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Bills would halt the PW Digital Gateway, strengthen state regulations for data centers

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Saying Virginia needs to “tap the brakes” on the rapid expansion of data centers, state Sen. J. Chapman “Chap” Petersen and Del. Danica Roem have introduced three bills that would stop the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway and strictly regulate other data centers proposed near state and national parks.

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Federal Government asked to step in, delay tomorrow’s vote on Prince William 2040 Plan; Opposition claims county withheld critical information before data center vote

By Potomac Local News
Manassas, battlefield, park, civil war
Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

Prince William County residents asked the U.S. Department of Interior to step in to block the Board of County Supervisors from approving its 2040 comprehensive land-use plan.

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Gainesville-area residents take their fight against the PW digital gateway to court | Prince William Times

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Protesters gather outside the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge urging the county to limit the areas in which data centers may be built, and to decline the Digital Gateway project next to the Manassas National Battlefield.

Residents of the Heritage Hunt, Oak Valley and surrounding areas in western Prince William County are taking their fight against the 2,139-acre Prince William Digital Gateway data center corridor to court.

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Lawsuit against Supervisor Candland dismissed, recall effort stalls

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A judge tossed out a lawsuit against Prince William County Supervisor Peter Candland, who represents the Gainesville District.

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Data center fight continues: New map omits PW Digital Gateway

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William County Supervisor Jeanine Lawson talks to voters outside Montclair Elementary School near Woodbridge. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

Supervisor Jeanine Lawson vowed continue the fight against the Prince William Digital Gateway next to the Manassas National Battlefield. Lawson, a Republican who represents a portion of western Prince William County, visited polling places in the east on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8 to encourage residents to contact their respective supervisors to oppose the digital gateway project, which plans 27 million sure feet of new server server farms next Civil War battlefield.

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Supervisors approve Prince William Digital Gateway comp plan amendment, clearing way for record-breaking development

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Prince William County Supervisors voted to amend its comprehensive plan to allow up to 27 million square feet of data centers to be built next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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Decision day arrives for PW Digital Gateway data center project in Prince William County | Insidenova

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Protesters gather outside the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge urging the county to limit the areas in which data centers may be built, and to decline the Digital Gateway project next to the Manassas National Battlefield.

While future skirmishes loom in the form of rezonings, arguably the biggest land-use decision in Prince William County’s history is expected to be made Tuesday, Nov. 1. That’s when the Board of County Supervisors will hold a public hearing and plans to vote on the proposed PW Digital Gateway. The hearing is on the request from dozens of landowners to designate 2,139 acres in western Prince William County for data centers. Specifically, it is to change the land currently designated as agricultural/estate and environmental resource in the Comprehensive Plan to technology/flex, parks and open space, county registered historic site and environmental resource overlay.

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Fairfax Supervisor confident Prince Wiliam leaders will heed suggestion to delay Digital Gateway approval

By Potomac Local News
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It’s rare for elected officials to speak about happenings outside their jurisdiction. That’s why, this week, when the Fairfax Board of County Supervisors urged the Supervisors in neighboring Prince William County to pump the brakes on the county’s most significant economic development project in its history — the Prince William Digital Gateway, with 2,100 square feet of space for new data centers, an area 15 times the size of Potomac Mills mall — the action made the news.

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Massive crowds, capacity limits are expected at Tuesday’s data center meeting

By Potomac Local News

Police and local government officials are preparing for one of the most anticipated public meetings in recent years, as the Board of County Supervisors will decide to allow data centers on 2,100 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield. It’s the largest land-use case in county history, larger than 150 Walmart Supercenters, and 15 times larger than the area of Potomac Mills mall. It’s also proven to be one of the most contentious, as the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, and will last into the early morning hours of the following day.

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PW Digital Gateway opponents make last-ditch effort to delay vote, push water study

By Potomac Local News
Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

In three days, elected county leaders will make the most significant land use decision in county history as it weighs the Prince William Digital Gateway. Opponents of the massive data center project, the county’s most significant land-use case in history, gathered today to urge the Board of County Supervisors to delay its decision expected in the early hours of Wednesday morning, November 2.

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