Remarks by Gary Blake Ross
95 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“Are we creating an October work session for that, or are we?”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I'm trying to figure out if one was already planned, and you're just adding a subject to it, or if this is a new one. Either way, I'll be here.”
Planning Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Open a public hearing and I'll make a motion. For all of them? Yeah. Okay, thank you.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. I move that we suspend for the duration of tonight's meeting any planning commission bylaw that would prevent considering more than one application at a time during the expedited part of tonight's meeting.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“We need one more motion and I'm able to give it if you like.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I move that we recommend the following applications with each being subject to the conditions identified in their respective Planning Commission staff reports.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Before we do that, I recommend that we close the public hearings.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“And I still move that we recommend the following applications, with each being subject to the conditions identified in their respective Planning Commission staff reports.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Proffer Amendment REZ-2026-00015 Canfield Crossing. Proffer Amendment REZ-2026-00042, Amendment to the Declaration for Property of the Board of County Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia. Proffer Amendment REZ-2026-00043, Amendment to the Declaration for Property of the Board of County Supervisors of Prince William County, Virginia. Item D, rezoning REZ 2025-00032 Manassas Tech Center. Item E, proffer amendment REZ 2026-00022 Manassas Tech Center PRA. Item F, special use permit, SUP 202600021, Truist, Smoketown Station. Item G, special use permit, SUP 202600028, House of Bubbles…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“To the audience, we're trying out a new process to speed things up, and my vote is yes.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Sir? Sir? Using the list of properties that are identified in the material I have, I can help you see if the property you're thinking about is in that list. And I could do that after the meeting. I'd be glad to do it with you.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING WHAT EACH OF THE TERMS MEAN IN THE CRITERIA SUMMARIES THERE, I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S JUST AN INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE THAT THE COUNTY HAS THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT TEACHES SOMEONE NEW TO THE PROCESS how those string out through time, and what each step means. Are we lucky enough to have that?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I'll play Jeopardy and phrase this in the form of a question. By my count, since the March 3rd Board of Supervisors meeting, when this topic came up, if we assume that it wasn't discussed before that meeting, Until the end of the 90-day window on the schedule we think will follow, there will be 10 months, almost a full year. Is that close to what you think the duration is? March through late December?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, understood. My point is, this is not a surprise. And I wonder if 90 days might be excessive. If that was but supervisor Gordy submitted the directive Enough said Thank You chair Commissioner Scheifler, do you have any comment or questions?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Reza or perhaps David. I live right now on a piece of A1 property in the northwest corner of the county and I believe that I could request that my supervisor initiate a CPA and then if successful, submit a rezoning application and a request, an SUP request to build a high energy consumption project on my property in a data center. Am I correct about that? Today.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I'd have to go to my supervisor or some supervisor and submit the paperwork.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. And so I asked not because I intend to or I thought anybody was really interested in the nuts and bolts, but it's just that I don't feel like this change that's proposed at the moment, the one that's in front of us, is opening the door in other parts of the county any wider than it was already open. Am I correct about that?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“The board, as it evolves over the next 50 years, it'll be in their hands and ours to a certain extent. Thank you. Thank you, chair.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“This industry is surrounded by controversy. As an engineer, I can imagine a well-designed, not gargantuan, not noisy, et cetera, et cetera, data center energized by clean energy that would be, that should be welcome in most places in the country. Our design criteria do not Our ordinances, our design criteria do not put this industry in that box. And that is a source of much of the controversy. We have in our pipeline millions and millions of square feet of projects from this industry. And to a very large extent, I believe we're in danger of becoming too dependent on the revenue from this…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“The board appointed me to this position. And in this position, I make recommendations to the board. I do not replace the board. And I do not have any motion in mind, but if I were to have an opinion about this that I wanted to share now rather than between now and when the board votes, because I'm certain that Supervisor Stewart and I will speak, I would not hesitate a bit to offer it in our recommendation and see what my peer commissioners think about my opinion.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“Let's get a motion on the floor. And then after that motion is seconded, we can have discussion and debate right now. We're discussing. I'm not sure what, because it's all hypothetical until we put a motion in front of ourselves.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I think I would continue beating the dead horse, and I'd rather not.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“No, I said you amend a motion only after it's been seconded.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
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“I'd like to, uh, engage in discussion after of the motion that's on the floor right now.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026