The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer The proposed Independent Hill Small Area plan Planning Commissioners went back and forth Wednesday over concerns about the Independent Hill Small Area Plan – a proposal that aims to lay the foundation for new development along the Va. 234
https://thederecho.blogspot.com/2019/12/this-does-not-compute.html Next week, just as the lame duck BOCS heads for the door, it will consider the Gainesville Crossing rezoning application for a data center complex outside of the Data Center Opportunity Zone. The applicant asserts that the 4.5 million square foot facility will generate
https://www.insidenova.com/news/business/prince_william/large-gainesville-data-center-targets-land-off-i/article_56ba59ee-1154-11ea-820d-cf7462d8a907.html?fbclid=IwAR2BSslxVrXfyXugMrrCqBT2VRaZWJH9yqwOeuJTXHC5f1uPCFVKxORR7ho By Emily Sides November 29, 2019 Developers are seeking county approval for a proposed data center north of Interstate 66 in Gainesville. With a 6-2 vote, the Prince William County Planning Commission recommended approval on Nov. 20 for the proposal by Gainesville GGP
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/planning-commission-delays-action-on-rural-zoning-changes/article_e1b555da-07c7-11ea-aee6-1bb2402a0ca0.html?fbclid=IwAR0Wfl_Vk_XbSVOhAc8RMVC3FbN3ft3oNx3CxXD0fkliMQrnSUcDXryrKcY By Daniel Berti Time Staff Writer Nov 15, 2019 Dividing line: Vint Hill Road currently serves as part of the rural crescent’s existing boundary line. As this aerial photograph shows, development to the east of Vint Hill Road, behind Cedar Point Elementary School, is
By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Oct 25, 2019 Updated Oct 25, 2019 Rob House, a Prince William County farmer, speaks to the planning commission about the proposed rural preservation plan. The Prince William Planning Commission likely will not take a vote on the
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-no-need-to-build-more-houses-in-the-rural/article_ed593358-eb79-11e9-95da-3b2c97a357dc.html The how-do-we-help-developers approach to developing the county is clearly not resulting in sustainable communities. Instead, Prince William needs a new approach that re-focuses attention on the plan published Sept. 11 by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the county’s commitment to that plan. Prince
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/supervisors-reject-measure-aimed-at-limiting-rural-crescent-changes/article_436b74ce-f050-11e9-8389-6bcf8eeef019.html By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Oct 16, 2019 Kim Hosen, executive director of Prince William Conservation Alliance, speaks to the Prince William County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Oct. 15 in support of a resolution to remove rural cluster developments and public sewer
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-citizens-have-already-spoken-on-the-rural-crescent/article_3602a620-eb7a-11e9-8f3f-c71eb68213bc.html By: Karen Sheehan October 9, 2019 The Prince William County planning office and planning commission are once again encouraging residents to submit more comments on proposed changes to the county’s rural area – something citizens have been doing for six years now. The problem
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http://pwconserve.org/ruralcrescent/update_forum2019.html Presentations from PWCA’s September 30 2019 Forum: A Community Conversation on Rural Area Incentives with Countywide Benefits: PDR, TDR, and Conservation Easements. Click here to watch the forum online. Click on the boxes below to view the presentations. Speaker Shelley S. Mastran, is a
https://www.insidenova.com/news/prince_william/planning-staff-suggest-new-rules-for-rural-crescent-in-prince/article_230f4dbc-e142-11e9-92aa-57e96d3b793a.html Proposals look beyond strict zoning and targets dedicated preservation BY EMILY SIDES, esides@insidenova.com Sep 27, 2019 After receiving more than 700 comments from residents this summer, the county’s planning staff made recommendations Tuesday on what kind of development could be allowed in the Rural
By Elena Schlossberg September 25, 2019 Some would say the heated debate surrounding the rural preservation plan has been an exercise in futility. We disagree. Instead, there has been clarity. Community comments in writing and at meetings consistently show overwhelming support for maintaining the current rural crescent
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-planning-staff-to-detail-its-rural-crescent-zoning-recommendation/article_d4f2f73c-df02-11e9-aa09-6393b1eaed2d.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 24, 2019 Updated Sep 26, 2019 The Prince William Planning Department has released its recommendations for changes to the county’s rural crescent that could add about 475 additional homes in the rural area while sending more than
Fellow Residents, Thank you to all the people who have stayed engaged on the Rural Crescent. The battle to protect the rural area rages on. Citizens from the east and west were clear at our joint town hall that they want to preserve the rural
This week’s iteration of the Planning Office Rural “Preservation” Plan is still a “Development” Plan. They have just played more shell games. Their most current Sept. 17, 2019 recommendations can be accessed here. Some of the initial highlights, after a preliminary review: The Planning Office’s
Tuesday, September 24 Planning Office – Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan 5:30 – 8:30 PM Hylton Performing Arts Center 10960 George Mason Circle Manassas (Public input at the meeting may not be permitted – see below) Planning Office notices about this meeting previously described
Rural Crescent Proposed Changes PW County Planning staff started the process to update our county Comprehensive Plan last year. The Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) directed them to research tools that would be helpful in preserving open space. With the pressures of growth in the area, it
…I wanted to remind folks of the serious threat we continue to face in protecting our rural areas. Preserving and protecting our Rural Crescent is essential to the quality of life of every family in Prince William County. The Rural Crescent is our community’s
https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/rural-crescent-must-promote-smart-growth-not-dumb-development/article_8a91949e-c1e0-11e9-95ff-130b0507020d.html#utm_source=princewilliamtimes.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1566243006&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Kim Hosen August 18, 2019 According to the Prince William County website, the board of supervisors directed the planning office to “conduct research on appropriate planning tools to help in the preservation of open space in rural areas.” Their first step was to