InsideNOVA: Coalition tries to preserve historic Western Prince William cemetaries

Coalition tries to preserve historic western Prince William cemeteries | Headlines | insidenova.com By Jared Foretek Apr 23, 2021 Updated Apr 23, 2021 This gate was recently installed by a property owner near land that includes two cemeteries in the Thoroughfare community   Members of the historic Read More …

Fauquier/Prince William Times: ‘Even in death, they have to fight for a name’

‘Even in death, they have to fight for a name’ | News | princewilliamtimes.com Some worry historically Black and Native American cemeteries in Thoroughfare are threatened by development, a claim landowners deny By Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo Apr 12, 2021 Updated May 5, 2021 People hold Read More …

WTOP: A small Virginia town fights to save historic cemetaries of former slaves

A small Virginia town fights to save historic cemeteries of former slaves | WTOP Melissa Howell | mhowell@wtop.com April 11, 2021, 9:49 AM A pair of Thoroughfare, Va., cemeteries are now facing encroachment issues by developers. (Courtesy Coalition to Save Historic Thoroughfare via Facebook)  Courtesy Coalition to Read More …

Prince William Times: Opinion: Don’t let data centers ruin what makes Prince William unique

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-don-t-let-data-centers-ruin-what-makes-prince-william-unique/article_24c41b38-93a7-11eb-90b8-172619a6357e.html By Elena Schlossberg April 2, 2021 Elena Schlossberg   Setting us apart from every county in the state of Virginia, the expanse of Prince William County’s landscape stretches from the Bull Run mountains to the tidal basin of the Potomac River. Our county leadership Read More …

Loudoun Times: Loudoun Supervisors deny Goose Creek Overlook’s 238-housing project after earlier support

https://www.loudountimes.com/news/loudoun-supervisors-deny-goose-creek-overlooks-238-housing-project-after-earlier-support/article_63cf0426-871a-11eb-ab19-7f0eb6ed1c94.html By Nathaniel Cline ncline@loudountimes.com Mar 17, 2021 Updated Mar 19, 2021 1 of 2 The Goose Creek Outlook property is located south of Dulles Greenway, on both sides of Sycolin Road (Route 625), along the east banks of Goose Creek. Courtesy Image Protestors held signs to save Read More …

Prince William Times: Prince William Forest Park raises concerns over Independent Hill development plan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/prince-william-forest-park-raises-concerns-over-independent-hill-development-plan/article_961f8848-8354-11eb-96df-3734949f5a81.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer   Mar 12, 2021 Prince William Forest Park sign   file photo Prince William Forest Park officials are raising concerns about a controversial plan to allow new office and industrial development near the border of the 14,000-acre park that could Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors move to ease restrictions for mixed-use, transit-oriented development

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/supervisors-move-to-ease-restrictions-for-mixed-use-transit-oriented-development/article_960ac6aa-81a7-11eb-9958-774d68f856e6.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 10, 2021 Updated Mar 10, 2021 An artist’s rendering included in Prince William County’s North Woodbridge small area plan depicting what a new mixed-use development slated for the area might look like. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors Read More …

Prince William Times: County to look for more land for data centers, including in the ‘rural crescent’

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-to-look-for-more-land-for-data-centers-including-in-the-rural-crescent/article_80280700-803d-11eb-9dfc-4767b2594052.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 8, 2021 Updated Mar 8, 2021 Prince William is among the counties with the largest concentration of data centers in the commonwealth. The huge, windowless, box-shaped buildings house computer systems critical for running the internet. Several have been constructed Read More …

Prince William Times: EXCLUSIVE: Massive 800-acre data center deal proposed for ‘rural crescent’

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/exclusive-massive-800-acre-data-center-deal-proposed-for-rural-crescent/article_b09c1858-7b8e-11eb-91bd-e7a7552f8c17.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 2, 2021 Updated Mar 2, 2021 An 800-acre data center campus, dubbed the “PWC Digital Gateway,” is under discussion for a string of properties in Prince William County’s “rural crescent” on land bordering the Manassas National Battlefield Park.courtesy photo/Roger Read More …

Prince William Times: Guest Opinion: There are many good reasons to keep the rural crescent

