Prince William Times Guest Opinion: Board action needed to clean up Tough Mudder mess

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-board-action-needed-to-clean-up-tough-mudder/article_0bed2446-95da-11e9-98bf-2fbbb21b8c50.html By Elena Schlossberg The recent Tough Mudder event permitted by the Prince William County Parks and Recreation Department at Silver Lake Park underscores the need to place this park in a conservation easement with strict enforceable guidelines. It is distressing that the parks director, Read More …

Prince William Times: Candland – Tough Mudder won’t return to Silver Lake Park

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/candland-tough-mudder-won-t-return-to-silver-lake-park/article_126ecdf8-83bd-11e9-93a4-7b348b541eab.html By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer May 31, 2019 Prince William County Supervisor Pete Candland, R-Gainesville, said this year would be the first and last for Tough Mudder at Silver Lake Park outside Haymarket. The “Mudderhorn” has been erected at Silver Lake Park in Read More …

Prince William Times Guest Opinion: In defense of Prince William’s Rural Crescent

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/guest-opinion-in-defense-of-prince-william-s-rural-crescent/article_92cceea0-3f7d-11e9-8cb9-4ba882ae88b4.html Once again, Prince William residents find themselves fighting to protect the best land-use tool in Northern Virginia, the county’s “rural crescent.” This urban growth boundary was designed to ensure investment of critical infrastructure dollars in the “development areas” of the county, as opposed to Read More …

Jeanine Lawson: County Meetings Postponed – Save PWC’s Rural Area

August 29, 2018 Supervisor Jeanine Lawson Brentsville District Supervisor 9440 Innovation Drive Manassas, VA 20110 703-792-6190 Hello, Recently we sent an email notification (see below) announcing upcoming Rural Crescent meetings with some hosted by the Prince William County Planning Department.  Today the Department announced the Read More …

WTTG Fox5: PWC residents unhappy with helping foot bill for new Amazon data center’s power lines

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/prince-william-co-residents-unhappy-with-helping-foot-bill-for-new-amazon-data-center-s-power-lines (See video at link above) By: Lauren DeMarco Posted: Aug 23 2018 12:38AM EDT Video Posted: Aug 23 2018 12:40AM EDT Updated: Aug 23 2018 12:40AM EDT HAYMARKET, Va. – Your Amazon Prime subscription may not be the only way you are supporting the company. Some people Read More …

Bloomberg Businessweek: Amazon Isn’t Paying Its Electric Bills. You Might Be.

https://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/2018/08/20/amazon-isn-t-paying-its-electric-bills-you-might-be#gs.sLwaHu8 Amazon Isn’t Paying Its Electric Bills. You Might Be 20 Aug 2018, 5:00 AM (Bloomberg Businessweek) — For a little while earlier this year, it seemed as though 87-year-old Rosie Thomas and her neighbors in the small town of Gainesville, Va., had beaten Amazon. Read More …

Dominion Energy: Haymarket Project, I-66 Hybrid Route Approved

From: Powerline@dominionenergy.com [mailto:Powerline@dominionenergy.com] Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 1:47 PM Subject: Project Update: Haymarket Transmission Project, I-66 Hybrid Route Approved On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Virginia State Corporation Commission issued its final order approving the Haymarket transmission project and including it in the underground Read More …

Tim Hugo: Statement on SCC accepting Dominion Energy’s application to bury Haymarket power lines

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2018 Contact: Dean Goodson (703) 815-1201   Delegate Hugo’s statement on State Corporation Commission accepting Dominion Energy’s application to bury Haymarket power lines Fairfax, VA – Yesterday, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued an order approving Dominion Energy’s request to construct the Haymarket Read More …

Prince William Times: Rural crescent under attack?

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/rural-crescent-under-attack/article_80214172-89c8-11e8-9e69-bb0e889cd212.html Crowded forum kicks off debate on proposed changes to rural zoning rules By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Jul 17, 2018 More than 100 people packed a Guiseppe’s restaurant in Haymarket Monday night for a discussion on proposed changes to zoning rules that could Read More …

Dominion Energy: Email to Community, Project Postcard

From: Powerline@dominionenergy.com [mailto:Powerline@dominionenergy.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 3:19 PM Subject: Haymarket Electric Transmission Project Update: Company Files for I-66 Hybrid Route Approval On the heels of the recent June 12 Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) order reaffirming the need for the Haymarket transmission line, Read More …

Washington Post: Dominion agrees to bury power lines in Prince William, ending legal standoff

An old graveyard sits behind the burned down Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, part of the enclave near Haymarket, Va., that was threatened by a plan for above-ground power lines that will now be buried near Interstate 66. (Jason Andrew/For The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/dominion-agrees-to-bury-power-lines-in-prince-william-ending-legal-standoff/2018/03/23/4d1e73ee-2e97-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html By Antonio Read More …

Coalition Press Release: BREAKING NEWS!!

Coalition and Dominion Reach Legal Agreement to Partially Bury Powerline Executive director says: “This agreement fulfills our mission: bury the line along I-66.” Haymarket, Virginia (March 22, 2018) – Finally, after years of hard work and unwavering resolve, the Coalition and its allies have achieved Read More …