PWC Historical Commission – Pageland Corridor: New and Additional Research documents 100322

PWC Historical Commissioners joined forces to conduct the below research and provide their newest findings at a Historical Commission Special Meeting on the Digital Gateway CPA application and Staff Report held Oct. 3, 2022. More documents to come covering discussions and decisions made that night Read More …

Prince William Times: Data centers’ secrecy often keeps residents in the dark

Data centers’ secrecy often keeps residents in the dark | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Sep 29, 2022 Updated Sep 29, 2022 Dr. Steven Pleickhardt, a dentist who lives and has an office in Bristow, speaks during a Sept. 10 protest Read More …

Be there on Nov. 1: “Digital Gateway” Board of Supervisors Public Hearing

With recommendation of approval from both the Prince William County staff and Planning Commission, the “PW Digital Gateway” Comprehensive Plan Amendment is set for public hearing by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. This is a critical moment for the County and the entire Read More …

Opinion: Listen to the People and Vote ‘No’ to Prince William Digital Gateway – Bristow Beat

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Posted Friday, September 30, 2022 11:22 pm Elected representatives favor landowners, ignore regular citizens COURTESY OF COALITION TO PROTECT PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY Posted Friday, September 30, 2022 11:22 pm Good afternoon. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Planning Commission 4-3-1 vote favors Digital Gateway – with some caveats

By E. Bruce Davis Observer Staff – Friday, September 30, 2022 Pageland Lane area property owners and proponents of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the PWC Digital Gateway won a crucial first step that could allow data centers to be built on the 1321 acres Read More …

Letter to Editor: If schools need money, raise the tax rate on existing data centers – Prince William Times

LETTER: If schools need money, raise the tax rate on existing data centers | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Sep 26, 2022 During the Planning Commission meeting last week, I was surprised to hear more pleas for money for Prince William County’s schools. Where is all the Read More …

Letter to the Editor: Planning commission’s’ vote on the ‘PW Digital Gateway’ was a sham. Throw the bums out. – Prince William Times

LETTER: Planning commission’s’ vote on the ‘PW Digital Gateway’ was a sham. Throw the bums out. | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Sep 25, 2022 If you didn’t attend or tune into the Sept. 14 Planning Commission public hearing on the Prince William Digital Gateway, you missed Read More …

Prince William Times: BREAKING: County board will delay Prince William Digital Gateway vote ‘to clear up confusion’ about the process

BREAKING: County board will delay Prince William Digital Gateway vote ‘to clear up confusion’ about the process | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sept. 22, 2022 Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler The Prince William Digital Gateway — a controversial Read More …

Bristow Beat: Planning Commission Recommends Less Friendly Version of Prince William Digital Gateway Without Community Input

Planning Commission Recommends Less Friendly Version of Prince William Digital Gateway Without Community Input – Bristow Beat County never published CPA amendments   Prince William Planning Commission holds Public Hearing for Prince William Digital Gateway on Sept. 15, 2022. Stacy Shaw Posted Thursday, September 22, Read More …

Prince William Times: Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway

Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway | News | princewilliamtimes.com Planning commission recommends looser regulations on open space, wildlife corridors, preservation of Civil War sites By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 21, 2022 Updated 11 min ago The proposed Read More …

Data Center Cons – Letter: Mayor’s office, Industrial Dev. Board, Franklin, Tennessee

Date: September 14, 2022 at 5:15:37 PM EDT Subject: Data Center Cons The Franklin County Commission denied rezoning for (1) commercial solar farms and (2) data centers within the last year.  Our County Commissioners LISTENED to the community.  Neighbors not wanting to hear “buzzing” sounds, Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Cart before the horse?  Trio of civic leaders urges pertinent studies, then land use decisions, then updating 2040 Comprehensive Plan before a Digital Gateway decision – Letter

Cart before the horse?  Trio of civic leaders urges pertinent studies, then land use decisions, then updating 2040 Comprehensive Plan before a Digital Gateway decision September 16, 2022 To PWC Planning Commissioners: This letter is in reference to CPA 2021-00004, PW Digital Gateway.  We urge Read More …

Bull Run Observer – Resident alleges “atrocious process” used by PWC to ‘review’ the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal – Letter to Editor

Resident alleges “atrocious process” used by PWC to ‘review’ the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal September 16, 2022 To the Editor: While the fate of the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal is still undecided, one thing isn’t.  That’s the verdict on the atrocious process employed Read More …

Prince William Times: UPDATED: In a pre-dawn vote, planning commissioners cite PW Digital Gateway’s ‘profoundly positive’ impacts

UPDATED: In a pre-dawn vote, planning commissioners cite PW Digital Gateway’s ‘profoundly positive’ impacts | News | princewilliamtimes.com Meanwhile, opposing commissioners object to plan’s uncertainties By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 16, 2022 Updated 36 min ago 1 More than 300 people attended a Read More …