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Prince William Times: County Supervisor Pete Candland joins his neighbors in asking the county to replan their neighborhood for data centers

Posted onNovember 5, 2021November 30, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-supervisor-pete-candland-joins-his-neighbors-in-asking-the-county-to-replan-their-neighborhood/article_e56ed240-3e3f-11ec-976b-ffd3d71cf7eb.html Upscale Catharpin Farm Estates residents offer their homes for county’s proposed data center corridor By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Nov 5, 2021 Updated Nov 19, 2021 Supervisor Pete Candland, R-GainesvilleDaniel Berti Yet another group of rural crescent homeowners is seeking to sell their land Read More …

Washington Post archive 8/5/98: Debate over Rural Crescent won’t end with vote

Posted onSeptember 12, 2021September 12, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1998/08/05/debate-over-rural-crescent-wont-end-with-vote/fdd2127a-cc05-4274-90f2-a903db78ea45/ By Dan Eggen August 5, 1998 After more than two years of often heated debate, the Board of County Supervisors narrowly approved a dramatic new slow-growth plan yesterday — but not before opponents launched a last-minute volley of threats and warnings about its potential impact.The Read More …

InsideNoVA: ‘Massive’ data center complex proposed in Gainesville

Posted onJuly 22, 2021July 25, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/massive-data-center-complex-proposed-in-gainesville/article_04107290-eb0b-11eb-b4e0-97dc7fdcfe9e.html Planning Commission defers action on proposal at I-66/Route 29 By Nolan Stout Jul 22, 2021 Updated Jul 22, 2021 The proposed data center complex would be across U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia Gateway shopping center, just south of Interstate 66. Data center proposals keep Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors OK study of 800-acre data center campuses near Manassas battlefield

Posted onJuly 21, 2021July 25, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/supervisors-ok-study-of-800-acre-data-center-campuses-near-manassas-battlefield/article_e41739e2-ea3d-11eb-9157-8ba31a2688f4.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jul 21, 2021 Updated Jul 21, 2021 An 800-acre data center campus, dubbed the “PWC Digital Gateway,” is under discussion for a string of properties in Prince William County’s “rural crescent” on land bordering the Manassas National Battlefield Park.courtesy photo/Roger Read More …

Prince William Times Letter to Editor: Supervisors’ ‘develop-everywhere’ strategy raises lots of questions

Posted onJuly 19, 2021July 19, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-supervisors-develop-everywhere-strategy-raises-lots-of-questions/article_9df66b80-e58e-11eb-8130-d76ccb3ba1e5.html Our Prince William Board of County Supervisors can hire consultants and plan behind closed doors to decimate the rural crescent, but in the end, the harm they are bringing is not only to the residents of this county, from west to east, but also Read More …

John Lewis Good Trouble Vigil – Karen Sheehan and Frank Washington

Posted onJuly 18, 2021July 19, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Karen Sheehan – John Lewis Good Trouble Vigil – 7/17/21 I grew up in Northern Virginia and have lived in Prince William County now for 22 years. I am so happy we have this beautiful place to share together today. All of these fields and Read More …

Whom does Chair Wheeler Work For?

Posted onJuly 16, 2021July 19, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://usdablogger.blogspot.com/2021/07/whom-does-chair-wheeler-work-for.html

InsideNOVA: Prince William supervisors move toward rural area changes

Posted onJuly 14, 2021July 15, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/prince-william-supervisors-move-toward-rural-area-changes/article_2b5e0cf6-e4bf-11eb-8672-13ed3f4307a6.html By Nolan Stout Jul 14, 2021 Updated 23 hrs ago Prince William County government Prince William County supervisors have taken the first step toward policy changes around the future of the rural area and housing. The Board of Supervisors approved six resolutions at its meeting early Read More …

Prince William Times: County takes first steps toward far-reaching housing, land-use changes