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-there-are-many-good-reasons-to-keep-the-rural-crescent/article_d9a935a8-7839-11eb-adde-1bc658ef950e.html Twenty-two years ago Prince William Supervisors recognized that development area residents were struggling with ever increasing traffic, overcrowded schools and vanishing green open space. To help address the problem, they adopted a smart-growth tool, known today as the “rural crescent.” This initiative was intended Read More …

Agritourism and Arts Overlay District (AAOD) – Resolution 02/16/21

https://eservice.pwcgov.org/documents/bocs/agendas/2021/0216/14-E.pdf http://eservice.pwcgov.org/planning/documents/CPU/AgritourismArtsOverlayDistrictDRAFT.pdf MOTION: February 16, 2021 Regular Meeting SECOND: Ord. No. 21- RE: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT #DPA2016-00007, AGRITOURISM AND ARTS OVERLAY DISTRICT – COUNTYWIDE ACTION: WHEREAS, on May 20, 2014, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (Board) in Resolution Number (Res. No.) 14-353 initiated Read More …

Greater Greater Washington: The region has built a lot of housing – but not enough, and not in the right places

https://ggwash.org/view/amp/72127 HOUSINGBy Jaclene Begley (Guest Contributor), Leah Brooks (Guest Contributor), Brian McCabe (Contributor), Jenny Schuetz (Guest Contributor) May 16, 2019 14 comments   Moon rise over DC by thisisbossi used with permission. Walk through downtown Washington, DC these days, and it looks like we’re in a construction boom. Cranes tower in the background of Nationals Read More …

Prince William Times: County supervisors OK new rules aimed at boosting local agritourism

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-supervisors-ok-new-rules-aimed-at-boosting-local-agritourism/article_e505d412-7157-11eb-96e7-fb77d58b1252.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 17, 2021 A view of the tulip fields at Burnside Farms, an agritourism pick-your-own flower farm in Nokesville.   More farm stands, hayrides and breweries could be on the horizon for Prince William County.  The Prince William Read More …

Prince William Times: In the ‘rural crescent’ debate, some see conservation, others see exclusion

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/in-the-rural-crescent-debate-some-see-conservation-others-see-exclusion/article_e203729a-7217-11eb-b00b-bb600d8796bf.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 18, 2021 Who’s left out of the ‘rural crescent?’ Prince William County’s rural area, known as the ‘rural crescent,’ is home to small farms, like the one on the left on Aden Road, as well as new Read More …

Prince William Times Opinion: Prince William County’s solar approval process needs improvement

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-prince-william-countys-solar-approval-process-needs-improvement/article_4559a170-6fca-11eb-a359-d7c150fed82e.html#tncms-source=login Prince William County homeowners have no current county or state incentives to install renewable energy solar systems. If, in spite of this, they do choose to install a solar system, navigating the current county process is a true disincentive. The process is too expensive and Read More …

Prince William Times: Democratic supervisors open to more homes, industrial uses in the ‘rural crescent’

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/democratic-supervisors-open-to-more-homes-industrial-uses-in-the-rural-crescent/article_2542edd4-619b-11eb-918e-1fccd42bd995.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jan 28, 2021 Updated Feb 1, 2021 An aerial view of one place where the county’s protected “rural crescent” buts up against development in western Prince William. Roger Snyder Following a controversial party-line vote to approve a 99-home development in Read More …

InsideNoVa: Planners table proposal for new hotels near Haymarket

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/planners-table-proposal-for-new-hotels-near-haymarket/article_063f01de-68a3-11eb-8871-3b4835a0ce34.html By Nolan Stout Feb 6, 2021 The proposed Centre at Haymarket would be between John Marshall Highway and Interstate 66 just west of the town of Haymarket.  Prince William County planners have pushed off approval of a proposed development near Haymarket over traffic concerns. Read More …

InsideNoVa: ‘Rural Crescent’ out to pasture? Board majority seems willing to eliminate tightest controls

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/rural-crescent-out-to-pasture/article_0fc77c4c-6711-11eb-b261-ef9ee6af8579.html By Jared Foretek Feb 4, 2021 In clearing the way for a 99-home development in what’s known as Prince William County’s “Rural Crescent” last month, Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors have signaled a willingness to do away with some of the tightest Read More …