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Prince William Times: Letter: No need to build more houses in the rural crescent

Posted onOctober 24, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

CALL TO ACTION: October 23 – Show Up & Speak Up

Posted onOctober 16, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Dear friends, neighbors, and supporters – At one point the evening of October 15, before citizen’s time ended, before the last and 52nd person spoke to protect the rural crescent and in support of the resolution to stop cluster development and sewer extension into the Read More …

Prince William Times: Guest Opinion – Citizens have already spoken on the rural crescent

Posted onOctober 10, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Oct 15 – BOCS Vote – Rural Area Resolution

Posted onOctober 9, 2019October 10, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Attend the Board of Supervisors’ vote next Tuesday night, 7:30 PM October 15, to demonstrate support for the resolution to end the current flawed process that is underway. Supervisors Lawson, Candland, and Principi have introduced a resolution to stop the proposed programs to add housing density Read More …

Silver Lake and Tough Mudder – UPDATE

Posted onOctober 2, 2019October 10, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Silver Lake and Tough Mudder – 10/1/19 Dear Friends, I want to update you on commitments I made regarding the Tough Mudder event from Silver Lake Park. Over the last several months, we have been working with Tough Mudder and the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Read More …

Rural Crescent: How many more citizen comments are REALLY necessary?

Posted onOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Following is for-the-record citizen input regarding the PWC Rural Area – Rural Crescent: Rural Crescent – How many more citizen comments are REALLY necessary? The Planning Office and Planning Commissioners are encouraging citizens to submit more comments on the recommendations from the Rural Study, and Read More …

Video & Presentations from PWCA Rural Area Incentives Forum

Posted onSeptember 30, 2019October 3, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Rural Crescent: Reject the Planning Office recommended Rural Area Vision Statement

Posted onSeptember 30, 2019October 2, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Following is for-the-record citizen input regarding the PWC Rural Area – Rural Crescent: Rural Crescent – Reject the Planning Office recommended Rural Area Vision Statement Planning Director Rebecca Horner said on September 24, 2019 that no one has objected to the statements in her recommended Read More …

September 30 – Rural Crescent – Fight for Your Legacy

Posted onSeptember 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

The Rural Crescent, as we know it today, will be unrecognizable if the Planning Office recommendations are adopted. Find full details here. There is a better way, learn more below. The latest iteration of the Planning Office Rural “Preservation” Plan, dated Sept. 17, 2019, is Read More …

Jeanine Lawson: Rural Plan – Call to Action

Posted onSeptember 23, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Learn about Credible Incentives vs the Rural Crescent Shell Games

Posted onSeptember 20, 2019March 20, 2021AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Planning Office Public Meeting on Rural Area Study/Plan

Posted onSeptember 19, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Citizen Engagement Makes a Difference

Posted onSeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

TO: Bill Milne (occoquanpc@gmail.com) <occoquanpc@gmail.com>; Fry, Rene <PotomacPC@verizon.net>; riccar1110@aol.com <riccar1110@aol.com>; Don Taylor <windyknoll2@gmail.com>; Patti McKay Planning Commission <pattimckay@msn.com>; Bruce Holley <ebholley@gmail.com>; abh.issues@gmail.com <abh.issues@gmail.com>; planningwoodbrige@gmailcom <planningwoodbrige@gmail.com> CC: Horner, Rebecca <RHorner@pwcgov.org>; Donohoe, Stephen L. <sdonohoe@pwcgov.org>; corey <cstewart@pwcgov.org>; Lawson, Jeanine M. <JLawson@pwcgov.org>; peter candland <pcandland@pwcgov.org>; randerson@pwcgov.org <randerson@pwcgov.org>; Angry, Read More …

Rural Crescent Town Hall – September 16

Posted onSeptember 9, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Rural Crescent Town Hall Monday, September 16 7 PM Stonewall Jackson High School Auditorium 8820 Rixlew Lane, Manassas Please come to the town hall and demonstrate your support for the Rural Crescent. We need to keep our green – in our pockets, and in our Read More …

Jeanine Lawson: Rural Crescent Proposed Changes

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

Pete Candland: Let’s Stand Together

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

…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 Read More …

Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation UPDATE

Posted onAugust 20, 2019September 27, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Dominion Energy is hosting a meeting regarding the Haymarket Transmission Line/Substation project: INFORMATIONAL MEETING Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 6 – 8 p.m. Battlefield High School Cafeteria 15000 Graduation Drive Haymarket, Virginia 20169 (drop by anytime during these hours) Access full details here.

NEW DEADLINE: Aug. 31 for comments on the Rural Crescent Plan

Posted onAugust 19, 2019August 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

Following continuous and vocal pressure for more time to review and submit comments on the Rural Area “Preservation” Study, the Planning Office has agreed to extend the public comment period to the end of August. Under the guise of saving open space, the various proposals Read More …

Prince William Times: Letter to the Editor – Rural Crescent must promote smart growth, not dumb development

Posted onAugust 18, 2019August 22, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

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 Read More …

TAKE ACTION by Friday to Support the Rural Crescent

Posted onAugust 13, 2019August 19, 2019AuthorKaren Sheehan

This is not complicated. The Rural Crescent has served as the single most successful growth boundary in Prince William County. Its preservation ensures our collective tax dollars are appropriately invested in areas where the most people live. What do you call preservation of the Rural Read More …