Posted onJuly 14, 2021July 15, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-takes-first-steps-toward-far-reaching-housing-land-use-changes/article_b9b000f0-e4aa-11eb-9dd0-d761fde43838.html Supervisors consider new “affordable dwelling” ordinance By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jul 14, 2021 Updated Jul 14, 2021 Dividing line: Vint Hill Road serves as part of the rural crescent’s existing boundary line. As this photograph shows, development to the east of Vint Hill Road Read More …

Prince William Times: A dozen western Prince William landowners pitch 800-acre ‘digital gateway’ near battlefield

Posted onJune 17, 2021July 15, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/a-dozen-western-prince-william-landowners-pitch-800-acre-digital-gateway-near-battlefield/article_96378636-cf68-11eb-b2f7-4bf645f80947.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Jun 17, 2021 Updated Jun 24, 2021 From pasture to powerlines: Western Prince William landowners asking for their rural land to be replanned for data centers point to existing transmission lines that have already diminished the area’s rural character.Photo by Daniel Berti Read More …

New York Times: Power, Pollution and the Internet

Posted onMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Nearly 10 years later, is the data center industry any better? If innovation has occurred and is available, how can implementation of innovations be forced on data centers and their suppliers? ————————————————— Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image – Read More …

NBC4: Debating Development in Western Prince William County

Posted onMay 24, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/debating-development-in-western-prince-william-county/2679933/

Guest Opinion – Prince William Times – Prince William County’s most historic and natural treasures must be protected from development

Posted onMay 21, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

GUEST OPINION: Prince William County’s most historic and natural treasures must be protected from development | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Kim Hosen, Max Hokit, Dan Holmes, Pam Goddard and Nancy Vehrs May 16, 2021 Updated May 17, 2021 The Stone House at Manassas National Battlefield Park. National Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Prince William County paves way for more data centers

Posted onMay 20, 2021September 12, 2023AuthorKaren Sheehan

Prince William County paves way for more data centers – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com)

WTOP: Prince William County community gathers to preserve heritage, graves

Posted onMay 19, 2021May 20, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Prince William County community gathers to preserve heritage, graves | WTOP Dick Uliano | duliano@wtop.com May 19, 2021, 12:51 AM Previous The drive to preserve the heritage of a community founded by enslaved Americans who were freed and Native Americans is gaining some traction in Prince William Read More …

InsideNOVA: Prince William supervisors act to preserve cemeteries

Posted onMay 19, 2021May 21, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Prince William supervisors act to preserve cemeteries | Headlines | insidenova.com Move follows clearing of Thoroughfare land By Jared Foretek May 20, 2021 Shelia Hansen, a descendant of Shawnee Native Americans, speaks during a news conference Tuesday about the state of cemeteries in the Thoroughfare Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors vote to study expanding county’s data center overlay district

Posted onMay 19, 2021May 20, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Supervisors vote to study expanding county’s data center overlay district | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer May 19, 2021 Prince William County supervisors voted along party lines early Wednesday to take steps to amend the county’s data center overlay district, paving Read More …

Prince William Times: In the wake of gravesites’ desecration, county plan to preserve historic cemeteries takes shape

Posted onMay 19, 2021May 20, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

In the wake of gravesites’ desecration, county plan to preserve historic cemeteries takes shape | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer May 19, 2021 Frank Washington, a native of Thoroughfare, talks about the importance of preserving the area’s historic cemeteries during a Read More …

Supervisor Candland: Data Centers will destroy our rural and historic areas

Posted onMay 14, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Data Centers Will Destroy Our Rural and Historic Areas (mailchi.mp) Data Centers Could Be Coming To Your Neighborhood…First Up – Heritage Hunt and the Manassas Battlefield Dear Friends: For months, I have been keeping you updated about the unprecedented moves by the Democrat majority on Read More …

InsideNOVA: Prince William board set to consider study of sewer service in rural area

Posted onMay 13, 2021May 16, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

Prince William board set to consider study of sewer service in rural area | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout May 13, 2021 Prince William County leaders will decide next week whether to update the county’s policy on sewer in rural areas. At the end Read More …