Guest Opinion: Data center plan’s promises are built on false premises – Prince William Times

GUEST OPINION: Data center plan’s promises are built on false premises | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Deshundra Jefferson Jan 29, 2022 Updated 12 hrs ago 0 If wealthy developers for Pageland Lane are to be believed, the so-called “PW Digital Gateway” would bring millions of Read More …

Letter: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern – Prince William Times

LETTER: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William County Board of Supervisors is considering approval of a huge data center corridor in the rural crescent. Data centers rely heavily on water-scarce basins to supply their Read More …

Letter to Editor: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern

LETTER: Data centers’ impact on the watershed, water quality a concern | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 27, 2022 The Prince William County Board of Supervisors is considering approval of a huge data center corridor in the rural crescent. Data centers rely heavily on water-scarce basins Read More …

Letter to Editor: ‘Get-rich-quick’ data center plan will force residents to leave – if they can – Prince William Times

LETTER: ‘Get-rich-quick’ data center plan will force residents to leave – if they can | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Jan 27, 2022 Updated 14 hrs ago 2 I have been an ardent opponent of the Prince William Digital Gateway, a get-rich quick scheme concocted by greedy Read More …

Opinion Letter: CITIZENS ARE BEING RAILROADED – InsideNoVa

Letter: Citizens are being railroaded | Opinion | insidenova.com The Planning Dept. advertises that the January 20 and 27 meetings are a Review process to gather public comments.  In-person participants are limited to 300 people – and then in-person participation was cancelled for January 20.  Read More …

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 …