LETTER: Data centers belong in industrial zones | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com
On a recent county land use poll, 71% of Prince William County residents responded mightily that they wanted to preserve rural land and historically sensitive areas! Why then are the Prince William County planners and Board of Supervisors even considering a data center development the size of TWO Reagan National Airports along Pageland Avenue in Gainesville?! The rural crescent will be forever changed, and the remaining green zone will be gone!
There is plenty of land ready and waiting in industrial areas such as Wellington Road, Balls Ford Road, south on Va. 234 and Interstate 66. These industrial zones are ready to be built upon NOW with water, sewer and electricity in place.
PUT THE DATA CENTERS WHERE THEY BELONG instead of impacting history, the environment and the watershed, which affects 2 million people, including those in Fairfax County!
Elaine Romanias
Gainesville