Industrialization Without Representation

“The Coalition to Protect Prince William County, a longtime advocate for the county’s protected “rural crescent,” announced Tuesday an effort to recall Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland, charging he has neglected his duty and misused his office as a result of his personal financial interest in Read More …

Letter to Editor: Supervisors’, data center supporters’ conflicts of interest cloud PW Digital Gateway plan – Prince William TImes

LETTER: Supervisors’, data center supporters’ conflicts of interest cloud PW Digital Gateway plan | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com June 30, 2022 “Gypsies, tramps, and thieves.” We hear it from the residents of Prince William County regarding those behind the Pageland Digital Gateway, led by a gang Read More …

Candland Recall Petition – Gainesville Magisterial District voters can submit signatures

December 10, 2022 – Supervisor Pete Candland announced his resignation effective December 16. See his announcement here:  BREAKING NEWS:   Supervisor Pete Candland Resigns Effective December 16 The Candland recall petition will not be submitted to the circuit court. A total of 4,338 signatures were collected Read More …

Press Release: Gainesville District Citizens Launch Effort to Recall Corrupt Candland

PRESS RELEASE – Coalition to Protect Prince William County Press Conference: 6:30PM, Tuesday, June 28 Location: One County Complex, Woodbridge, VA 22192 Executive director says: “Candland is worse than compromised – he’s complicit. It’s over. He must go.” Haymarket, Virginia (June 28, 2022) – Gainesville district Read More …

Opinion: Stop bullies and corruption from taking the Virginia we love – Prince William Times

LETTER: Stop bullies and corruption from taking the Virginia we love | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com I love Virginia and what we have here. I have only left Virginia four times. Virginia has always been “home” — and everything that means. I am watching bullies and Read More …

Prince William Times: QTS confirms its interest in the proposed ‘PW Digital Gateway’

QTS confirms its interest in the proposed ‘PW Digital Gateway’ | News | princewilliamtimes.com Kansas-based firm is the first to reveal plans to acquire land near the Manassas battlefield for a new data center By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 8, 2022 QTS data Read More …

InsideNoVa: UPDATED: Supervisors vote to move forward with data center ‘listening sessions’ despite COVID concerns

UPDATED: Supervisors vote to move forward with data center ‘listening sessions’ despite COVID concerns | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 18, 2022 Updated 20 hrs ago 7 Mary Ann Ghadban, far right, and many of her neighbors are urging the county to zone Read More …

Washington Post: A fight over turning a ‘rural crescent’ in Northern Virginia into a hub for data centers

’Rural Crescent’ in Prince William County targeted for data centers – The Washington Post Page Snyder, owner of Pageland Farm, stands at the entrance of an unused horse barn in December. The power lines in the background are one reason she and her neighbors are Read More …

InsideNoVa: Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland refutes allegations of duplicity

Prince William Supervisor Pete Candland refutes allegations of duplicity | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Jan 12, 2022 Updated March 1, 2022 Pete Candland, Gainesville District supervisor. PAUL LARA/FILE PHOTO Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland has come under attack from opponents of the PW Read More …

InsideNoVa: HIGH-POWERED BATTLE Data center proposal pits Pageland residents against neighbors

Data center proposal pits Pageland residents against neighbors | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout January 10, 2022 Maryann Ghadban, far right, and many of her neighbors are urging the county to zone areas along Pageland Road for data centers. Paul Lara / InsideNoVa   Read More …

Prince William Times: Data center town hall in Gainesville’s Heritage Hunt draws crowd of more than 250

Data center town hall in Gainesville’s Heritage Hunt draws crowd of more than 250 | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 16, 2021 More than 250 people turned out to a town hall meeting at Heritage Hunt in Gainesville on Wednesday, Read More …

InsideNOVA: Windfall or eyesore? Pageland data center plan is a new front in rural area fight

Windfall or eyesore? Pageland data center plan is a new front in rural area fight | Headlines | insidenova.com Windfall or eyesore? Pageland data center plan is a new front in rural area fight By Nolan Stout Dec 13, 2021 Updated Dec 16, 2021 The area to Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Delegation of seven from Heritage Hunt assails data center proposals on many fronts

By E. Bruce Davis December 10, 2021 Seven residents of the Heritage Hunt (HH) community in Gainesville made public their concerns by speaking out about the Prince William Digital Gateway Proposal on Pageland Lane (800 acres) during Public Comment Time at the Nov. 23 meeting Read More …