Karen Sheehan

Prince William Times: County planning staff details rural crescent zoning recommendation

Posted onSeptember 24, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-planning-staff-to-detail-its-rural-crescent-zoning-recommendation/article_d4f2f73c-df02-11e9-aa09-6393b1eaed2d.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 24, 2019 Updated Sep 26, 2019 The Prince William Planning Department has released its recommendations for changes to the county’s rural crescent that could add about 475 additional homes in the rural area while sending more than Read More …

Jeanine Lawson: Rural Plan – Call to Action

Posted onSeptember 23, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Fellow Residents, Thank you to all the people who have stayed engaged on the Rural Crescent. The battle to protect the rural area rages on. Citizens from the east and west were clear at our joint town hall that they want to preserve the rural Read More …

Learn about Credible Incentives vs the Rural Crescent Shell Games

Posted onSeptember 20, 2019March 20, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

This week’s iteration of the Planning Office Rural “Preservation” Plan is still a “Development” Plan. They have just played more shell games. Their most current Sept. 17, 2019 recommendations can be accessed here. Some of the initial highlights, after a preliminary review: The Planning Office’s Read More …

Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Planning Office Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan

Posted onSeptember 19, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Tuesday, September 24 Planning Office – Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan 5:30 – 8:30 PM Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle Manassas (Public input at the meeting may not be permitted – see below) Planning Office notices about this meeting previously described Read More …

Citizen Engagement Makes a Difference

Posted onSeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

TO: Bill Milne (occoquanpc@gmail.com) <occoquanpc@gmail.com>; Fry, Rene <PotomacPC@verizon.net>; riccar1110@aol.com <riccar1110@aol.com>; Don Taylor <windyknoll2@gmail.com>; Patti McKay Planning Commission <pattimckay@msn.com>; Bruce Holley <ebholley@gmail.com>; abh.issues@gmail.com <abh.issues@gmail.com>; planningwoodbrige@gmailcom <planningwoodbrige@gmail.com> CC: Horner, Rebecca <RHorner@pwcgov.org>; Donohoe, Stephen L. <sdonohoe@pwcgov.org>; corey <cstewart@pwcgov.org>; Lawson, Jeanine M. <JLawson@pwcgov.org>; peter candland <pcandland@pwcgov.org>; randerson@pwcgov.org <randerson@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Read More …

Rural Crescent Town Hall – September 16

Posted onSeptember 9, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Rural Crescent Town Hall Monday, September 16 7 PM Stonewall Jackson High School Auditorium 8820 Rixlew Lane, Manassas Please come to the town hall and demonstrate your support for the Rural Crescent. We need to keep our green – in our pockets, and in our Read More …

Jeanine Lawson: Rural Crescent Proposed Changes

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Rural Crescent Proposed Changes PW County Planning staff started the process to update our county Comprehensive Plan last year. The Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) directed them to research tools that would be helpful in preserving open space. With the pressures of growth in the area, it Read More …

Pete Candland: Let’s Stand Together

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

…I wanted to remind folks of the serious threat we continue to face in protecting our rural areas. Preserving and protecting our Rural Crescent is essential to the quality of life of every family in Prince William County. The Rural Crescent is our community’s Read More …

Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation UPDATE

Posted onAugust 20, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Dominion Energy is hosting a meeting regarding the Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation project: INFORMATIONAL MEETING Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 6 – 8 p.m. Battlefield High School Cafeteria 15000 Graduation Drive Haymarket, Virginia 20169 (drop by anytime during these hours) Access full details here.

NEW DEADLINE: Aug. 31 for comments on the Rural Crescent Plan

Posted onAugust 19, 2019August 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Following continuous and vocal pressure for more time to review and submit comments on the Rural Area “Preservation” Study, the Planning Office has agreed to extend the public comment period to the end of August. Under the guise of saving open space, the various proposals Read More …

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

Posted onAugust 18, 2019August 22, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 …

Send Email: Let’s Really Preserve the Rural Crescent

Posted onAugust 17, 2019August 17, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

View the contents of the message by clicking on “Read or Edit the Petition” in the yellow banner at the top of the form below. Personalize your own message by entering your changes directly into the text of the message. Your personal input and story will Read More …

TAKE ACTION by Friday to Support the Rural Crescent

Posted onAugust 13, 2019August 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

This is not complicated. The Rural Crescent has served as the single most successful growth boundary in Prince William County. Its preservation ensures our collective tax dollars are appropriately invested in areas where the most people live. What do you call preservation of the Rural Read More …

Derecho Blog: The Planning Office Shows its True Colors (And its Jackboots)

Posted onAugust 2, 2019August 3, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

The Planning Office Shows Its True Colors (And Its Jackboots) Those heavily engaged and knowledgeable residents who attended both the June 24 and July 30 Public Input Meetings regarding the Rural Area, are probably not terribly surprised at the tactics employed by the Planning Office Read More …

Circle the Wagons for the Rural Crescent!

Posted onAugust 2, 2019August 3, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

The county has finally put their Rural Crescent development cards on the table! It is far worse than we could have imagined. The Planning Office, returning to the 1981 Comprehensive Plan, is proposing to immediately remove over 4000 acres from the rural area in a Read More …

Send Email: Rural Preservation Plan = High Density Development

Posted onAugust 1, 2019August 17, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Stand Up for the Rural Crescent – Tuesday, July 30

Posted onJuly 24, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Do you want to see the Rural Crescent developed into high density housing? Sewer and public water running throughout to support that density? Do you enjoy the scenic drive through our rural roads? The County has been planning to create entirely new land use classifications Read More …

Pete Candland: The Fight Against PWC tax increases

Posted onJune 27, 2019July 24, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Dear Friends, I apologize for interrupting your summer, but I felt it was important that you hear what happened during our meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. On Tuesday, in a split vote, the Board of County Supervisors narrowly approved a Mobility Read More …

The Derecho Blog: The BOCS and County Attorney Put ALL Residents at Risk

Posted onJune 27, 2019February 23, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

The BOCS And County Attorney Put ALL Residents At Risk Disclaimer: I am not an attorney and did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. My personal ethical standards were too high to pursue a legal career when that was an option and Read More …

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

Posted onJune 24, 2019June 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 …