Video: Press Conference – Rural Area Resolution
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Rural Area Resolution
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Video & Presentations from PWCA Rural Area Incentives Forum
http://pwconserve.org/ruralcrescent/update_forum2019.html Presentations from PWCA’s September 30 2019 Forum: A Community Conversation on Rural Area Incentives with Countywide Benefits: PDR, TDR, and Conservation Easements. Click here to watch the forum online. Click on the boxes below to view the presentations. Speaker Shelley S. Mastran, is a
InsideNOVA: Planning staff suggest new rules for Rural Crescent in Prince William County
https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/planning-staff-suggest-new-rules-for-rural-crescent-in-prince/article_230f4dbc-e142-11e9-92aa-57e96d3b793a.html Proposals look beyond strict zoning and targets dedicated preservation BY EMILY SIDES, esides@insidenova.com Sep 27, 2019 After receiving more than 700 comments from residents this summer, the county’s planning staff made recommendations Tuesday on what kind of development could be allowed in the Rural
Prince William Times: Guest Opinion: The Rural Crescent: Uniquely Prince William’s Legacy
By Elena Schlossberg September 25, 2019 Some would say the heated debate surrounding the rural preservation plan has been an exercise in futility. We disagree. Instead, there has been clarity. Community comments in writing and at meetings consistently show overwhelming support for maintaining the current rural crescent
Prince William Times: County planning staff details rural crescent zoning recommendation
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-planning-staff-to-detail-its-rural-crescent-zoning-recommendation/article_d4f2f73c-df02-11e9-aa09-6393b1eaed2d.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 24, 2019 Updated Sep 26, 2019 The Prince William Planning Department has released its recommendations for changes to the county’s rural crescent that could add about 475 additional homes in the rural area while sending more than
Jeanine Lawson: Rural Plan – Call to Action
Fellow Residents, Thank you to all the people who have stayed engaged on the Rural Crescent. The battle to protect the rural area rages on. Citizens from the east and west were clear at our joint town hall that they want to preserve the rural
Learn about Credible Incentives vs the Rural Crescent Shell Games
This week’s iteration of the Planning Office Rural “Preservation” Plan is still a “Development” Plan. They have just played more shell games. Their most current Sept. 17, 2019 recommendations can be accessed here. Some of the initial highlights, after a preliminary review: The Planning Office’s
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Planning Office Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan
Tuesday, September 24 Planning Office – Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan 5:30 – 8:30 PM Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle Manassas (Public input at the meeting may not be permitted – see below) Planning Office notices about this meeting previously described
Jeanine Lawson: Rural Crescent Proposed Changes
Rural Crescent Proposed Changes PW County Planning staff started the process to update our county Comprehensive Plan last year. The Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) directed them to research tools that would be helpful in preserving open space. With the pressures of growth in the area, it
Pete Candland: Let’s Stand Together
…I wanted to remind folks of the serious threat we continue to face in protecting our rural areas. Preserving and protecting our Rural Crescent is essential to the quality of life of every family in Prince William County. The Rural Crescent is our community’s
Prince William Times: Letter to the Editor – Rural Crescent must promote smart growth, not dumb development
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/rural-crescent-must-promote-smart-growth-not-dumb-development/article_8a91949e-c1e0-11e9-95ff-130b0507020d.html#utm_source=princewilliamtimes.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1566243006&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Kim Hosen August 18, 2019 According to the Prince William County website, the board of supervisors directed the planning office to “conduct research on appropriate planning tools to help in the preservation of open space in rural areas.” Their first step was to
Derecho Blog: The Planning Office Shows its True Colors (And its Jackboots)
The Planning Office Shows Its True Colors (And Its Jackboots) Those heavily engaged and knowledgeable residents who attended both the June 24 and July 30 Public Input Meetings regarding the Rural Area, are probably not terribly surprised at the tactics employed by the Planning Office
Pete Candland: The Fight Against PWC tax increases
Dear Friends, I apologize for interrupting your summer, but I felt it was important that you hear what happened during our meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. On Tuesday, in a split vote, the Board of County Supervisors narrowly approved a Mobility
The Derecho Blog: The BOCS and County Attorney Put ALL Residents at Risk
The BOCS And County Attorney Put ALL Residents At Risk Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. My personal ethical standards were too high to pursue a legal career when that was an option and
Prince William Times Guest Opinion: Board action needed to clean up Tough Mudder mess
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-board-action-needed-to-clean-up-tough-mudder/article_0bed2446-95da-11e9-98bf-2fbbb21b8c50.html By Elena Schlossberg The recent Tough Mudder event permitted by the Prince William County Parks and Recreation Department at Silver Lake Park underscores the need to place this park in a conservation easement with strict enforceable guidelines. It is distressing that the parks director,
Prince William Times Opinion: Around Prince William: You have to ‘connect the dots’
Around Prince William: You have to ‘connect the dots’ | Columnists | insidenova.com
Prince William Times: Candland – Tough Mudder won’t return to Silver Lake Park
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/candland-tough-mudder-won-t-return-to-silver-lake-park/article_126ecdf8-83bd-11e9-93a4-7b348b541eab.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer May 31, 2019 Prince William County Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said this year would be the first and last for Tough Mudder at Silver Lake Park outside Haymarket. The “Mudderhorn” has been erected at Silver Lake Park in
Prince William Times Guest Opinion: In defense of Prince William’s Rural Crescent
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-in-defense-of-prince-william-s-rural-crescent/article_92cceea0-3f7d-11e9-8cb9-4ba882ae88b4.html Once again, Prince William residents find themselves fighting to protect the best land-use tool in Northern Virginia, the county’s “rural crescent.” This urban growth boundary was designed to ensure investment of critical infrastructure dollars in the “development areas” of the county, as opposed to
HB 2469 Voted Down in Subcommittee
Once again, this community stepped up when you needed to. Unfortunately, in spite of over 430 emails which our community sent asking the delegates to vote YES, Delegate Roem’s bill HB 2469 did NOT make it out of the subcommittee. Some folks from our area