InsideNoVa: Prince William supervisors approve data center project along I-66

Prince William supervisors approve data center project along I-66 | Headlines | insidenova.com Affordable housing proffer sparks debate By Nolan Stout December 8, 2021 The proposed data center complex would be across U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia Gateway shopping center, just south of Interstate Read More …

Prince William Times: Rural crescent data center plan resurrects Bi-County Parkway debate

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/rural-crescent-data-center-plan-resurrects-bi-county-parkway-debate/article_be68288e-5331-11ec-9b54-039d26b2e59d.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 1, 2021 Updated 16 hrs ago  The proposed “PWC Digital Gateway” could open as many as 2,000 acres to future data centers in Prince William County’s “rural crescent,” including on land bordering the Manassas National Battlefield Park. The proposal Read More …

Talk about a Rising Tide!!

Bull Run Observer:  Gainesville Supervisor to Step Down? Letter to the Editor:  Reader critical of newspaper’s coverage – Bull Run Observer Bull Run Observer:  Heritage Hunt aftermath: controversy erupts over data centers in Pageland Lane area Bull Run Observer:  Heritage Hunt Town Hall attendees pose Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Gainesville Supervisor to step down?

by E. Bruce Davis Nov. 25, 2021 Gainesville Supervisor Pete Candland has been drawn into the controversy over whether the Pageland Lane area near Manassas National Battlefield Park should be developed for data centers. This is because the Candland family home is located on Pageland Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Heritage Hunt aftermath: controversy erupts over data centers in Pageland Lane area

by E. Bruce David Nov. 25, 2021 Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, was prophetic when she predicted at the Nov. 4 Town Hall meeting at Heritage Hunt on Proposed Data Centers, this was just the beginning of events Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Heritage Hunt Town Hall attendees pose questions, make suggestions on data centers

By: E. Bruce Davis November 25, 2021 After Kyle Hart, Kim Hosen, Bob Weir, and Elena Schlossberg concluded their presentations at the Nov. 4 Heritage Hunt Town Hall on Proposed Data Centers, nearly a dozen attendees posed questions and made suggestions regarding the proposed nearby Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Local speakers tell Heritage Hunt residents what data center development could bring to community

By E. Bruce Davis November 26, 2021 Four local speakers shared their knowledge and perspectives about Proposed Data Centers with about 80 residents of the Heritage Hunt community, at a Nov. 4 Town Hall at the clubhouse. Other residents observed virtually. The program has been Read More …

Impending Community Crisis: Data Centers

Dear Coalition supporters, If you feel like this is a game of high stakes whack-a-mole, you are correct. Not ONLY is the Planning Office, at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, considering data center proliferation throughout the Occoquan Watershed AND adjacent to National Parks, we Read More …

John Lewis Good Trouble Vigil – Karen Sheehan and Frank Washington

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1862492743940947&id=308232086033695 Karen Sheehan – John Lewis Good Trouble Vigil – 7/17/21 I grew up in Northern Virginia and have lived in Prince William County now for 22 years. I am so happy we have this beautiful place to share together today.  All of these fields Read More …

CALL TO ACTION: Another Data Center Transmission Line for Gainesville?!

It is now clear.  The only lesson learned from the chaos of the Haymarket Transmission line is that Prince William County government is prone to repeat the same mistakes.  We have another data center project proposed for the Gainesville district on the outskirts of the Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors vote to allow rural landowners to sell their development rights

Supervisors vote to allow rural landowners to sell their development rights | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti May 5, 2021 Members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors listen as residents speak about proposed changes to county land-use policies aimed at preserving more Read More …

More data centers, transmission line and substations for Haymarket/Gainesville

The Planning Commission voted on April 21 to approve a proposal for a 1.2M sq. ft. data center campus 1/2 mile from the southeast end of Haymarket.  The Village Place Technology Park of Gainesville along Rte. 55, adjacent to 222 homes in Village Place, will Read More …

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 …

Protect our National Parks – Protect our Drinking Water

With a 5-3 split vote, our Board of Supervisors approved the Independent Hill Small Area Plan, which includes removing forty acres from the Rural Crescent.  This vote has set the stage for incompatible industrial blight next to our National Parks.  We know from recent articles that Read More …

Elena Schlossberg: Haymarket Transmission Line fight lessons should not be ignored

From: elena s Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 1:59 PM To: Wheeler, Ann <awheeler@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Victor S. <VSAngry@pwcgov.org>; peter candland <pcandland@pwcgov.org>; yvega@pwcgov.org; mfranklin@pwcgov.org; kboddye@pwcgov.org; abailey@pwcgov.org; Lawson, Jeanine M. <JLawson@pwcgov.org>; CMWinn@pwcgov.org; Chris Martino <cmartino@pwcgov.org>; pagrawal@pwcgov.org; Horner, Rebecca <RHorner@pwcgov.org>; Robl, Michelle R. <mrobl@pwcgov.org> Subject: Haymarket Transmission Line Read More …

Elena Schlossberg: Economic Development

From: elena s Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 11:52 AM To: Winn, Christina M. <CMWinn@pwcgov.org> Cc: Agrawal, Parag <pagrawal@pwcgov.org>; kd >> Kim Hosen <kdhosen@gmail.com>; Wheeler, Ann <awheeler@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Victor S. <VSAngry@pwcgov.org>; Franklin, Margaret <mfranklin@pwcgov.org>; Boddye, Kenny <kboddye@pwcgov.org>; Vega, Yesli <yvega@pwcgov.org>; Candland, Peter <PCandland@pwcgov.org>; Lawson, Jeanine Read More …