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Fauquier Times: Data centers and electric vehicles will drive up Virginia electricity demand, UVA forecaster predicts
By Sarah Vogelsong Virginia Mercury May 5, 2021 Transmission lines leading to a electric substation in Charles City County. Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury Courtesy of the Virginia Mercury Demand for electricity is likely to balloon in Virginia over the next three decades as data centers flock to R
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Prince William Times: County pledges new protections for old cemeteries
County pledges new protections for old cemeteries | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo May 5, 2021 Frank and Dulany Washington answer questions from those assembled outside Oakrum Baptist church on Sunday, April 25, for an update on the cemeteries in Thoroughfare. Photo by Robin Read More
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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
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Supervisor Lawson: Rural Crescent Lives Another Day
Friends – Last night was proof that citizens who continue speaking out can make a difference! Thank you to everyone from across the county who came to all the meetings, wrote emails, spoke virtually, and especially those who heeded my call to come and speak Read More …
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Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: County board must consider drinking water impact before developing the rural crescent
LETTER: County board must consider drinking water impact before developing the rural crescent | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com We urge the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to obtain critical data and be more accountable prior to making land-use decisions that impact people and our enviro
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Just like the screaming Eagle, We ALL must show up for the Rural Crescent – May 4
A diverse community gathered to pay homage and respect to the formerly enslaved, the Native Americans, and the multitude of other souls buried at a documented historic cemetary which has recently been desecrated in Thoroughfare. While the group formed a circle to participate in an Read More …
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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 …
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InsideNOVA Editorial: Prince William board’s divisiveness is disappointing
April 24, 2021 As regular readers know, we weren’t big fans of former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair Corey Stewart. He always had his eye on higher office, and his Trump-like style and anti-immigrant rhetoric brought only unwanted attention to our community. When Read More …
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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 R
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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 …