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Action Alert: Protect Prince William Forest Park from Encroachment by Development On Tuesday, March 16, Prince Williams Board of County Supervisors will decide whether to allow construction of a data center campus within the Congressional boundary of Prince William Forest Park. This would negatively
Friends – On Tuesday night, Chair Ann Wheeler launched another assault on the Rural Crescent by opening the door to discussing intensive commercial and industrial development in this area. She is not alone. Supervisors Angry (Neabsco), Bailey (Potomac), Boddye (Occoquan), and Franklin (Woodbridge), led by
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/prince-william-forest-park-raises-concerns-over-independent-hill-development-plan/article_961f8848-8354-11eb-96df-3734949f5a81.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 12, 2021 Prince William Forest Park sign file photo Prince William Forest Park officials are raising concerns about a controversial plan to allow new office and industrial development near the border of the 14,000-acre park that could
Dear Neighbor, At 7:30pm on Tuesday evening the Board will vote on a CPA for the Independent Hill Small Area Plan along Route 234 and Bristow Road. Unfortunately, county planners decided to build this plan within the Coles and Potomac magisterial districts, making this the
The county Board of Supervisors is voting next Tuesday, March 16, on the Independent Hill Small Area Plan. Included in this plan is a proposal to locate data centers within the legislative boundaries of Prince William Forest National Park, inside the Rural Crescent! Take action now
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/supervisors-move-to-ease-restrictions-for-mixed-use-transit-oriented-development/article_960ac6aa-81a7-11eb-9958-774d68f856e6.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 10, 2021 Updated Mar 10, 2021 An artist’s rendering included in Prince William County’s North Woodbridge small area plan depicting what a new mixed-use development slated for the area might look like. The Prince William Board of County Supervisors
Most of the newly elected Supervisors to our County Board are seeking ways to dismantle what we have fought so hard to protect. The suggestions they are floating threaten our pocketbooks, our National Parks, our Rural Crescent, our water supply, our historical and other critical
From: elena s Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 1:59 PM To: Wheeler, Ann <awheeler@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Victor S. <VSAngry@pwcgov.org>; peter candland <pcandland@pwcgov.org>; yvega@pwcgov.org; mfranklin@pwcgov.org; kboddye@pwcgov.org; abailey@pwcgov.org; Lawson, Jeanine M. <JLawson@pwcgov.org>; CMWinn@pwcgov.org; Chris Martino <cmartino@pwcgov.org>; pagrawal@pwcgov.org; Horner, Rebecca <RHorner@pwcgov.org>; Robl, Michelle R. <mrobl@pwcgov.org> Subject: Haymarket Transmission Line
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-to-look-for-more-land-for-data-centers-including-in-the-rural-crescent/article_80280700-803d-11eb-9dfc-4767b2594052.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 8, 2021 Updated Mar 8, 2021 Prince William is among the counties with the largest concentration of data centers in the commonwealth. The huge, windowless, box-shaped buildings house computer systems critical for running the internet. Several have been constructed
Dear Friends, As we are all aware, the Virginia State and PW County health officials continue to work on vaccine access and stopping spread of COVID-19. I know this has been a complicated and frustrating process for many, with many changes to registration and availability.
From: elena s Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 11:52 AM To: Winn, Christina M. <CMWinn@pwcgov.org> Cc: Agrawal, Parag <pagrawal@pwcgov.org>; kd >> Kim Hosen <kdhosen@gmail.com>; Wheeler, Ann <awheeler@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Victor S. <VSAngry@pwcgov.org>; Franklin, Margaret <mfranklin@pwcgov.org>; Boddye, Kenny <kboddye@pwcgov.org>; Vega, Yesli <yvega@pwcgov.org>; Candland, Peter <PCandland@pwcgov.org>; Lawson, Jeanine
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/exclusive-massive-800-acre-data-center-deal-proposed-for-rural-crescent/article_b09c1858-7b8e-11eb-91bd-e7a7552f8c17.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Mar 2, 2021 Updated Mar 2, 2021 An 800-acre data center campus, dubbed the “PWC Digital Gateway,” is under discussion for a string of properties in Prince William County’s “rural crescent” on land bordering the Manassas National Battlefield Park.courtesy photo/Roger
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-there-are-many-good-reasons-to-keep-the-rural-crescent/article_d9a935a8-7839-11eb-adde-1bc658ef950e.html Twenty-two years ago Prince William Supervisors recognized that development area residents were struggling with ever increasing traffic, overcrowded schools and vanishing green open space. To help address the problem, they adopted a smart-growth tool, known today as the “rural crescent.” This initiative was intended
Access all available Rural Preservation Study documents at PWC Planning Office site: here
https://eservice.pwcgov.org/documents/bocs/agendas/2021/0216/14-E.pdf http://eservice.pwcgov.org/planning/documents/CPU/AgritourismArtsOverlayDistrictDRAFT.pdf MOTION: February 16, 2021 Regular Meeting SECOND: Ord. No. 21- RE: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT #DPA2016-00007, AGRITOURISM AND ARTS OVERLAY DISTRICT – COUNTYWIDE ACTION: WHEREAS, on May 20, 2014, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (Board) in Resolution Number (Res. No.) 14-353 initiated
https://ggwash.org/view/amp/72127 HOUSINGBy Jaclene Begley (Guest Contributor), Leah Brooks (Guest Contributor), Brian McCabe (Contributor), Jenny Schuetz (Guest Contributor) May 16, 2019 14 comments Moon rise over DC by thisisbossi used with permission. Walk through downtown Washington, DC these days, and it looks like we’re in a construction boom. Cranes tower in the background of Nationals
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-supervisors-ok-new-rules-aimed-at-boosting-local-agritourism/article_e505d412-7157-11eb-96e7-fb77d58b1252.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 17, 2021 A view of the tulip fields at Burnside Farms, an agritourism pick-your-own flower farm in Nokesville. More farm stands, hayrides and breweries could be on the horizon for Prince William County. The Prince William
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/in-the-rural-crescent-debate-some-see-conservation-others-see-exclusion/article_e203729a-7217-11eb-b00b-bb600d8796bf.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 18, 2021 Who’s left out of the ‘rural crescent?’ Prince William County’s rural area, known as the ‘rural crescent,’ is home to small farms, like the one on the left on Aden Road, as well as new
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-prince-william-countys-solar-approval-process-needs-improvement/article_4559a170-6fca-11eb-a359-d7c150fed82e.html#tncms-source=login Prince William County homeowners have no current county or state incentives to install renewable energy solar systems. If, in spite of this, they do choose to install a solar system, navigating the current county process is a true disincentive. The process is too expensive and
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