The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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Dear Friends – Our fight to protect our property values and the quality of life in our communities against the proposed 230 kV power lines for a new data center campus in Haymarket took an unexpected, but welcomed, turn last week. The General Counsel for
Executive director says: “SCC Staff agrees Dominion soaks ratepayers for a single client. Maybe not the first time?” Haymarket, Virginia (August 8, 2016) – Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) continues to push the risk and expense of private “extension cords” for individual large clients onto ratepayers
Executive director says: “Dominion’s ‘home-court advantage’ disappeared in latest round of SCC hearings.” Haymarket, Virginia (June 27, 2016) – Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) scrambled to justify forcing ratepayers and property owners to subsidize one client’s private “extension cord,” and belittled both county elected officials and their staff
Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:28 am http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/dominion-helps-bankroll-state-democrats-gop-at-national-conventions/article_b81ac980-394e-11e6-81c7-97da4abcea72.html By JIM NOLAN AND ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Energy giant Dominion continues to invest heavily in an alternate form of power in Virginia: political power. The corporation gave $100,000 to the Democratic Party of Virginia in a
Executive director says: “Without Amazon, there would be no extension cord. Why is Dominion dodging?” Haymarket, Virginia (June 13, 2016) – Dominion Virginia Power (Dominion) rebuttal witnesses tried to downplay the importance of Amazon, argued for rate-payers to subsidize an overhead extension cord, and dismissed
By Terri L. Erwin-Fitz – Observer Staff Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) staff completes its own investigation as part of the process when an application is made for construction of power lines and substations. As part of the SCC process to complete Dominion Power’s Haymarket
Executive director says: “Dominion knows Amazon seeks a subsidized extension cord – and so does the SCC.” Haymarket, Virginia (June 6, 2016) – Amazon knew the Haymarket data center site was unsuitable and lacked sufficient infrastructure, new Dominion Virginia Power testimony reveals. And the State
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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,
Chris Price, Director PWC Planning Office; and Justin Patton, PWC Archaeologist, delivered crucial testimony on May, 10, 2016 at the SCC Public Hearing in Richmond. Read their testimonies here: Useful Info
(Readers: Don’t lose your opportunity to send your own email to the Supervisors: Vote Yes ZTA A) Supervisors, Last August, you unanimously declared your intent to “initiate zoning text amendments to incorporate appropriate zoning requirements for Data Centers.” Your rationale was sound – data centers
The SCC sent new interrogatories to Dominion on May 6, 2016. In it they are exploring additional route possibilities (Wheeler, New Rd.), besides the 5 routes Dominion proposed in their application. The interrogatory contains many other hard-hitting questions, some referencing citizen testimony presented on May 2, 2016. READ
The SCC obviously didn’t make proper arrangements and believe us when we told them that the May 2 hearing would have significant (~500 people) citizen attendance, coming to testify into the wee hours of the night! And that they needed to make sure that the
Jeremy and Annie heard each other’s testimony the night of the May 2 SCC local hearing at the Haymarket Battlefield High School. Jeremy is a friend of Karen Sheehan, who came with his guide dog, Legion, to give his eloquent and extemporaneous testimony on this
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!
To: All elected officials, all media outlets Coalition to Protect Prince William County PO Box 382 | Haymarket, VA 20168 Sometimes, constituents and other citizens ask for your vote. Today, I am asking you for your voice. Next Monday, May 2, is the last
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
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