History and Role of the Website
This website was built between the summer of 2006 and the fall of 2007. It was regularly updated while it was being built and will be regularly updated hereafter.  Articles and other info on the site address issues relevant to PWCBG's mission of balancing residential growth with traffic, tax, local economic, school, and quality-of-life issues.

Sources of Information on the Site
The information in the website is based primarily on newspaper articles, e-mails from supervisors, county government documents, official county and Virginia state websites, Board of County Supervisors publications, and reports and commentary by PWCBG (Prince William Citizens for Balanced Growth) members. Frequently-cited newspapers include the Bull Run Observer, the Gainesville Times, the Potomac News, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.  Major discrete categories of articles are grouped alphabetically. Within those alphabetical groupings, articles are arranged chronologically, with the most recent articles at the top of the section. Click this doclink for a full chronological index of articles.

Importance of Chronological Index Page / Limited Search Capability
While this site does not currently have a search engine, the chronological index page can be used to serve some search engine functions.  Go to the chronological index page and do a word search of the extended headlines on the page, searching for specific topics such as proffers, Brentswood,
VPAP, housing market, balanced growth, or individual supervisors.  Most of the main topics covered by this website are included as keywords in the extended headlines on the chronological index page.

Archival / Historical Articles
Please note that the chronological index page also includes some archival/historical articles no longer found in other parts of this website.  For example, articles about former supervisors or candidates that provide significant information about supervisor behavior, Board of County Supervisors (BOCS) history, and the workings of  the BOCS are included.

Supported Web Browsers
The site can be viewed using recent versions of Firefox, Internet Explorer (IE), or Netscape browsers. Other browsers may also work, but only Firefox, IE, and Netscape have been tested for this site.

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