April 05, 2018
Creating a budget for a city the size of Norfolk involves making a lot of tough choices.
On Tuesday, City Manager Doug Smith presented council members with a big one: a proposed budget that pays for basic city services without a tax increase, or an alternative that includes more money for schools and the St. Paul’s redevelopment project, funds to begin replacing outdated equipment and technology, and raises for city employees…
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April 04, 2018
President Trump’s tax reform law allows for disadvantaged areas to be designated as Opportunity Zones as a way to encourage investment and economic growth.
On Thursday, April 5, Dr. Ben Carson, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will travel to Norfolk, Virginia to tour areas that could qualify as Opportunity Zones with Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander. Opportunity Zones are designed to encourage investment in disadvantaged communities across the country…
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March 30, 2018
Dr. Ben Carson will be making a trip to Norfolk next week.
Norfolk city officials confirmed the visit…
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March 30, 2018
Ben Carson, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is expected to visit the city Tuesday, according to Mayor Kenny Alexander.
Alexander hopes to share plans for the overhaul of a 200-acre swath near downtown that now includes three public housing communities…
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March 08, 2018
Norfolk residents will get the chance to weigh in on the city’s public housing plan for next year Thursday night.
This includes the redevelopment of the St. Paul’s area.
During the meeting, the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority will hear public comments on its complete five year plan and their yearly plan for programs…
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February 22, 2018
The redevelopment of the St. Paul’s Quadrant – the 200-acre area north and east of Norfolk’s downtown that houses more than half of the city’s public housing – has been a controversial topic for years.
But Norfolk’s goal, replacing three public housing communities with mixed-income neighborhoods, fits a 30-year national trend of breaking up concentrations of the poorest citizens.
Some residents objected that a plan put forward by city staff last year hadn’t taken them into consideration. The City Council ordered staff to gather more input from the affected communities…
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