The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot...Nothing is going to get better...It's not - The Lorax
EDITOR’S NOTE: The June 2 edition of the Bull Run Observer had already gone to press when on June 1, Prince William Board of County Supervisors held a public hearing on the State Corporation Commission’s proposal that the board lift open space and easement restrictions
Following the June 5 Board of Supervisors response, rejecting either route choice offered by the SCC, Dominion formally requested the Carver Rd. route for the Haymarket data center transmission line. See their June 5 letter to the SCC here: VEPCO Update to Commission (PUE-2015-00107) Request
Following a June 1 Special Meeting attended by citizens from across the county, the Board of Supervisors formally rejected either route choice put forward by the SCC (Railroad or Carver Rd.) for the Haymarket data center project, substation, and transmission line. See their letter to
Inside NoVa: Supervisors reject both routes for power lines at Haymarket data By Alex Koma, akoma@insidenova.com June 2, 2017 Nathan Grayson’s plot of land off Carver Road in Gainesville has been in his family for four generations, dating back to the days when African Americans
By Terri I. Erwin-Fitz June 2, 2017 On May 17, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, sent a letter regarding the Midwood Data Center Project, the data center being built by Amazon, to Marshall Smith, chief with the Northern Section of the U.S.
Inside NoVa – Amazon data center, Dominion power line under federal scrutiny Amazon data center, Dominion power line under federal scrutiny By: Alex Koma, akoma@insidenova.com June 1, 2017 A pair of federal agencies could soon delay the construction of a controversial data center in Haymarket,
PWC: SCC Encourages Board support Railroad Route
This video gives us much to think about and speak up against:
InsideNoVa By Alex Koma, akoma@insidenova.com, April 12, 2017 Roger Snyder/For InsideNoVa.com The route in yellow had been preferred by the county, but rejected by state regulators. An alternative proposal is expected to focus on access from the railroad tracks nearby. State regulators are rejecting
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2017/04/11/new-power-line-amazon-may-run-railroads-despite-opposition Map of proposed electric line routes for an expanded Amazon data center in Haymarket, Virginia, as drawn by Dominion Power in 2015. by Scott Fulton III on April 11, 2017 The Virginia State Corporation Commission cleared the way last Thursday for the state’s largest
Richmond Times Dispatch By: Robert Zullo Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, has been accustomed to an uphill battle in the group’s fight against a proposed Dominion Virginia Power electric transmission line that will primarily serve an Amazon data
Va. regulators punt power line decision to Prince William Co. By: Mike Murillo, WTOP April 7, 2017 WASHINGTON — Virginia state regulators have given the green light to a plan to construct high voltage power lines in Haymarket but the conditional approval also requires Dominion
State Corporation Commission (SCC) Puts Profits Over People, Property, Process Executive director says: “SCC shows it’s in the business of politics and economic development, not oversight.” Haymarket, Virginia (April 7, 2017) – The Coalition to Protect Prince William County received yesterday’s announcement from the SCC
It’s All for the Money Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has made the case for a constitutional lawsuit against itself, Amazon and Dominion Power by their approval of two electric transmission routes (Railroad and Carver Road) to serve Jeff Bezos’s Amazon Haymarket data center, and their
Read the full text of SCC Commissioner Ruling: SCC Commissioner Ruling – PUE-2015-00107 Interim Order 040617
Bluebell Festival – Merrimac Farm
“Now Let Us Have Our Way And Be Gone” “Now Let Us Have Our Way And Be Gone”, a quote from Senator Stanley (R-Brylcreem) largely sums the problems many have with the Imperial Clown Show. Me thinks Senator Stanley doth protest too much. Senator Stanley’s
2/16/17: Link to video of Senate: Debate on HB1766 begins at 2:27:20, Sen. Stanley’s rant begins at 2:30:00 and the bill passes at 2:34:30 http://virginia-senate.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=1681
http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/dominion-underground-line-bill-appalachian-bill-bypassing-local-zoning-clear/article_eb5460f0-f0d3-5832-823c-d13505851fe7.html By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch February 14, 2017 The House of Delegates’ Commerce and Labor Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would direct the State Corporation Commission to view Dominion Virginia Power’s pricey plans to bury some of its outage-prone lines in a more favorable
http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/general-assembly-bill-to-clear-up-language-has-some-worried/article_9f5a3d8a-efcf-11e6-b51d-df02fde786fa.html By Alex Koma akoma@insidenova.com Feb 10, 2017 A seemingly obscure bill making its way through the General Assembly has caught the attention of Prince William County lawmakers and environmental advocates alike, as concerns grow that the legislation could end up affecting the controversial