Prince William Board of County Supervisors

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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland to resign

By Potomac Local News
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Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland announced an abrupt end to his third term on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Candland will resign on Friday, December 16, 2022 (not 2023), after spending nearly 10 years and three terms in office representing western Prince William County. The senior member of the Board of County Supervisors, his decision comes after supervisors approved the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway development, which cleared the way for data centers to be built on more than 800 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.

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Candland’s resignation explained: Upcoming Special Election; Changes to leadership; A challenging year for his family; A GOP in trouble scrambles to find candidates for 2023

By Uriah Kiser
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Candland’s final meeting will be Tuesday, December 13, when supervisors are set to vote on the 2040 Comprehensive [land-use] Plan, a document that guides the development of roads, housing, utilities, and just about everything else in the growing 348-square mile jurisdiction.

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Response to rising crime in Prince William County: New $500,000 government office, 20-member commission

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Crime is up in Prince William County, and the local government aims to throw more than a half-million dollars at the problem.

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240 houses, new home for Manassas baseball: Kline Farm headed for Planning Commission hearing on Wednesday

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A former plan to subdivide Kline Farm in 2023.

The effort to develop 240 homes on Kline Farm near Manassas is heading back to the planning commission.

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Quantico, Prince William sign increased IGSA partnership for public works

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Quantico Marine Corps Base will tap on the shoulder of its neighbor, Prince William County, for help around the military installation.

On Monday, November 7, Quantico’s Commanding Officer, Col. Michael Brooks, met with Potomac District Supervisor Andrea Bailey to sign an amendment to an Intergovernmental Support Agreement between the base and the Board of County Supervisors.

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Va. Supreme Court hears argument Prince William County Supervisors violated open meeting law

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The Virginia State Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of five Prince William Board of Supervisors accused of violating the state’s open meetings laws in the hours after unprecedented riots. 

Richmond attorney Patrick McSweeny argued for county residents Alan Gloss and Carol Fox. Both allege the five Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors violated the law when they attended a meeting of the county police department’s Citizen Advisory Board, which hastily gathered at noon on May 30, 2020. 

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Tuesday: Virginia Supreme Court to hear case against 5 Democrats on Pr. Wm. Board of County Supervisors

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Two Prince William County residents who sued elected members of the Board of County Supervisors will have their day in the Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 1.

The state high court agreed to hear the case brought by Alan Gloss and Carol Fox, who are suing all five Democrats on the Board of County Supervisors individually. The suit alleges they violated Virginia’s open meetings law in 2020, in the hours following riots near Manassas, promoted by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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

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

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Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson

Updated 2 p.m. — 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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