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at Dulles Airport, said “Certainly it would be ideal if I could work in the county, but the type of job that Disney will offer will not keep me or my fellow Prince William commuters close to home.”

Noting that the commissioners rejected an amendment to request comment on the project from the other members of the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission, Piedmont Environmental Council spokesman Chris Miller said “Prince William doesn’t want to think about this project. Not only are they not doing the recommended studies, they are trying to forestall others from doing it, to not consider the regional impacts.”

During a lengthy and sometimes testy review of the final proffers submitted by Disney only hours before the Planning Commission meeting, director of development Dana Nottingham sparred with the planners over the length of time Disney would agree not to seek annexation of its property.

Prince William officials were concerned that a move by Disney to annex the property would deprive the county of any control of its uses, as well as the tax revenues from the park. ‘This is a key, key issue for

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