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Data center supply questions arise; Loudoun problem won’t affect Prince William

By Uriah Kiser
QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

Power problems for data centers in Loudoun County will not affect its neighbor, Prince William County.

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Wheeler says ‘obstructionists of social progress’ are calling for her recall, seeks donations to fight back

By Uriah Kiser
Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [File photo]

Ann Wheeler has much to say in a fundraising email to constituents following bi-partisan calls for her to resign or be removed from office.

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Data center height limits to prevent ‘towering monstrosities’ pushed by Planning Commission

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

If building heights aren’t limited, visitors to the hallowed ground near Manassas will see data centers no matter where they look.

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Sheetz at Gainesville Crossing approved following parking lot compromise

By Potomac Local News
[Photo: Sheetz, Inc.]

The retail and commercial portion of a 153-acre data center site in Gainesville is ready to be developed.

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Wheeler dodges questions about recall, CA refers questions to police

By Uriah Kiser
Former Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [File photo]

Prince William County Board Chair At-large Ann Wheeler continues to stonewall reporters following a bi-partisan recall effort from residents demanding that she resign.

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Iron Mountain plans $6 million data center expansion in Gainesville

By Potomac Local News
Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo]

Iron Mountian was one of the first large data centers to open in Prince William County.

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Opinion: Prince William withholding data center info from public

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Citizens were recently treated to two more mind-numbing episodes in the surreal story of the Prince William Digital Gateway.

The July 13 Planning Commission meeting featured an exchange where Gainesville commissioner Rick Berry asked acting Planning Office Director Rebecca Horner why there was a work session scheduled to discuss the proposal when neither the Comprehensive Plan update nor the overlay district review was complete.

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Prince William Democrats urge sacking Wheeler recall supporters

By Uriah Kiser
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.

Bill Wright has been a force in the fight against a wave of data centers being considered or already under construction in Gainesville.

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Residents demand Wheeler’s resignation following data center stock dump, call FBI

By Uriah Kiser
Chris Griffin, 38, a business owner and lifelong Prince William County resident calls on Board Chair At-large Ann Wheeler to resign. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/PLN]

Storm clouds continue to gather over Ann Wheeler, the at-large Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

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BREAKING: Residents push to recall Chair Ann Wheeler following data center stock dump

By Uriah Kiser
Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler. [Photo: Uriah Kiser/Potomac Local News]

Prince William County residents will move to recall the county’s top leader during a press conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, sources tell Potomac Local News.

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