Groups urge Prince William Co. to end PW Digital Gateway pursuit

The Virginia Court of Appeals recently upheld a lower court's ruling that effectively halted the massive and contentious PW Digital Gateway Data Center project in Prince William County. The court sided with plaintiffs, finding that the county failed to provide proper public notification before a crucial vote to approve the project in December 2023. A spokesperson for Prince William County stated that the county is still evaluating the ruling, and a county attorney is set to provide a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors regarding their next steps. In the interim, advocates, local residents, and the plaintiffs involved in the legal challenges are pressing supervisors to abandon further legal action and withdraw from the appeals process. They argue that this court decision signals that the current pace of data center expansion is excessive and that the county should restart the process with greater transparency and more extensive community involvement, rather than appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court.