Analysis: County staff Data Center presentations “clearly in error” with PWC records – Bull Run Observer

In her May 27, 2021 Data Center-Market Viability Review forwarded to the BOCS, Christina Winn, Executive Director , Economic Development, asserted “Of the approximately 8,700 acres of land within the DCOZ (Data Center Opportunity Zone), there is approximately 600-1100 acres Economic Development would consider market Read More …

GET ENGAGED! Citizen Town Hall – April 28

Industrial blight is community blight.  Just like a deadly virus, it spreads from the host to its neighbors. Rural Sanders Lane neighbors mull selling to data centers | News | princewilliamtimes.com “The bucolic road hosts a smattering of signs protesting the proposed digital development to Read More …

Opinion: Fairfax Water Authority’s call to study data centers’ expansion another red flag – Prince William Times

Letter: Lateef inconsistent about ‘Rural Crescent’ | Opinion | insidenova.com Somebody is always throwing cold water on the Prince William Digital Gateway. This week’s bucket in the face is courtesy of the Fairfax County Water Authority. In its letter of March 21st, Fairfax Water said: Read More …

Keep it up – It’s Working!

Keep it up – It’s Working! The message is resonating – CONGRATULATIONS! From the outset of the disastrous proposals, the community has held steadfast to the message:  Building industrial data centers in the Rural Crescent, next to National Parks (Manassas National Battlefield Park and Prince William Forest National Park), next Read More …

Guest Opinion: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all – Prince William Times

GUEST OPINION: Why data centers in western Prince William will affect us all | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com By Nicole Wilberg Mar 3, 2022 Nicole Wilberg There’s been an uproar in Prince William’s “rural crescent” recently, and its echoes are rippling across the county. The Prince Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Protesters gather outside QTS office in Manassas over Pageland Lane development plans

Protesters gather outside QTS office in Manassas over Pageland Lane development plans – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Local residents angry after company admits involvement in a proposal to develop an 800-acre campus in Prince William County February 28, 2022 By Dan Swinhoe A group of protesters gathered Read More …

LETTER: Opposition to rural area data centers more than a NIMBY concern: Prince William Times

Feb 27, 2022  The revelations about the dreadful Prince William Digital Gateway proposal gets worse with every passing day. A recent story indicated that data center QTS has been planning with county officials to site an 800-acre campus in the rural crescent in breach of Read More …

InsideNoVa: ‘QTS DATA CENTERS …GO AWAY”

Protesters rally outside data center developer’s Manassas office | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout February 25, 2022 Protesters rally outside data center developer’s Manassas office.  The Coalition to Protect Prince William County held a protest in front of QTS’ data center on Wednesday, February Read More …

GUEST OPINION: The Manassas battlefield is worth protecting: Prince William Times

By Supervisor Jeanine Lawson Feb 25, 2022 Updated Feb 25, 2022 Teddy Roosevelt, a great conservationist, once said: “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” Somewhere along the line, this message seems to have been lost. Here Read More …