InsideNoVa: HIGH-POWERED BATTLE Data center proposal pits Pageland residents against neighbors

Data center proposal pits Pageland residents against neighbors | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout January 10, 2022 Maryann Ghadban, far right, and many of her neighbors are urging the county to zone areas along Pageland Road for data centers. Paul Lara / InsideNoVa   Read More …

Letter: Rising COVID-19 cases should delay rural crescent meetings, decisions – Prince William Times

LETTER: Rising COVID-19 cases should delay rural crescent meetings, decisions | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 8, 2022 Cases of COVID are spiking, and experts say it is likely to remain that way for six to eight weeks. During this same time frame, the Prince William Read More …

Prince William Times: State forestry officials raise concerns about data centers near Conway forest, Manassas battlefield

State forestry officials raise concerns about data centers near Conway forest, Manassas battlefield | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jan 7, 2022 Updated Jan 7, 2022 A visitor shelter at Conway Robinson Memorial State Forestcourtesy   The Virginia Department of Forestry is raising Read More …

Prince William Times: Filmmaker Ken Burns warns of ‘devastating impact’ of data centers near Manassas battlefield

Filmmaker Ken Burns warns of ‘devastating impact’ of data centers near Manassas battlefield | News | princewilliamtimes.com by Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jan 7, 2022 Updated Jan 7, 2022 Filmmaker Ken Burns directed the groundbreaking 1990 television miniseries “The Civil War” and “The National Parks: America’s Read More …

Prince William Times: County announces 2 community meetings later this month on data center plans

County announces 2 community meetings later this month on data center plans | News | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 6, 2022 Updated Jan 7, 2022 Prince William already has one of the largest concentrations of data centers in Virginia. The huge, windowless, box-shaped buildings house computer systems critical for Read More …

Opinion: Prince William County aims to approve more data center space than the market demands – Potomal Local

Opinion: Prince William County aims to approve more data center space than the market demands (potomaclocal.com) January 1, 2022 at 12:00pm   Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo] By Robert Read More …

Letter to Editor: Rural crescent data center debate should focus on local history – Prince William Times

LETTER: Rural crescent data center debate should focus on local history | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 30, 2021 The arguments over possibly industrializing the rural crescent, including the potential tax revenue from data centers versus agribusiness and other kinds of growth, are necessary debates, but Read More …

Letter to Editor: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people – Prince William Times

LETTER: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 23, 2021 I’ve spoken many times before the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to share my opinions about the insistent actions they have taken, and continue to Read More …

Prince William Times: County’s environmental staff rejects rural crescent data center plan over ‘major’ impacts to natural resources

County’s environmental staff rejects rural crescent data center plan over ‘major’ impacts to natural resources | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 21, 2021 The proposed “PWC Digital Gateway” could open more than 2,000 acres to future data centers in Prince Read More …

Letter to Editor: How much are our lives worth to the Prince William supervisors? – Prince William Times

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-how-much-are-our-lives-worth-to-the-prince-william-supervisors/article_ec3762dc-5f4f-11ec-8d99-87c29aa0ca11.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next Dec 17, 2021 The Prince William County supervisors ignore the current data center overlay district and are not waiting for the new data center overlay district study to be complete. The supervisors are studying not doing a water study for the entire county’s drinking Read More …

Prince William Times: Data center town hall in Gainesville’s Heritage Hunt draws crowd of more than 250

Data center town hall in Gainesville’s Heritage Hunt draws crowd of more than 250 | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 16, 2021 More than 250 people turned out to a town hall meeting at Heritage Hunt in Gainesville on Wednesday, Read More …