its variation in elevation.  This is not a boring tract.   It is essentially a small valley.

Below, double click to view and print a copy of the U.S.G.S. topographic map with boundary of Subject approximately drawn. 

The topo is from the Widewater, Va. quadrangle, 1978.

A Lost World Found......

Hidden Valley ......

A REPORT FROM ONE WHO HAS HIKED THE PROPERTY:

As noted above, the property is essentially a valley.  The trip from the high ground at the road, down towards the stream at the bottom of the valley, is a genuine adventure. 

The topography varies greatly.  There are very steep slopes and it seems as though you are traveling down a green grand canyon; and there are some gently rolling terraces from which to take it all in.

As you descend, down, down, towards the stream, it becomes more apparent that this is truly a world all unto itself. There are few, if any, intrusions from the modern world. This is the place to go to get away from it all. 

At a variance of about 190 feet, the valley is large enough to hide a 17-18 story building. The old logging roads have grown up in grass and brush, and the deer paths also require some pushing brush away, but the rewards found in the journey are well worth the effort.  There is flora and fauna to be found here in its natural state.  Some slopes are bare and offer a unique view; other slopes are less steep and support large hardwoods.

It is a hunter's paradise or a naturalist's dream.  The property was select cut about three years ago (most of the commercial grade timber that could be harvested, was).  However, there are a large number of hardwoods trees standing. It remains very attractive, especially away from the road and on the steep slopes where the loggers left the most trees. Near the stream can be found sedimentary rock with sea shell and other fossils, reminding you of the proximity of present day Aquia Creek and a world that was very different from what you see today. 

And you too could own your very own Valley -

50 Acres......

own it;

Enjoy it;

hunt it;

FORESTRY - Grow Trees

look at it;

walk or hike it;

plant a vineyard at it;

build your home at it;

enjoy the privacy at it;

farm mountain goats at it;

contemplate at it, on it, and/or around it;

ask the government to allow building a lake at it;

..............(Your thoughts)...................................at it............

 NOTE:  Information is not guaranteed in terms of accuracy and or scope.  Purchaser should investigate any and all facts and or circumstances or conditions of or about the property and or land use, etc.