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 …

Bull Run Observer: Planning Commission 4-3-1 vote favors Digital Gateway – with some caveats

By E. Bruce Davis Observer Staff – Friday, September 30, 2022 Pageland Lane area property owners and proponents of the Comprehensive Plan Amendment for the PWC Digital Gateway won a crucial first step that could allow data centers to be built on the 1321 acres 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 …

Prince William Times: BREAKING: County board will delay Prince William Digital Gateway vote ‘to clear up confusion’ about the process

BREAKING: County board will delay Prince William Digital Gateway vote ‘to clear up confusion’ about the process | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sept. 22, 2022 Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler The Prince William Digital Gateway — a controversial Read More …

Bristow Beat: Planning Commission Recommends Less Friendly Version of Prince William Digital Gateway Without Community Input

Planning Commission Recommends Less Friendly Version of Prince William Digital Gateway Without Community Input – Bristow Beat County never published CPA amendments   Prince William Planning Commission holds Public Hearing for Prince William Digital Gateway on Sept. 15, 2022. Stacy Shaw Posted Thursday, September 22, Read More …

Prince William Times: Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway

Data centers’ last-minute letter seeks to weaken county policies for PW Digital Gateway | News | princewilliamtimes.com Planning commission recommends looser regulations on open space, wildlife corridors, preservation of Civil War sites By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 21, 2022 Updated 11 min ago The proposed 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 …

Prince William Times: UPDATED: In a pre-dawn vote, planning commissioners cite PW Digital Gateway’s ‘profoundly positive’ impacts

UPDATED: In a pre-dawn vote, planning commissioners cite PW Digital Gateway’s ‘profoundly positive’ impacts | News | princewilliamtimes.com Meanwhile, opposing commissioners object to plan’s uncertainties By Jill Palermo Times Staff Writer Sep 16, 2022 Updated 36 min ago 1 More than 300 people attended a 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 – Opinion: A look at the numbers:  Can Dominion supply electricity needed to operate PWDG?  Reader doubts grid will hold up

A look at the numbers:  Can Dominion supply electricity needed to operate PWDG?  Reader doubts grid will hold up September 16, 2022 Dear Prince William County: The Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA) 2021-00004 states that 27.6 million square feet of data centers (DCs) are being requested/planned.  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 …