The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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When citizens pushed to have the Board of Supervisors’ resolution passed in August of last year, that resolution directed county Planning Staff to look at zoning which allowed data centers into Haymarket without any oversight. It has become clear that county zoning ordinances need to be
BOCS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HELP UNPLUG AMAZON EXTENSION CORD Executive director says: ”Supervisors stayed the course and kept their commitment to progress, over plunder.” (The April 12 resolution was approved by County Board of Supervisors! See final resolution here: April 12 Resolution) Haymarket, Virginia (April
MOTION: LAWSON April 12, 2016 Regular Meeting SECOND: CANDLAND Res. No. 16 – RE: AFFIRM INTENT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PUBLIC WITNESS IN THE HAYMARKET 230 kV TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION PROJECT AND COMMITMENT TO I-66 HYBRID OPTION; DIRECT COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO IDENTIFY AND
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The County Board of Supervisors will vote next Tuesday, April 12 in a 2 PM session on a resolution being put forward by Supervisors Lawson and Candland (see below), outlining multiple actions for the Board to take as a Public Witness in the SCC proceedings
We recently figured out that there have only been 105 comments submitted online since 12/11/15, when the SCC established the on-line site for the Haymarket transmission and substation project. Surely we can do better than this! This project impacts thousands of us across the Haymarket,
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz (Observer staff) The State Corporation Commission held its second day of hearings on Dominion Power’s Haymarket Substation and 230kV project on March 14 at 4:30 and 7:00. At 5:30, there had been approximately 50 people who signed up to testify, many
As you may have heard by now, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors (BOCS) has chosen to withdraw as a respondent from the SCC process for the Haymarket transmission line and substation project. What does this mean for the community? It means that now, more
Documented testimony from the February 24th and March 14th SCC Local Hearings can be found at the SCC Haymarket project site: SCC Haymarket project Documents
Kudos to Somerset Crossing and Heritage Hunt for their outstanding advocacy on adamantly insisting that the SCC process for the Haymarket transmission line and substation project be held in a fair and transparent manner! Their interventions have persuaded SCC Hearing Examiner Glenn Richardson to allow
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz – Observer Staff The State Corporation Commission is holding hearings on the proposed Dominion (Virginia Power) Haymarket Substation and 230kV project. The first hearing was held on Feb. 24 at Battlefield High School. Residents were given the opportunity (to) testify in
Testimony from Feb. 24th local hearing is now posted to the SCC project site: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/DocketSearch#caseDocs/135114
By: Terri L. Erwin-Fitz Heavy rains and tornado warnings did not keep concerned citizens away from the State Corporation Commission’s local hearings on Dominion Power’s Haymarket 230kV and Substation project. The first hearing began at 4:30 p.m. and rolled over into the 7 p.m. session.
Posted By: What’s Up Woodbridgeon: February 23, 2016 The first hearings for the proposed Dominion power line project will be held by the State Corporation Commission (SCC) tomorrow in Haymarket. The project, which would create a 230 kilovolt power line, currently has five potential routes
From Haymarket Beat – Submitted | February 23, 2016 | News A member of the Prince William Coalition has her dog help to protest the power lines in Haymarket. The Prince William Coalition will host a pre-hearing
By Terri Erwin-Fitz The State Corporation Commission will hold hearings on Dominion Power’s proposed Haymarket 230kV and substation project on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Monday, March 14, at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Battlefield High School’s auditorium
By Terri Erwin-Fitz Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) will hold hearings in Haymarket Feb. 24, at 4:30 and 7 p.m. and March 14, also at 4:30 and 7 p.m., on the route for Dominion Virginia Power’s (Dominion) proposed Haymarket 230kV transmission lines and substation. The
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion donations subsidized by customers By ALAN SUDERMAN The Associated Press Aug 22, 2015 Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations that the state’s most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to
By: Nick Iannelli WASHINGTON — Dozens showed up at a community meeting Wednesday night in Haymarket, Virginia, to voice their concerns about proposed power lines in western Prince William County. “All of the families in our community will be affected,” resident Kristine Denholm told NBC
Opponents of a new high-voltage power line proposed for the Haymarket area gather for a rally outside a Dominion Virginia Power informational meeting held at Battlefield High School Wednesday. Jill Palermo Northern Virginia Media Services | 9 comments \ During an open-house style meeting at Battlefield