Prince William Times: Letter to the Editor – Rural Crescent must promote smart growth, not dumb development

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/rural-crescent-must-promote-smart-growth-not-dumb-development/article_8a91949e-c1e0-11e9-95ff-130b0507020d.html#utm_source=princewilliamtimes.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1566243006&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Kim Hosen August 18, 2019 According to the Prince William County website, the board of supervisors directed the planning office to “conduct research on appropriate planning tools to help in the preservation of open space in rural areas.” Their first step was to Read More …

Prince William Times Guest Opinion: Board action needed to clean up Tough Mudder mess

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-board-action-needed-to-clean-up-tough-mudder/article_0bed2446-95da-11e9-98bf-2fbbb21b8c50.html By Elena Schlossberg The recent Tough Mudder event permitted by the Prince William County Parks and Recreation Department at Silver Lake Park underscores the need to place this park in a conservation easement with strict enforceable guidelines. It is distressing that the parks director, Read More …

Prince William Times: Candland – Tough Mudder won’t return to Silver Lake Park

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/candland-tough-mudder-won-t-return-to-silver-lake-park/article_126ecdf8-83bd-11e9-93a4-7b348b541eab.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer May 31, 2019 Prince William County Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said this year would be the first and last for Tough Mudder at Silver Lake Park outside Haymarket. The “Mudderhorn” has been erected at Silver Lake Park in Read More …

Prince William Times Guest Opinion: In defense of Prince William’s Rural Crescent

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-in-defense-of-prince-william-s-rural-crescent/article_92cceea0-3f7d-11e9-8cb9-4ba882ae88b4.html Once again, Prince William residents find themselves fighting to protect the best land-use tool in Northern Virginia, the county’s “rural crescent.” This urban growth boundary was designed to ensure investment of critical infrastructure dollars in the “development areas” of the county, as opposed to Read More …