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
I didn’t think Dominion Power could get more desperate – and duplicitous – than their past actions in the Haymarket transmission line case showed them to be. That was until last week, when Dominion asked the State Corporation Commission (SCC) for a “do over” in
Board of County Supervisors Vice-Chairman, Pete Candland (Gainesville) called out the Coalition for “outstanding efforts” and making a “real difference in this fight.” Candland praised the SCC Staff Report as “devastating” to Dominion Power for pointing out that Dominion wants a route opposed by the
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Executive director says: ”Nine months of citizen-county-business collaboration have paid off. Well done.” Haymarket, Virginia (May 18, 2016) – Tuesday evening, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 to approve Zoning Text Amendment A, which helps properly site data centers and supporting infrastructure,
DON’T FORGET – FINAL LOCAL SCC hearing for the Haymarket transmission and substation project: TONIGHT – MAY 2 7 PM BATTLEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – AUDITORIUM 15000 Graduation Drive – Haymarket Show Our Unity – WEAR RED! UNPRECEDENTED: One of the 3 SCC Commissioners who will decide this case will be at this local hearing!
Our county Planning Commissioners unanimously approved Alternative A for the Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) on April 20! You, the people, spoke – and they listened! This couldn’t have happened without the phenomenal collaboration led by Planning Director, Chris Price, and his staff; as well as
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
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,
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
The Coalition received the following email from Dominion Power Management. As you might be aware, on December 11, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued the procedural schedule that Dominion’s Haymarket project (case number PUE-2015-00107) will follow. The following are the key dates and
This is an email response to Bob Marshall from Ken Schrad at State Corporation Commission(SCC) in response to the letter sent from elected Officials to the SCC requesting the meetings be held AFTER the General Assembly session. From: Ken Schrad [mailto:Ken.Schrad@scc.virginia.gov] Sent: Monday, December 14,
Come See Us at Haymarket Day and Visit our Booth! Saturday Sept 19, from 9AM to 4PM Haymarket Day is Haymarket’s biggest event with a parade, booths and vendors, crafts, artwork, children’s activities, food and live music! Come check it out; we’d love to see you! townofhaymarket.org/index.php/events/haymarket-day
From Haymarket Beat The following is a letter to Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos. It was sent by The Coalition to Protect Prince William County and distributed to local media outlets. Dear Mr. Bezos, The purpose of this letter is to address with you a situation
Prince William County Resolution to Support Protection of Private Property, Historical Resources and Commercial Interests from Potential Negative Impacts of New High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines
On June 24th, the Coalition to Protect Prince William County received an update from Dominion Virginia Power. Supervisor Pete Candland has sent out an email about the update (included below) with many details. Dominion Virginia Power is taking the next step for the proposed Haymarket 230
Earth Day in Haymarket was huge success. Thank you to our fabulous volunteers who made this happen! Not only did we raise some money, but we had several dozen new people sign the petition. Clearly many people were aware our whole community efforts, but
Wow! What a fantastic turnout at the Town Hall meeting that took place on Monday, January 12. Over 1000 people were there and the auditorium was filled beyond capacity. The size of the crowd was above our wildest expectations. We are thankful that so many people