The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot...Nothing is going to get better...It's not - The Lorax
There was a time, early on in 2021 while we were deep in COVID with no way to organize, that hope was all we clung to. Hope in the belief that we would find a way to prevail against the industrial abomination of the Digital Gateway. With only days
Dear Supporters, When we shared that the arc of justice bends in our direction, we did not know that the Planning Staff, even under immense pressure, would not only recommend denial of all three rezoning applications to the Board of Supervisors, but that they would
Dear Supporters, We have a few important announcements. *************************************** Nearly a decade ago the Coalition to Protect PWC was formed to protect our homes, our property, our small businesses, our natural and cultural resources, and our pocketbooks from the power demands required by the data
Dear Supporters, Virginia is at risk. It is not overstating to imagine that our once beautiful state will be consumed by hundreds of millions of sq feet of impervious concrete buildings, buzzing with the highest concentration of the planet’s digital footprint, dissected by endless miles of
Dear Supporters, “…The project is one of two major data center rezonings the supervisors have scheduled for votes during the board’s “lame duck” session before the end of the year. A public hearing and possible vote on the Devlin Technology Park is set for Tuesday,
Dear Supporters, Holidays like Thanksgiving can get stressful and complicated; wondering how to fit in the meal-making, the cleaning, the perfect turkey, the perfect pumpkin pie. For so many in the community that have had their lives turned upside down and inside out – your participation HAS made a
QTS Data Centers and Compass Datacenters are not experiencing a PR problem, they are experiencing a crisis of common decency. The data center industry, as a whole, can no longer continue their “business as usual” model. The Digital Gateway project has awakened The People, and
Prince William County’s professional planning staff has RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THE ENTIRE DIGITAL GATEWAY application. (See news coverage below) This project was built on a house of cards from its inception – and the glue holding it together is greed. The effort to stop this
Dear Supporters, We are all experiencing a time that will be remembered in the history books. A time when unrestrained, big data center money nearly won in tipping the scale for greed; over the health and well-being of neighborhoods, communities, counties, and states. WE, EACH ONE OF US, are
First – Some fun news. The Coalition to Protect Prince Willilam County, along with friends and neighbors from the community, will once again be marching in the Haymarket Day Parade reminding everyone why protecting the Rural Crescent is so important! HAYMARKET DAY NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
Dear Supporters, Never let it be said that this community does not find creative ways to make sure our voices and concerns are heard! On Sunday, outside of a Democrat Party fundraiser advertised as “Back the Board” with headliners Tim Kaine and Ann Wheeler, a small
People keep asking us if they will be impacted by transmission lines and substations required for Data Centers popping up throughout communities. You can easily see many of the impacts – in these easy-to-understand overviews, with MAPS included. These overviews summarize the plans from our electric power providers, PJM, Dominion, and
Take some simple steps today to address the SUSTAINABILITY of our County! (Access this easy click-to-send email or other options below) Please read the recent blog post from the Prince William Conservation Alliance! “…a Sustainability Office and Commission acknowledged the increasing environmental challenges we are facing
The totality of the impacts of unrestrained data center development was unknown — until now. The impacts are now clear: with PJM, our regional transmission line grid operator/manager, unveiling a multi-state solution to the threats of blackouts. It is undeniable that this massive infrastructure demand is “customer” driven
Dear Coalition Supporters, Before we get into the recent updates, we want to congratulate you on the impacts YOU have made by sending letters, speaking up, collecting recall signatures, volunteering at the polls, putting up signs, writing letters to the editor, joining the Coalition at rallies,
We thought it would be a good idea to resurrect one of our most recent cartoons to remind people why one-term Chair Ann Wheeler’s plan to industrialize western Prince William County is so dangerous. The Coalition to Protect PWC has already shared with you that we, along with nearly
There are very few instances in life where the lessons of history do not need time to be validated. We are experiencing one of those rare opportunities. History is judging in real time. This Board of County Supervisors does not need hindsight to understand the
The news about Prince William County’s data center disaster is now spreading beyond our county, our state, and our country. Whether it’s the monstrosity called Villages Technology Park in Gainesville that Wheeler, Franklin, Boddye, Bailey, and Angry approved after being warned it was going to
Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents – People over party. That is what was required to prevail against Ann Wheeler’s divisive, exclusionary, and destructive policies in Prince William County. Ann Wheeler lost the absentee ballots. Ann Wheeler lost the early voting. Ann Wheeler lost the
Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents, Over the past two years – together: We have traveled twice to Richmond to support legislation to control data center proliferation. We have marched in a parade highlighting the unique qualities of our Rural Crescent. We have initiated TWO recalls: one