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PC scoffs at county’s request to vet drive-throughs, blesses Gainesville Crossing Sheetz

By Uriah Kiser
A diagram showing the retail portion of the 153-acre Gainesville Crossing, which will sit next to a commuter parking lot at I-66 and Route 19.

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

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‘He’s lost our trust:” Residents aim to recall Gainesville Supervisor Peter Candland

By Potomac Local News

The Coalition to Protect Prince William is leading a recall effort for Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland.

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Protestors disrupt meeting, call for Supervisor’s resignation, halt of data center development in rural area

By Uriah Kiser
Activists called on Democrats to halt development studies for the rural areas of Prince William County and called for Republican Peter Candland to resign from the Board of County Supervisors. [Photo: Uriah Kiser]

A group of disappointed residents interrupted a joint meeting of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and several elected state delegates on Tuesday, November 9.

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County moves closer to allowing data centers near Manassas Battlefield Park

By Uriah Kiser
Environmental conservation groups gathered at the Prince William County Government Center on July 20, 2021 to protest plans to build data centers near Manassas Battlefield National Park. [Photo by Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

Prince William County leaders voted to turn up the heat when studying multiple parcels of land next to the historic Manassas Battlefield National Park that could one day be home to data centers. 

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More data centers a possibility in Prince William County

By Uriah Kiser

Could Prince William County become the next Loudoun County, which, with the most data centers in the world, handling the majority of the world’s web traffic, is the home to the modern internet?

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Development inches closer to Forest Park, town hall planned

By Uriah Kiser

Progress has its eyes on the boundary of Prince William Forest Park.

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