InsideNoVa: Officials get an earful at PW Digital Gateway listening session

Officials get an earful at PW Digital Gateway listening session | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout January 28, 2022 Supporters and opponents of the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal gather at a public hearing by Prince William County Planning Office at George Mason University’s Read More …

NBC4: New Data Centers Near Manassas Battlefield Debated

New Data Centers Near Manassas Battlefield Debated – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD New Data Centers Near Manassas Battlefield Debated By Julie Carey • Published January 27, 2022 • Updated on January 27, 2022 at 11:13 pm Dozens of Prince William County residents are taking Read More …

Letter to Editor: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern

LETTER: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 27, 2022 The Prince William County Board of Supervisors is considering approval of a huge data center corridor in the rural crescent. Data centers rely heavily on water-scarce basins Read More …

Letter to Editor: ‘Get-rich-quick’ data center plan will force residents to leave – if they can – Prince William Times

LETTER: ‘Get-rich-quick’ data center plan will force residents to leave – if they can | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 27, 2022 Updated 14 hrs ago 2 I have been an ardent opponent of the Prince William Digital Gateway, a get-rich quick scheme concocted by greedy Read More …

Opinion: Manassas National Battlefield Park land is too important to history to be developed – Washington Post

Opinion | Manassas National Battlefield Park land is too important to history to be developed – The Washington Post January 25, 2022 at 5:11 p.m. EST Debate over building data centers in the rural crescent of Northern Virginia, a stone’s throw from Manassas National Battlefield Read More …

InsideNoVa: Another proposed data center project in Gainesville gets a second look

Another proposed data center project in Gainesville gets a second look | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 26, 2022 Updated Jan 27, 2022 At its meeting tonight, the Planning Commission will discuss a proposed data center in Gainesville at the intersection of Catharpin Read More …

Opinion Letter: CITIZENS ARE BEING RAILROADED – InsideNoVa

Letter: Citizens are being railroaded | Opinion | insidenova.com The Planning Dept. advertises that the January 20 and 27 meetings are a Review process to gather public comments.  In-person participants are limited to 300 people – and then in-person participation was cancelled for January 20.  Read More …

InsideNoVa: Hundreds sign up for PW Digital Gateway hearing; deadline to speak tomorrow

Hundreds sign up for PW Digital Gateway hearing; deadline to speak tomorrow | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout  January 25, 2022 Prince William County officials are trying to handle the hundreds of residents who want to speak at Thursday’s listening session on the proposed Read More …

InsideNoVa: Prince William’s virtual data center hearing draws complaints, opponents

Prince William’s virtual data center hearing draws complaints, opponents | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 22, 2022 Several people say they couldn’t access Prince William County’s listening session on data centers after a late switch to a virtual event for winter weather that Read More …

Prince William Times: Dozens voice concerns about data center district expansion at community meeting

Dozens voice concerns about data center district expansion at community meeting | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jan 21, 2022 1 of 2 From pasture to powerlines: Western Prince William landowners asking for their rural land to be replanned for data centers point Read More …

Prince William Times: Community meeting on data centers will be held virtually tonight due to winter weather

Community meeting on data centers will be held virtually tonight due to winter weather | News | princewilliamtimes.com Staff reports Jan 20, 2022 Prince William already has one of the largest concentrations of data centers in Virginia. The huge, windowless, box-shaped buildings house computer systems Read More …

InsideNoVa: UPDATED: Supervisors vote to move forward with data center ‘listening sessions’ despite COVID concerns

UPDATED: Supervisors vote to move forward with data center ‘listening sessions’ despite COVID concerns | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 18, 2022 Updated 20 hrs ago 7 Mary Ann Ghadban, far right, and many of her neighbors are urging the county to zone Read More …

Washington Post: A fight over turning a ‘rural crescent’ in Northern Virginia into a hub for data centers

’Rural Crescent’ in Prince William County targeted for data centers – The Washington Post Page Snyder, owner of Pageland Farm, stands at the entrance of an unused horse barn in December. The power lines in the background are one reason she and her neighbors are Read More …

Opinion: Don’t let data centers threaten county’s African-American historic sites – Prince William Times

LETTER: Don’t let data centers threaten county’s African-American historic sites | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 14, 2022 There is a limited-time opportunity for our county to study and create a fitting public experience area for sites of African American history in western Prince William. These Read More …

InsideNoVa: Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland refutes allegations of duplicity

Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland refutes allegations of duplicity | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 12, 2022 Updated March 1, 2022 Pete Candland, Gainesville District supervisor. PAUL LARA/FILE PHOTO Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland has come under attack from opponents of the PW Read More …