Prince William Times: Residents decry rural-area data centers, development during town hall meeting

Residents decry rural-area data centers, development during town hall meeting | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Peter Cary Piedmont Journalism Foundation May 3, 2022 Posters in support of preserving current rural area zoning displayed in Battlefield High School for the April 28 rural crescent town hall. Read More …

Come to the Coalition sponsored Citizens Town Hall – April 28

(See announcement below regarding April 28 “safe space” town hall for citizens opposed to proposed county-wide projects) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”  ― Margaret Mead We understand – sometimes Read More …

Analysis: County staff Data Center presentations “clearly in error” with PWC records – Bull Run Observer

In her May 27, 2021 Data Center-Market Viability Review forwarded to the BOCS, Christina Winn, Executive Director , Economic Development, asserted “Of the approximately 8,700 acres of land within the DCOZ (Data Center Opportunity Zone), there is approximately 600-1100 acres Economic Development would consider market Read More …

Opinion: Fairfax Water Authority’s call to study data centers’ expansion another red flag – Prince William Times

Letter: Lateef inconsistent about ‘Rural Crescent’ | Opinion | insidenova.com Somebody is always throwing cold water on the Prince William Digital Gateway. This week’s bucket in the face is courtesy of the Fairfax County Water Authority. In its letter of March 21st, Fairfax Water said: Read More …

Guest Opinion: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all – Prince William Times

GUEST OPINION: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Nicole Wilberg Mar 3, 2022 Nicole Wilberg There’s been an uproar in Prince William’s “rural crescent” recently, and its echoes are rippling across the county. The Prince Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Protesters gather outside QTS office in Manassas over Pageland Lane development plans

Protesters gather outside QTS office in Manassas over Pageland Lane development plans – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Local residents angry after company admits involvement in a proposal to develop an 800-acre campus in Prince William County February 28, 2022 By Dan Swinhoe A group of protesters gathered Read More …

LETTER: Opposition to rural area data centers more than a NIMBY concern: Prince William Times

Feb 27, 2022  The revelations about the dreadful Prince William Digital Gateway proposal gets worse with every passing day. A recent story indicated that data center QTS has been planning with county officials to site an 800-acre campus in the rural crescent in breach of Read More …

InsideNoVa: ‘QTS DATA CENTERS …GO AWAY”

Protesters rally outside data center developer’s Manassas office | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout February 25, 2022 Protesters rally outside data center developer’s Manassas office.  The Coalition to Protect Prince William County held a protest in front of QTS’ data center on Wednesday, February Read More …

GUEST OPINION: The Manassas battlefield is worth protecting: Prince William Times

By Supervisor Jeanine Lawson Feb 25, 2022 Updated Feb 25, 2022 Teddy Roosevelt, a great conservationist, once said: “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” Somewhere along the line, this message seems to have been lost. Here Read More …