December 15, 2022 | Vol. 21, No. 50 | 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.
Supervisors eliminate county’s ‘rural crescent’ rules Land-use update ‘Pathway to 2040’ paves the way for more than 36,000 new homes, data center development By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
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Vida Carroll speaks during a protest of the land-use update before the Dec. 13 meeting.
After another all-night meeting that stretched until 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors approved the “Pathway to 2040,” a controversial update to the long-range land-use plan that effectively eliminates “rural crescent” protections while paving the way for 36,000 new housing units and more commercial and data center development throughout the county. See RULES, page 2
Prince William supervisors listen during a public hearing on the Pathway to 2040 land-use update.
Supervisor embroiled in data center controversy resigns Pete Candland steps down after 11 years on board By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
STATE CHAMPS!
PHOTO BY DOUG STROUD
The Freedom High School Eagles completed a perfect, 15-0 season on Saturday, Dec. 10 with a historic, 48-14 win over James Madison High School at the Class 6 state championship game. Both quarterback Tristan Evans, a junior, and running back Jeffrey Overton Jr., a sophomore, set new state records: Evans racked up 61 passing touchdowns, while Overton rushed for 2,599 yards, beating the previous record set by Freedom H.S. running back Tyquan Brown in 2018. Full coverage in SPORTS, page 12.
PW Little Theatre presents ‘Ebenezer Scrooge,’ page 9
Supervisor Peter Candland announced his resignation from the Prince William County Board of Supervisors over the weekend, citing a recent legal opinion advising him against voting on the Supervisor Pete “Pathway to 2040” comprehensive plan Candland, R-Gainesville update or any data center projects in the county due to his decision last year to sell his own home and property to a developer involved in the controversial “Prince William Digital Gateway.” See CANDLAND, page 4
Police warn of fentanyl-laced pills after teen’s fatal overdose, page 5
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