GIRLS SOCCER ROYALTY Patriot edges Battlefield 2-1. PAGE 9
April 17, 2019 | Vol. 18, No. 15 | www.PrinceWilliamTimes.com | 50¢ Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
Who will attend the new high school? ‘Scoping’ meeting begins boundary process for 13th H.S. By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
Prince William County’s 13th high school will open in August 2021 on 83 acres next to Jiffy Lube Live in Gainesville. School division officials began the process of deciding which neighborhoods will be zoned for the
new school with a recent “scoping” meeting at Battlefield High School. The new school, which has not yet been named, will draw its students primarily from attendance areas now zoned for Battlefield High School in Gainesville; Patriot High School in Nokesville; and Stonewall Jackson See HIGH SCHOOL, page 8
Stewart wants data centers to pay more By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
In a renewed effort to extract more local tax revenue from Prince William’s growing data center industry, Corey Stewart proposed a plan Monday to hike the tax rate for computer equipment 60 percent next year to provide more money for schools and mental health services while shaving about $37 off homeowners’ annual tax bills. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, held a press conference on “tax day,” April 15, to announce his plan to raise the tax rate on the “programmable computer and peripherals,” from $1.25 to $2 per $100 in valuation. The tax is paid by all businesses with computer equipment but is informally called “the data center tax” because data centers pay the bulk of the revenue generated by the tax, Stewart said. Stewart, R-At Large, said his proposal would raise a total of $9.6 milSee DATA CENTERS, page 5
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The Chabad Center of Jewish Life in Greater Gainesville & Manassas welcomed the arrival of the community’s first Torah on April 7. Local congregants put the finishing touches on the sacred scroll during a completion ceremony and celebration. Rabbi Shmuly Perlstein carries the new Torah. More pictures on page 6. INSIDE Calendar.............................................25 Classified............................................32 Business.............................................19 Lifestyle..............................................23
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