Year: 2019
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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 R
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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 Read More …
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Citizen Engagement Makes a Difference
TO: Bill Milne (occoquanpc@gmail.com) ; Fry, Rene ; riccar1110@aol.com ; Don Taylor ; Patti McKay Planning Commission ; Bruce Holley ; abh.issues@gmail.com
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Rural Crescent Town Hall – September 16
Rural Crescent Town Hall Monday, September 16 7 PM Stonewall Jackson High School Auditorium 8820 Rixlew Lane, Manassas Please come to the town hall and demonstrate your support for the Rural Crescent. We need to keep our green – in our pockets, and in our Read More …
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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 Read Mor
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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 Read More …
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Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation UPDATE
Dominion Energy is hosting a meeting regarding the Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation project: INFORMATIONAL MEETING Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 6 – 8 p.m. Battlefield High School Cafeteria 15000 Graduation Drive Haymarket, Virginia 20169 (drop by anytime during these hours) Access full details here
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NEW DEADLINE: Aug. 31 for comments on the Rural Crescent Plan
Following continuous and vocal pressure for more time to review and submit comments on the Rural Area “Preservation” Study, the Planning Office has agreed to extend the public comment period to the end of August. Under the guise of saving open space, the various proposals Read More …
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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 Hose
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Send Email: Let’s Really Preserve the Rural Crescent
View the contents of the message by clicking on “Read or Edit the Petition” in the yellow banner at the top of the form below. Personalize your own message by entering your changes directly into the text of the message. Your personal input and story will Read More …