Data centers and concerns about a lower quality of life dominate the race between Supervisor Jeanine Lawson (R) and Democrat Deshundra Jefferson.
Prince William Board of County Supervisors chair candidates, from left, Democrat Deshundra Jefferson and Republican Jeanine Lawson. that has consumed Prince William County would evaporate with county board chair Ann Wheeler’s surprise primary election loss to relatively unknown challenger Deshundra Jefferson earlier this year.and to reverse a spike in crime and a higher cost of living that have some county residents on edge.
the escalating tax bills he’s received from the county due in large part to the rising values of his home and his car during the economic fallout of the pandemic. Jefferson also pointed to Lawson’s frequent opposition to matters related to LGBTQ rights and a 2020 training session on implicit bias that the supervisor and two of her Republican colleagues walked out of in protest because, they argued, it suggested that White people are inherently racist.
Both candidates say they intend to limit the need for revenue from more data centers by raising the county’s business computers and peripherals tax rate, through which the county collects about $100 million in annual revenue from the industry. The board increased that rate by nearly a third earlier this year to $2.15 per $100 of assessed value.
Lawson has also had to defend herself against allegations made by residents that have since been widely circulated.
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