Media Alert: Leading Conservation Groups file Amicus Brief Opposing World’s Largest Data Center Campus

For Immediate Release October 4, 2024 Contact: Elena Schlossberg Coalition to Protect PW County elenalouise@hotmail.com LEADING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO WORLD’S LARGEST DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT Groups say Prince William Digital Gateway will cause irreparable harm to Manassas Battlefield and other historic, Read More …

Supervisor Weir letter to Chamber of Commerce 032824

From: Weir, Bob <BWeir@pwcgov.org> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2024 10:55 AM To: Robert Sweeney <rsweeney@pwchamber.org> Cc: Shorter, Christopher <CShorter@pwcgov.org>; BOCS COS <BOCS-COS@pwcgov.org>; Robl, Michelle R. <mrobl@pwcgov.org>; Gary L. Jones – Summit Community Bank (gljones@summitfgi.com) <gljones@summitfgi.com>; Snare IV, Ross W *HS <MPZ8DE@uvahealth.org>; Margeaux Clark <mclark@pwchamber.org> Subject: Read More …

PWC Chamber of Commerce letter to BOCS 032724

From: Robert Sweeney <rsweeney@pwchamber.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2024 5:25 PM To: BOCS Chair <chair@pwcgov.org>; Gordy, Tom <TGordy@pwcgov.org>; Vega, Yesli <yvega@pwcgov.org>; Weir, Bob <BWeir@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Victor S. <VSAngry@pwcgov.org>; Boddye, Kenny <kboddye@pwcgov.org>; Bailey, Andrea <abailey@pwcgov.org>; Woodbridge District <WoodbridgeDistrict@pwcgov.org> Cc: Shorter, Christopher <CShorter@pwcgov.org>; Gary L. Jones – Summit Community Bank (gljones@summitfgi.com) Read More …

PWC Must SAY NO NOW to any more Data Centers!

Dear neighbors, friends, and supporters! The quote by Lao Tzu, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,” encapsulates an essential and profound truth about life – and reversing the tide on data center sprawl.   Finally, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors reacted to Read More …

Buckle Up Prince William County: MORE Transmission Lines

Dear Coalition friends and supporters, We want to impress upon you, and our Supervisors, the magnitude of transmission lines and substations that are gathering like a storm at our collective doorstep.  All for one undeniable reason. The Dominion Representative in Monday’s “stakeholder” meeting confirmed it Read More …

Dominion’s Massive “Extension Cord” for Data Centers through Gainesville and Brentsville districts

Barely five years after dealing with citizen uproar over multiple route possibilities cutting through communities for the Haymarket Transmission line, Dominion Energy is at it again. Dominion submitted the Daves Store Transmission line route to the SCC on Feb. 9, 2024 — completely ignoring citizen input. Read More …

PW Times: Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub

Prince William County is on track to become the world’s largest data center hub | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation Feb 22, 2024 The Village Place Technology Park, under construction behind a townhome complex in Haymarket, is an example of data Read More …

Virginia Mercury: As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules

As data centers continue spreading across Virginia, state lawmakers propose new development rules – Virginia Mercury Dozens of bills have been introduced by members of both parties BY: CHARLIE PAULLIN – JANUARY 15, 2024 12:04 AM        Data centers in Ashburn, Virginia (Gerville / Getty Images) As data Read More …

Potomac Local: Jefferson ‘hopeful’ Prince William ‘will come together’ after data center fight; Vega named pro-tem in rare bi-partisan showing

Jefferson ‘hopeful’ Prince William ‘will come together’ after data center fight; Vega named pro-tem in rare bi-partisan showing (potomaclocal.com) Caitlyn MeisnerJanuary 15, 2024 at 10:44am DeShundra Jefferson, chair at-large of Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors, delivered her first remarks Tuesday, January 9, on the State of Read More …

Turning UP the HEAT!

Dear Supporters – “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”  (Margaret Mead) As promised by the Coalition to Protect PWC, Chap Petersen Counsel for the Coalition, yesterday filed a lawsuit to vacate Read More …

InsideNoVa: ‘A dystopian hellscape:’ PW Digital Gateway opponents sue to block data center corridor

‘A dystopian hellscape:’ PW Digital Gateway opponents sue to block data center corridor | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters, bpeters@insidenova.com Jan 12, 2024  Gainesville residents and the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, represented by former state Sen. Chap Petersen, sued Prince William County and two tech Read More …

dcist: Fight Over Major Data Center Project In Prince William County Goes To Court

Residents File Lawsuits Over Prince William Digital Gateway (dcist.com) JAN 12, 4:17 PM Fight Over Major Data Center Project In Prince William County Goes To Court Margaret Barthel Members of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County protested outside of the county building during the Board of County Read More …

Washington Post: Group files suit over Prince William Digital Gateway data center project

Group files suit over Prince William Digital Gateway data center project – The Washington Post A group of Prince William County residents filed a lawsuit Friday that seeks to nullify the county board’s vote last month to approve a massive data center complex near a Read More …

InsideNoVa: A new day in Prince William: Deshundra Jefferson steps into her role as county chair

A new day in Prince William: Deshundra Jefferson steps into her role as county chair | Headlines | insidenova.com During last year’s campaign, Deshundra Jefferson was characterized by some as a “newcomer” to politics. But she rejects that tag. While the new Democratic chair of Read More …

Virginia Business: Tax-rich data centers stir up county controversy

Data mining – Virginia Business Tax-rich data centers stir up county controversy PUBLISHED DECEMBER 31, 2023BY SABRINA MORENO Elena Schlossberg spent more than three years fighting the Prince William Digital Gateway, approved Dec. 13, 2023, by the county’s board of supervisors on a 3-4 vote. Photo by Read More …