STOP Lame-Duck Land Use Decisions

The news about Prince William County’s data center disaster is now spreading beyond our county, our state, and our country. Whether it’s the monstrosity called Villages Technology Park in Gainesville that Wheeler, Franklin, Boddye, Bailey, and Angry approved after being warned it was going to Read More …

NY Times: More Data in the Cloud Means More Centers on the Ground to Move It

Demand for Data Centers Is Soaring – The New York Times (nytimes.com) “…But finding enough land to build a data center and sufficient electricity to run it can be a challenge. And developers must address community concerns about these behemoth buildings, which are popping up Read More …

Prince William Times: Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss

Supervisors, activists split on Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler’s primary election loss | News | princewilliamtimes.com Voters rejected data center proliferation, activists say By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 28, 2023 Updated Jun 28, 2023 Prince William Board of Supervisors Chair Ann Wheeler, who Read More …

InsideNoVa: Digital Gateway Part II? Western Prince William neighbors considering selling land to data center developers

Digital Gateway Part II? Western Prince William neighbors considering selling land to data center developers | Headlines | insidenova.com By Ben Peters Jun 27, 2023  Sanders Lane, a four-mile, two-lane road that runs between Sudley and Braddock roads near Gainesville, is located just north of Read More …

Kevin Coyle: Media Coverage of PWC Opposition to Data Center Takeover

Kevin Coyle Data center news round up Coverage of Voter Opposition to Prince William County’s 80 Million Square Foot Data Center Takeover By Kevin Coyle June 24,2003 Residents of Prince William County have been ignored and even run over by tone deaf and arrogant public Read More …

InsideNoVa Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy

Editorial: Prince William County primary result a win for grassroots advocacy | Headlines | insidenova.com June 23, 2022 Tim McCormick holds up a child with a sign protesting data center development in Prince William County in September 2022 outside a public hearing on the PW Read More …

NBC4: Stunning upset – Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary

Prince William voters back data center opponents in primary – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com) Prince William County voters back data center opponents in primary By Julie Carey, News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Matthew Barakat • Published June 22, 2023 • Updated on June 22, 2023 at 7:51 pm Tuesday’s primary delivered a stunning result in Read More …

Prince William Times: UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair

UPDATED: Lawson supporters cite data center concerns in GOP primary for county chair | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Anya Sczerzenie Times Staff Writer Jun 22, 2023 Updated 20 hrs ago Supervisor Jeanine Lawson courtesy   Supervisor Jeanine Lawson handily won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s primary election to run for Read More …

BisNow: Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development

Why A Local Primary Election Upset Could Mean Big Changes For Data Center Development (bisnow.com) NationalData Center June 22, 2023 Dan Rabb, Data Centers  A surprise result in a Northern Virginia primary election has the potential to slow data center development in Prince William County, a Read More …

AP: Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia

Backlash to data centers prompts political upset in northern Virginia | AP News By MATTHEW BARAKAT   June 22, 2023 FILE – Dale Browne, president of the Great Oak Homeowners Association, speaks Aug. 29, 2022, at a rally near Manassas, Va., protesting a newly built data Read More …

Washington Post: Data Center Backlash Fuels Prince William Board Chair’s Election Loss

By Antonio Olivo      June 21, 2023           (Data center backlash fuels Prince William board chair’s election loss – The Washington Post) Four years ago, Ann B. Wheeler (D-At Large) was elected chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors as part of a liberal wave sweeping Read More …

Washington Post: Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary

Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary Story by Antonio Olivo, Teo Armus, Olivia Diaz • June 20, 2023 10:54 PM Wheeler behind in Prince William County board chair primary© Ann B. Wheeler; Committee to Elect Deshundra Deshundra Jefferson appeared to oust incumbent Prince Read More …

VOTE Tomorrow!

Dear Neighbors, Friends, and PWC Residents, Over the past two years – together: We have traveled twice to Richmond to support legislation to control data center proliferation. We have marched in a parade highlighting the unique qualities of our Rural Crescent. We have initiated TWO recalls:  one Read More …

“…a situation that is becoming increasingly dire, …”

This is something EVERYONE needs to pay attention to NOW: “As the data center industry’s appetite for energy continues to grow, land with access to the massive amounts of power these facilities need has become scarce in major data center hubs like Northern Virginia and Silicon Valley. It’s Read More …

Held hostage by outside influences …. Vote to change it

On May 23, concerning land-use management behaviors were on full display at the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting. The Rock Water Farm’s application for a special use permit to operate a landscaping and truck facility along U.S. 15 in the Gainesville District was Read More …

Prince William Times: Letter to Editor: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE

LETTER: There’s something we can do about corporate influence in land-use decisions: VOTE | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com In Prince William County, the influence brought to bear by developers, data centers, and their law firms on all aspects of this county and its operations is pervasive, Read More …