A report from WUSA-TV about how fliers promoting QTS data centers ended up in school lunch bags has been pulled from the TV station's website.
We asked why the story had been removed and are awaiting a response.
Deleted WUSA-TV story: “Prince William County residents were surprised to find pro data center flyers among donated food for students and their families."
"For months, data center projects within Prince William County have been at the center of several meetings with hours-long debates and much controversy. From sound levels and health issues to the impact on the environment and national landmarks, residents have been pushing back against data centers in the county."
"Prince William County Schools Spokesperson Diana Gulotta told WUSA9 that the QTS Data Center flyers were placed in food donations for students and families. The flyers also included the logo of the school district's educational foundation, SPARK."
Prince William County Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson's Facebook page: "I was disgusted to learn that QTS Data manipulated PWCS Title 1 elementary schools to peddle propaganda for their proposed data center project along Pageland Ln….I believe that the QTS moral compass is blind and prioritizes financial gain over the well-being of our future generation. This is yet another example of their underhanded tactics, which place QTS profit over Prince William County families."
It's no secret QTS is looking to expand in Prince William County.
Last month, PLN told you QTS offered to pay to widen Pageland Lane, a three-mile, sleepy, rural road, to four lanes with 10-foot pedestrian paths on both sides. Planners envision a series of roundabouts at key intersections.
The upgraded Pageland Lane would carry 22,000 trips per day — a standard set by the Institute of Transportation Professionals, an industry trade group, a policy that QTS says it chose to adhere to.
However, data centers employ few people, which has led many residents who live nearby to be fearful the wider road would be a key component to a Bi-County Parkway, linking Interstate 95 and Dulles Airport via Route 234 in Prince William County and Northstar Boulevard in Loudoun County.
QTS offered to widen the road in exchange for approval of more t than 20 data centers at the Prince William Digital Gateway, next to Manassas National Battlefield. QTS is one of two companies vying to build data centers on nearly 900 acres next to the national park, hallowed ground from the Civil War.
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