Month: February 2022
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Opinion: Something bad is happening in Gainesville – Prince William TImes
LETTER: Something bad is happening in Gainesville | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Something is happening in Gainesville, and it isn’t anything positive! Within the last two years, 15 Data Center buildings have been approved within three-quarter mile radius of Heritage Hunt, and there is the possi
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Letter: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied – Prince William Times
LETTER: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William Digital Gateway application is fraught with misconceptions and ignorance of the consequences, and this is unlikely to be an issue in isolation. If protecting our forests, parks, reservoirs a
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Opinion: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied – Prince William TImes
LETTER: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William Digital Gateway application is fraught with misconceptions and ignorance of the consequences, and this is unlikely to be an issue in isolation. If protecting our forests, parks, reservoirs a
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Opinion: No reason this part of the Rural Crescent can’t stay rural – Bull Run Observer
To the Editor: “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. They paved over paradise, put up a parking lot.” Joni Mitchell’s song lyrics echo in my head every time I drive by the recent development in Read More …
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Prince William Times: ‘Rural crescent’ no more? County proposes major changes in comprehensive plan update
‘Rural crescent’ no more? County proposes major changes in comprehensive plan update | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 4, 2022 Is this the end of Prince William County’s “rural crescent”? Prince William County planners have revealed their long-awaited comprehensi
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Bull Run Observer: Many speak at community meeting on data centers
By Randi Reid, February 4, 2022 About 70 Prince William County residents stated their views about a proposal to build data centers on Pageland Lane in Gainesville during a county-organized community meeting Jan. 27. The meeting, held at Beacon Hall on the Manassas campus of Read More …
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Letter: Data center plan lacks plan for climate change – Prince William Times
LETTER: Data center plan lacks plan for climate change | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William County Planning Office does not know how to plan. They have so misjudged how the citizens of this county feel about the PWC Digital Gateway that they had to Read More …
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Is this true? — QTS plans to desecrate Hallowed Ground?
(Apologies for another email so quickly, but we believe you would want to know this) The question at hand: Which data center company is willing to back the destruction of our historic and rural areas? This past Thursday (1/27/22), at a county informational meeting, QTS Read More …
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Virginia Tech: Researcher explores how proliferating data centers affect water supply in the United States
Researcher explores how proliferating data centers affect water supply in the United States | VTx | Virginia Tech By Courtney Sakry 2 FEB 2022 Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. Disney+. Hulu. The choices for streaming services are wide ranging, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people Read More …
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Sustainable? …Or off a cliff?
Communities across the county have been saying for months that the impacts of the homeowner-driven Pageland Application will have far reaching consequences. Thousands of Prince William County residents echo the concerns of Congresswoman Wexton: “I share the Superintendent’s concerns regarding the we