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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 countyโs protected โrural 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 coalitionโs executive director, joined about 15 other residents of the Gainesville District to โdemand that Pete Candland resignโ or be subject to a recall petition. Candland โcan no longer serve the interests of his constituents,โ Schlossberg said. She and others wore white T-shirts saying โGainesville residents have NO representation. Pete make it official. Resign.โ See CANDLAND, page 2
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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