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Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain
Voters Seek To Recall PWC Board Chair Accused Of Using Position For Financial Gain Thousands of Prince William County voters are petitioning for the recall of Board Chair Ann Wheeler.  After taking office, Wheeler invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in technology companies tied with data centers, as first reported by WUSA-9.  Many citizens are opposed to the data centers, citing newly released data that reveals their negative impacts on waterways and national parks. However, elected officials favor them for their proposed financial gain, apparently including Wheeler.  Wheeler was elected as Chair in 2019, but has been active on community boards for …

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by AJ Goldbloom
Real Estate
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Google and Microsoft have a new neighbor in Prince William County. Reports said Amazon recently purchased nearly 60 acres of land to in Gainesville for nearly $90 million.  BizJournal announced earlier this week that Amazon Web Services had purchased the land at 5845 Wellington Road for $87.8 million. The report said AWS purchased the same-sized lot next door for $52.4 million last year.  Amazon has not commented on its plans for that location, but it adds to the company's holdings in northern Virginia.  The land is in the county's Data Center Opportunity Overlay District. T…

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by Josh Lanier