Category: In the News

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

Posted onAuthorKaren 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 …

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

Posted onAuthorKaren 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 …

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

Posted onAuthorKaren 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 onAuthorKaren 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 onAuthorKaren 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 onAuthorKaren 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 onAuthorKaren 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 …

Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: Pledge to protect Thoroughfare must be put into action

Posted onAuthorKaren Sheehan

LETTER: Pledge to protect Thoroughfare must be put into action | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William Board of County Supervisors publicly made a bipartisan decision Tuesday, May 5 to take the immediate steps necessary to address the magnitude of what has happened here in Read More …

Fauquier Times: Data centers and electric vehicles will drive up Virginia electricity demand, UVA forecaster predicts

Posted onAuthorKaren Sheehan

By Sarah Vogelsong Virginia Mercury May 5, 2021 Transmission lines leading to a electric substation in Charles City County. Sarah Vogelsong/Virginia Mercury Courtesy of the Virginia Mercury Demand for electricity is likely to balloon in Virginia over the next three decades as data centers flock to Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors vote to allow rural landowners to sell their development rights

Posted onAuthorKaren Sheehan

Supervisors vote to allow rural landowners to sell their development rights | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti May 5, 2021 Members of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors listen as residents speak about proposed changes to county land-use policies aimed at preserving more Read More …

Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: County board must consider drinking water impact before developing the rural crescent

Posted onAuthorKaren Sheehan

LETTER: County board must consider drinking water impact before developing the rural crescent | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com We urge the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to obtain critical data and be more accountable prior to making land-use decisions that impact people and our environment Read More …