Prince William Times: Letter to Editor – County leaves residents in the dark on comprehensive plan update

LETTER: County leaves residents in the dark on comprehensive plan update | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 8, 2022 Whether you’re aware or not, next Tuesday, Dec. 13, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will hold a public hearing on an update to the county’s Read More …

The 2040 Comp Plan is taking us in the wrong direction!

The people of Prince Willam County are at a critical crossroads.  GET EDUCATED!  (Learn more here) Understand why the 2040 Comprehensive Plan advocates hidden data center and residential sprawl – which are losing propositions for citizens.  Citizens countywide are the most important stakeholders for the Read More …

The Nexus of the Future for this County

In the wee morning hours of September 15th, after an all-night meeting starting at 7:30 PM on Sept. 14, which included hundreds of citizens in opposition to the Digital Gateway, 89 opponents had to leave before being able to speak.  While they slept, in an Read More …

Be there on Nov. 1: “Digital Gateway” Board of Supervisors Public Hearing

With recommendation of approval from both the Prince William County staff and Planning Commission, the “PW Digital Gateway” Comprehensive Plan Amendment is set for public hearing by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. This is a critical moment for the County and the entire Read More …

Opinion: Listen to the People and Vote ‘No’ to Prince William Digital Gateway – Bristow Beat

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Posted Friday, September 30, 2022 11:22 pm Elected representatives favor landowners, ignore regular citizens COURTESY OF COALITION TO PROTECT PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY Posted Friday, September 30, 2022 11:22 pm Good afternoon. I am writing to express my strong opposition to the Read More …

Letter to Editor: If schools need money, raise the tax rate on existing data centers – Prince William Times

LETTER: If schools need money, raise the tax rate on existing data centers | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Sep 26, 2022 During the Planning Commission meeting last week, I was surprised to hear more pleas for money for Prince William County’s schools. Where is all the Read More …

Letter to the Editor: Planning commission’s’ vote on the ‘PW Digital Gateway’ was a sham. Throw the bums out. – Prince William Times

LETTER: Planning commission’s’ vote on the ‘PW Digital Gateway’ was a sham. Throw the bums out. | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Sep 25, 2022 If you didn’t attend or tune into the Sept. 14 Planning Commission public hearing on the Prince William Digital Gateway, you missed Read More …

Data Center Cons – Letter: Mayor’s office, Industrial Dev. Board, Franklin, Tennessee

Date: September 14, 2022 at 5:15:37 PM EDT Subject: Data Center Cons The Franklin County Commission denied rezoning for (1) commercial solar farms and (2) data centers within the last year.  Our County Commissioners LISTENED to the community.  Neighbors not wanting to hear “buzzing” sounds, Read More …

Opinion: Do we really want an ‘outer beltway’ in Prince William? – Prince William Times

GUEST OPINION: Do we really want an ‘outer beltway’ in Prince William? | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Stewart Schwartz Sep 17, 2022 If Prince William County officials approve the proposed “Digital Gateway” data center megaplex in the county’s “rural crescent” in western Prince William, the Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Cart before the horse?  Trio of civic leaders urges pertinent studies, then land use decisions, then updating 2040 Comprehensive Plan before a Digital Gateway decision – Letter

Cart before the horse?  Trio of civic leaders urges pertinent studies, then land use decisions, then updating 2040 Comprehensive Plan before a Digital Gateway decision September 16, 2022 To PWC Planning Commissioners: This letter is in reference to CPA 2021-00004, PW Digital Gateway.  We urge Read More …

Bull Run Observer – Resident alleges “atrocious process” used by PWC to ‘review’ the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal – Letter to Editor

Resident alleges “atrocious process” used by PWC to ‘review’ the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal September 16, 2022 To the Editor: While the fate of the Prince William Digital Gateway proposal is still undecided, one thing isn’t.  That’s the verdict on the atrocious process employed Read More …

Vida Carroll: PAY ATTENTION TO THE 2040 COMP PLAN UPDATE

Rally-Press Conference Presentation – Before BOCS meeting:  092022 Hello Prince William!! Thank you, to Elena, Karen, and the Coalition for organizing this event and inviting me to speak. My name is Vida Carroll, and I live in the Brentsville District. I’m a wife, a mom, Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Petition drives continue on attempts to recall Gainesville Supervisor and Chair of PWC Board of Supervisors

The Coalition is continuing to collect signatures for both the Candland and Wheeler recall petitions. ———————————————————– By E. Bruce Davis September 16, 2022 Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County, recently reported that the citizens organization has obtained the required Read More …