Inside NoVa: Citizens file lawsuit against Prince William County chair, supervisors over Digital Gateway vote

Citizens file lawsuit against Prince William County chair, supervisors over Digital Gateway vote | Headlines | insidenova.com

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Opponents outside the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting ahead of a public hearing and vote on the PW Digital Gateway project.

A group of Gainesville residents is asking a Prince William County judge to overturn approval of the PW Digital Gateway.

Roger Yackel, Roger Miller and Gainesville Citizens for Smart Growth filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Board of County Supervisors, Chair Ann Wheeler and Supervisor Pete Candland.

The lawsuit focuses on the board’s Nov. 1 vote to approve an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to create the data center complex.

“[T]he desire of the County to reap funds from the data center industry does not justify the overreaching scope of the [Comprehensive Plan amendment],” the lawsuit says.

The board voted to approve the guidelines for the project after a more than nine-hour public hearing and a roughly 14-hour meeting.

Read the full lawsuit here:

Nolan Stout covers Prince William County. Reach him at nstout@insidenova.com or @TheNolanStout on Facebook and Twitter.