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 …

Letter to Editor: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people – Prince William Times

LETTER: Supervisors’ pursuit of data centers reignites the power of the people | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Dec 23, 2021 I’ve spoken many times before the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to share my opinions about the insistent actions they have taken, and continue to Read More …

Prince William Times: County’s environmental staff rejects rural crescent data center plan over ‘major’ impacts to natural resources

County’s environmental staff rejects rural crescent data center plan over ‘major’ impacts to natural resources | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 21, 2021 The proposed “PWC Digital Gateway” could open more than 2,000 acres to future data centers in Prince Read More …

Letter to Editor: How much are our lives worth to the Prince William supervisors? – Prince William Times

https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/opinion/letter-how-much-are-our-lives-worth-to-the-prince-william-supervisors/article_ec3762dc-5f4f-11ec-8d99-87c29aa0ca11.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next Dec 17, 2021 The Prince William County supervisors ignore the current data center overlay district and are not waiting for the new data center overlay district study to be complete. The supervisors are studying not doing a water study for the entire county’s drinking 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: Bipartisan opposition to Pageland data center plan emerges at Heritage Hunt meeting

Bipartisan opposition to Pageland data center plan emerges at Heritage Hunt meeting | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Dec 16, 2021 John Lyver, chair of the new Heritage Hunt data center working group, discusses the proposed PW Digital Gateway at a town hall meeting Read More …

InsideNOVA: Battlefield: Pageland data centers would have ‘negative impact’ on historic resources

Battlefield: Pageland data centers would have ‘negative impact’ on historic resources | Headlines | insidenova.com By Nolan Stout Dec 14, 2021 Updated Dec 16, 2021 The Stone House at Manassas National Battlefield Park. Photo by NPS Manassas National Battlefield Park “strongly opposes” the potential of data centers along 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 …

Bisnow: Data Centers are Red-Hot, but they are increasingly facing a much more hostile local landscape

Data Centers Are Red-Hot, But They Are Increasingly Facing A Much More Hostile Local Landscape (bisnow.com) December 12, 2021 Dan Rabb, Bisnow Data Centers Reporter  Local resistance to new data centers is on the rise — and industry insiders tell Bisnow that developers need to start paying attention. Unsplash/Nadine 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 …

Another Haymarket-Gainesville Data Center Approved

************************************************************* Let’s take a moment to celebrate good things that are happening in the Rural Crescent – protecting our African American and Native American history.  Come Walk With Us – December 10th **************************************************************   The Board of Supervisors, in a 6-2 approval (with only Supervisors Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors approve 103-acre data center plan outside Haymarket that could trigger new electric transmission lines

Supervisors approve 103-acre data center plan outside Haymarket that could trigger new electric transmission lines | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Dec 8, 2021 The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved on Tuesday, Dec. 7, a data center complex of Read More …

InsideNoVa: Prince William supervisors approve data center project along I-66

Prince William supervisors approve data center project along I-66 | Headlines | insidenova.com Affordable housing proffer sparks debate By Nolan Stout December 8, 2021 The proposed data center complex would be across U.S. Route 29 from the Virginia Gateway shopping center, just south of Interstate Read More …