http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,0,0,html PEC works to help citizens in Fauquier build better communities and protect cherished resources--scenic views, working farms, historic heritage, clean water, and healthy air. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en The Purchase of Development Rights program is a voluntary program that pays farmers for eliminating development rights on their land. The programs helps working farms and reduces the need for expensive county services in the rural area in the future. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2902,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2902,-1,html Fauquier County is considering zoning changes to the current regulations on horse activities. Learn how this would affect equestrian activities in Fauquier and attend the Board meeting on Thursday, February 18th at 7pm. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2797,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2797,-1,html Learn more about the proposed Springs Valley Rural Historic District--which contains 7,510 acres of land just southwest of Warrenton. DHR will meet to consider this nomination at 10am on September 17th in Richmond.--MEETING CANCELLED http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2464,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2464,-1,html The Fauquier County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on May 28th to vote on recommendations from the transportation committee regarding Vint Hill Road and other transportation issues around New Baltimore. Read more about the recommendations. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2002,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,2002,-1,html Students from the Wakefield Junior Stewards Club and The Hill School Treehuggers club help protect and promote the Piedmont. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1519,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1519,-1,html Learn about the expansion of the existing Columbia Gas right-of-way in the Crooked Run Valley. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1380,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1380,-1,html Fauquier County's Purchase of Development Rights Program will open a new application cycle beginning June 2nd and running through August 29th, 2008. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1257,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,1257,-1,html 4,180 acres were preserved in 2007 for a grand total of nearly 82,000 acres conserved in the Fauquier County. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,947,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,459,947,-1,html Despite the significant negative impact that the Costco project will have on New Baltimore, on November 8, 2007 the Fauquier county Board of Supervisors voted in favor of the rezoning and special exception necessary for the project to move forward. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,825,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,825,-1,html The proposal would contribute many more cars to already bad traffic on Route 29 and nearby roads. It would bring another stoplight and new traffic from Prince William and other counties to New Baltimore. It would generate more traffic than by-right uses. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,717,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,717,-1,html The County cannot protect its existing easements (or the impacted wetlands) if the proposed development goes forward. How can the County ask outside entities to respect our conservation easements if the Cross Creek easement is not honored? http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,716,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,716,-1,html The just-approved Comprehensive Plan prohibits big box in New Baltimore. Breaking this plan sets a dangerous precedent that could bring more violations to the county's other growth areas in Marshall and southern Fauquier. And it violates the law. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,715,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,715,-1,html A rezoning request for 8.5 acres from Residential (R-1) to Commercial-Highway (C-2) and a Special Exception request to permit a store over 50,000 square feet (Costco). http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,483,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,284,483,-1,html