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
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
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
The following is the statement of Delegate Bob Marshall who is in Richmond for the General Assembly Session and unable to attend this hearing in person. “Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they
The following is Delegate Bob Marshall’s response to the State Corporation Commission Division of Information Resources Director Director Kenneth Schrad concerning the scheduling of the hearing dates. Dear Mr. Schrad: Your response to my request that the SCC pick different hearing dates for the proposed
REGARDING THE DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER GAINESVILLE-HAYMARKET TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION, STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION APPLICATION PUE-2015-00107 WHEREAS, Dominion Virginia Power has proposed an overhead route for a new 230 kilovolt(kV) double circuit transmission line, extending approximately six miles from Gainesville to a new substation west of
Come See Us at Haymarket Day and Visit our Booth! Saturday Sept 19, from 9AM to 4PM Haymarket Day is Haymarket’s biggest event with a parade, booths and vendors, crafts, artwork, children’s activities, food and live music! Come check it out; we’d love to see you! townofhaymarket.org/index.php/events/haymarket-day
From Haymarket Beat The following is a letter to Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos. It was sent by The Coalition to Protect Prince William County and distributed to local media outlets. Dear Mr. Bezos, The purpose of this letter is to address with you a situation
Prince William County Resolution to Support Protection of Private Property, Historical Resources and Commercial Interests from Potential Negative Impacts of New High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines
Send your own letter to Amazon and Jeff Bezos Subject: Inappropriately Placed Data Center Will Harm Residents and Community in Haymarket/Gainesville, VA Dear Mr. Bezos, The purpose of this letter is to address with you a situation that involves Amazon and individuals being harmed by choices
Dear Friends: I wanted to let you know that Dominion has completed its phase one studies and has released updated information about the Haymarket 230kv Power Line project. They have also scheduled a hearing on the proposed lines. Dominion has removed several of the previous
On June 24th, the Coalition to Protect Prince William County received an update from Dominion Virginia Power. Supervisor Pete Candland has sent out an email about the update (included below) with many details. Dominion Virginia Power is taking the next step for the proposed Haymarket 230
Dear Neighbor, I am very pleased to report to you that Dominion Power has completed the first phase of its studies on various routes for the construction of the Haymarket 230 kV Transmission and Substation Project, and Dominion will recommend to the State Corporation (SCC)
The Coalition commends Supervisor Candland for taking a bold stand to protect the citizens in the Haymarket and greater Gainesville area from the imminent threat of massive overhead transmission lines intended to feed one customer, Amazon. His “Statement of Opposition” message is included below. Dominion Virginia
The Coalition is very pleased that Chairman Stewart has taken a leadership role and begun the process to actually put forth a resolution that has some real teeth in it! It isn’t enough to hear platitudes of support for the I66 hybrid option. The citizens deserve to
Earth Day in Haymarket was huge success. Thank you to our fabulous volunteers who made this happen! Not only did we raise some money, but we had several dozen new people sign the petition. Clearly many people were aware our whole community efforts, but
Dear Prince William Constituents: Once again an issue has arisen that deeply concerns many of my constituents in the Gainesviile area; Dominion’s proposed Haymarket 230kV Line & Substation Project. Over the last several weeks, I have talked to many of you regarding what course of
(3/9/15 NOTE: Heritage Hunt leadership requested an addition to the financial impact section below) On March 1st 2015, The Coalition To Protect Prince William County sent the following letter to Dominion Power Executives: Thomas Farrell, Robert M. Blue, Charles Penn, Travis Cutler and Greg Mathe. Dear Mr. Farrell, Mr. Blue, Mr.
Recently a small Coalition team visited with Senator Kaine’s legislative aides. We wanted to share how the impending threat of the Haymarket transmission line to power the Amazon data center would permanently scar the legacy of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground. We asked Chairman Stewart to send letter
… As you are aware, the Commission is required to determine that the line is needed and that the corridor or route the line is to follow will reasonably minimize adverse impacts on the scenic assets, historic districts and environment of the area concerned. Dominion