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Tomorrow: Rally to oppose Digital Gateway to be held at Occoquan Reservoir in Lake Ridge

Published October 27, 2022 at 12:14PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 2:21PM

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson will hold a rally to urge leaders to defer a decision on a massive data center development plan. Lawson and conversationalist groups will rally at Lake Ridge Marina on the Occoquan Reservoir, 12350 Cotton Mill Drive, to urge Supervisors to delay a decision on the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway.

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Racial & Social Justice Commission shows ‘strong concern’ over planned data centers next to Manassas Battlefield

By Potomac Local News

Published October 22, 2022 at 2:18PM | Updated October 27, 2022 at 9:02AM

Prince William County’s Racial and Social Justice passed two resolutions outlining its concern over to plan to pave over areas next to Manassas National Battlefield to build data centers.

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Dispute between ‘PW Digital Gateway’ property owners lands in court | Prince William Times

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Published October 14, 2022 at 10:00AM

QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

A dispute between property owners involved in a plan to create a major new data center corridor near Manassas National Battlefield Park known as the “Prince William Digital Gateway” is playing out in federal court – a sign that ties between some residents involved in the deal could be fraying.

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Historical Commission opposes PW Digital Gateway | Insidenova

By Local News

Published October 7, 2022 at 10:10AM

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.

The Prince William County Historical Commission has reiterated its opposition to the proposed PW Digital Gateway and is urging the county to abandon development plans for the area.

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

By Local News

Published September 22, 2022 at 11:30AM

Manassas National Battlefield Park Visitor Center is located on Route 234 near Manassas, Virginia.

(Prince William Times / Metered Paywall) — Prince William County’s draft plan for the Prince William Digital Gateway envisions a 2,100-acre data center corridor next to the Manassas National Battlefield Park and Conway Memorial State Forest that would allow up to 27.6 million square feet of data center space – likely spread across dozens of buildings – while also dedicating about 800 acres to new parks and trails, protecting historic assets and mitigating harmful impacts on wildlife and the Occoquan Reservoir.

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Prince William County Planning Commission recommends PW Digital Gateway approval

By Local News

Published September 15, 2022 at 8:52AM | Updated September 15, 2022 at 12:09PM

Early Thursday morning, the Prince William County Planning Commission voted 4-3-1 to recommend approval of the first application for the controversial PW Digital Gateway.

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Opinion: Republicans aren’t the only ones opposing data centers, say Democrats

By Letters to the Editor

Published September 12, 2022 at 2:45PM

We are Democrats, neighbors, and fellow citizens of Prince William County who find ourselves on different sides of an issue that has pitched your fellow landowners along Pageland Lane against a huge majority of residents in the county and surrounding jurisdictions.

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Data center protest planned at government center ahead of 2 key votes

By Potomac Local News

Published September 12, 2022 at 11:00AM | Updated September 13, 2022 at 6:03PM

Marilyn Karp, a long time activist in the Democratic Party leads residents gathered at the Prince William County Government Center to call for Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (D) to resign after she dumped $50,000 of stock in data center firms.

Opponents of data centers will hold a protest outside the Prince Wiliam County Government Center.

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1 week countdown: Public hearing on Prince William Digital Gateway next to Manassas battlefield

By Potomac Local News

Published September 7, 2022 at 8:00AM | Updated September 8, 2022 at 4:35PM

Protesters gathered outside an Amazon data center near Manassas.

The Prince William County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway project.

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Protesters gather in Manassas to protest data center noise

By Potomac Local News

Published August 30, 2022 at 8:00AM | Updated August 30, 2022 at 4:22PM

Residents say they’re doing the heavy lifting and negotiating with data center firms to help protect their neighborhoods and quality of life.

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