Protect what we have – Reject the gaslighting!

Stop the railroading of this community to develop the rural crescent. The only “truth” to the farcical process currently underway is the level of gaslighting itself. For the record: in county survey after county survey – by overwhelming numbers – the community identifies protecting the rural Read More …

Opinion: Don’t let data centers threaten county’s African-American historic sites – Prince William Times

LETTER: Don’t let data centers threaten county’s African-American historic sites | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 14, 2022 There is a limited-time opportunity for our county to study and create a fitting public experience area for sites of African American history in western Prince William. These Read More …

Press Release: Ken Burns, “The Civil War” Filmmaker, Joins Battle for Battlefield

PRESS RELEASE For more Information contact: Elena Schlossberg Executive Director, Coalition to Protect Prince William County  Ken Burns, “The Civil War” Filmmaker, Joins Battle for Battlefield Executive director says: “Ken Burns knows history. Industrial sprawl is on the wrong side.” Haymarket, Virginia (January 10, 2022) Read More …

Letter: Rising COVID-19 cases should delay rural crescent meetings, decisions – Prince William Times

LETTER: Rising COVID-19 cases should delay rural crescent meetings, decisions | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 8, 2022 Cases of COVID are spiking, and experts say it is likely to remain that way for six to eight weeks. During this same time frame, the Prince William Read More …

Opinion: Prince William County aims to approve more data center space than the market demands – Potomal Local

Opinion: Prince William County aims to approve more data center space than the market demands (potomaclocal.com) January 1, 2022 at 12:00pm   Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo] By Robert Read More …

Letter to Editor: Rural crescent data center debate should focus on local history – Prince William Times

LETTER: Rural crescent data center debate should focus on local history | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 30, 2021 The arguments over possibly industrializing the rural crescent, including the potential tax revenue from data centers versus agribusiness and other kinds of growth, are necessary debates, but Read More …

Letter to Editor: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people – Prince William Times

LETTER: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 23, 2021 I’ve spoken many times before the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to share my opinions about the insistent actions they have taken, and continue to Read More …

Letter to Editor: How much are our lives worth to the Prince William supervisors? – Prince William Times

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-how-much-are-our-lives-worth-to-the-prince-william-supervisors/article_ec3762dc-5f4f-11ec-8d99-87c29aa0ca11.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next Dec 17, 2021 The Prince William County supervisors ignore the current data center overlay district and are not waiting for the new data center overlay district study to be complete. The supervisors are studying not doing a water study for the entire county’s drinking Read More …

Another Haymarket-Gainesville Data Center Approved

************************************************************* Let’s take a moment to celebrate good things that are happening in the Rural Crescent – protecting our African American and Native American history.  Come Walk With Us – December 10th **************************************************************   The Board of Supervisors, in a 6-2 approval (with only Supervisors Read More …