Letter: County’s climate change commitments must be part of its new comprehensive plan

May 6, 2022 Prince William County’s proposed 2040 Comprehensive Plan, as it currently stands, is a vision for a developer’s heaven. Environmental sustainability in the document seems to rely mainly on the concept of “open space.” There’s a lot more involved in protecting against climate Read More …

Letter: Environmental assessment needed for PW Digital Gateway – InsideNoVa

Currently the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is considering changes to the county’s Comprehensive Plan affecting industrial development in the “Rural Crescent,” including the Prince William Digital Gateway project. Based on the scope of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment, with its potential environmental, cultural and Read More …

Come to the Coalition sponsored Citizens Town Hall – April 28

(See announcement below regarding April 28 “safe space” town hall for citizens opposed to proposed county-wide projects) “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”  ― Margaret Mead We understand – sometimes Read More …

GET ENGAGED! Citizen Town Hall – April 28

Industrial blight is community blight.  Just like a deadly virus, it spreads from the host to its neighbors. Rural Sanders Lane neighbors mull selling to data centers | News | princewilliamtimes.com “The bucolic road hosts a smattering of signs protesting the proposed digital development to Read More …

Opinion: Fairfax Water Authority’s call to study data centers’ expansion another red flag – Prince William Times

Letter: Lateef inconsistent about ‘Rural Crescent’ | Opinion | insidenova.com Somebody is always throwing cold water on the Prince William Digital Gateway. This week’s bucket in the face is courtesy of the Fairfax County Water Authority. In its letter of March 21st, Fairfax Water said: Read More …

Keep it up – It’s Working!

Keep it up – It’s Working! The message is resonating – CONGRATULATIONS! From the outset of the disastrous proposals, the community has held steadfast to the message:  Building industrial data centers in the Rural Crescent, next to National Parks (Manassas National Battlefield Park and Prince William Forest National Park), next Read More …

Guest Opinion: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all – Prince William Times

GUEST OPINION: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Nicole Wilberg Mar 3, 2022 Nicole Wilberg There’s been an uproar in Prince William’s “rural crescent” recently, and its echoes are rippling across the county. The Prince Read More …

LETTER: Opposition to rural area data centers more than a NIMBY concern: Prince William Times

Feb 27, 2022  The revelations about the dreadful Prince William Digital Gateway proposal gets worse with every passing day. A recent story indicated that data center QTS has been planning with county officials to site an 800-acre campus in the rural crescent in breach of Read More …