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Press Release: BOCS Shows Leadership, “Gets It 100% Right” with Zoning Text Update
Executive director says: ”Nine months of citizen-county-business collaboration have paid off. Well done.” Haymarket, Virginia (May 18, 2016) – Tuesday evening, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 to approve Zoning Text Amendment A, which helps properly site data centers and supporting infrastructure,
County Testimony to SCC 5/10/16
Chris Price, Director PWC Planning Office; and Justin Patton, PWC Archaeologist, delivered crucial testimony on May, 10, 2016 at the SCC Public Hearing in Richmond. Read their testimonies here: Useful Info
Citizen Email: May 17 BOCS Meeting – Approve ZTA A
(Readers: Don’t lose your opportunity to send your own email to the Supervisors: Vote Yes ZTA A) Supervisors, Last August, you unanimously declared your intent to “initiate zoning text amendments to incorporate appropriate zoning requirements for Data Centers.” Your rationale was sound – data centers
SCC probing Wheeler, New Rd. routes and asking DVP other hard-hitting questions
The SCC sent new interrogatories to Dominion on May 6, 2016. In it they are exploring additional route possibilities (Wheeler, New Rd.), besides the 5 routes Dominion proposed in their application. The interrogatory contains many other hard-hitting questions, some referencing citizen testimony presented on May 2, 2016. READ
SCC Hearing shut down by high school custodial staff – Police escort citizens out of building…..?!
The SCC obviously didn’t make proper arrangements and believe us when we told them that the May 2 hearing would have significant (~500 people) citizen attendance, coming to testify into the wee hours of the night! And that they needed to make sure that the
Jeremy and Annie – Emails after May 2 SCC Hearing
Jeremy and Annie heard each other’s testimony the night of the May 2 SCC local hearing at the Haymarket Battlefield High School. Jeremy is a friend of Karen Sheehan, who came with his guide dog, Legion, to give his eloquent and extemporaneous testimony on this
DON’T FORGET – FINAL LOCAL SCC HEARING – TONIGHT!
DON’T FORGET – FINAL LOCAL SCC hearing for the Haymarket transmission and substation project: TONIGHT – MAY 2 7 PM BATTLEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – AUDITORIUM 15000 Graduation Drive – Haymarket Show Our Unity – WEAR RED! UNPRECEDENTED: One of the 3 SCC Commissioners who will decide this case will be at this local hearing!
Press Release: Come, add your voice to ours…the citizens of Haymarket and Gainesville
To: All elected officials, all media outlets Coalition to Protect Prince William County PO Box 382 | Haymarket, VA 20168 Sometimes, constituents and other citizens ask for your vote. Today, I am asking you for your voice. Next Monday, May 2, is the last
Planning Commission: UNANIMOUS YES!
Our county Planning Commissioners unanimously approved Alternative A for the Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) on April 20! You, the people, spoke – and they listened! This couldn’t have happened without the phenomenal collaboration led by Planning Director, Chris Price, and his staff; as well as
SEND EMAILS – Planning Commission Zoning Text Amendment Vote April 20
When citizens pushed to have the Board of Supervisors’ resolution passed in August of last year, that resolution directed county Planning Staff to look at zoning which allowed data centers into Haymarket without any oversight. It has become clear that county zoning ordinances need to be
Press Release: BOCS Reaffirms Commitment to Help Unplug Amazon Extension Cord
BOCS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HELP UNPLUG AMAZON EXTENSION CORD Executive director says: ”Supervisors stayed the course and kept their commitment to progress, over plunder.” (The April 12 resolution was approved by County Board of Supervisors! See final resolution here: April 12 Resolution) Haymarket, Virginia (April
Final Resolution approved by the BOCS – April 12, 2016
MOTION: LAWSON April 12, 2016 Regular Meeting SECOND: CANDLAND Res. No. 16 – RE: AFFIRM INTENT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PUBLIC WITNESS IN THE HAYMARKET 230 kV TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION PROJECT AND COMMITMENT TO I-66 HYBRID OPTION; DIRECT COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO IDENTIFY AND
Easy Email to Board Supervisors – Approve April 12 Resolution
The County Board of Supervisors will vote next Tuesday, April 12 in a 2 PM session on a resolution being put forward by Supervisors Lawson and Candland (see below), outlining multiple actions for the Board to take as a Public Witness in the SCC proceedings
Be a Somebody
We recently figured out that there have only been 105 comments submitted online since 12/11/15, when the SCC established the on-line site for the Haymarket transmission and substation project. Surely we can do better than this! This project impacts thousands of us across the Haymarket,
Bull Run Observer – Some speakers hit on protecting property values and local landscape at second round of power line hearings
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz (Observer staff) The State Corporation Commission held its second day of hearings on Dominion Power’s Haymarket Substation and 230kV project on March 14 at 4:30 and 7:00. At 5:30, there had been approximately 50 people who signed up to testify, many
PWC BOCS Withdraws as Respondent
As you may have heard by now, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors (BOCS) has chosen to withdraw as a respondent from the SCC process for the Haymarket transmission line and substation project. What does this mean for the community? It means that now, more
SCC Local Hearings Testimony Documents
Documented testimony from the February 24th and March 14th SCC Local Hearings can be found at the SCC Haymarket project site: SCC Haymarket project Documents
Exciting Updates!
Kudos to Somerset Crossing and Heritage Hunt for their outstanding advocacy on adamantly insisting that the SCC process for the Haymarket transmission line and substation project be held in a fair and transparent manner! Their interventions have persuaded SCC Hearing Examiner Glenn Richardson to allow
Bull Run Observer: Group representatives like what they hear, as neighbors testify at first SCC hearing on power lines on Feb. 24
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz – Observer Staff The State Corporation Commission is holding hearings on the proposed Dominion (Virginia Power) Haymarket Substation and 230kV project. The first hearing was held on Feb. 24 at Battlefield High School. Residents were given the opportunity (to) testify in