Prince William Times 06/30/2022

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COLGANโ€™S TENNIS SHARK: Sophomore sensation Matthew Staton is now a two-time state champion. SPORTS, PAGES 11-12

June 30, 2022 | Vol. 21, No. 26 | www.princewilliamtimes.com | $1.00 Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

Report: Vega downplays pregnancy as a result of rape By Cher Muzyk and Jill Palermo Times Staff Writers

Yesli Vega, the Republican nominee for Congress in the 7th District, downplayed the possibility that rape can result in pregnancy and has subsequently declined to say whether she believes victims of rape, incest or those diagnosed with nonviable pregnancies should be excluded from possible bans on aborYesli Vega tion that could become law in several states in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. See VEGA, page 5

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Elena Schlossberg, executive director of the Coalition to Save Prince William County, joins other Gainesville residents to announce an effort to recall Supervisor Pete Candland over his personal investment in the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway.

Supervisor faces recall over rural data centers By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

The Coalition to Protect Prince William County, a conservation nonprofit and a longtime advocate for the countyโ€™s protected โ€œrural crescent,โ€ announced Tuesday an effort to recall Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland, charging he has neglected his duty and misused his office as a result of his personal financial interest in the Prince William Digital Gateway. The project is a massive new data center corridor proposed for rural northern Prince William County on land bordering the Manassas National Battlefield Park and the

Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest. In a press conference before the Prince William Board of County Supervisorsโ€™ June 28 evening meeting, Elena Schlossberg, the coalitionโ€™s executive director, joined about 15 other residents of the Gainesville District to โ€œdemand that Pete Candland resignโ€ or be subject to a recall petition. Candland โ€œcan no longer serve the interests of his constituents,โ€ Schlossberg said. She and others wore white T-shirts saying โ€œGainesville residents have NO representation. Pete make it official. Resign.โ€ See CANDLAND, page 2

Celebrating the Fourth of July with a bang, page 8

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Manassas Park Mayor Jeanette Rishell and Council members Yesy Amaya, Preston Banks and Laura Hampton discuss the fiscal year 2023 budget Tuesday, June 28.

Manassas Park cuts tax rates for 2023 By Cher Muzyk

Times Staff Writer

Manassas Park property owners will pay about $276 more in real estate taxes in the coming year under the $142.1 million budget the city council adopted unan-

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imously Tuesday. The city council cut the real estate tax rate 8 cents and the personal property tax rate by 50 cents to provide some tax relief in fiscal year 2023, which begins July 1. See TAX, page 4


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