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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February 14, 2018
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander will be one of a small handful of mayors and business people to meet with President Donald Trump today at the White House to talk about opportunity zones, a new community development program designed to steer private investment into low-income neighborhoods…
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February 05, 2018
A resolution recently approved by Norfolk City Council could launch one of the largest modern urban renewal projects on the East Coast.
According to city officials, the resolution authorizes the Norfolk’s City Manager to seek permission from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to demolish three mostly Black public housing communities where over 4,000 low income and working class families and 2,200 children live. The cleared sites of Tidewater Gardens, Young Terrace and Calvert Square would then be replaced and redeveloped…
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January 25, 2018
THE NORFOLK City Council made a promise on Tuesday night when it voted to proceed with redevelopment of the 200-acre parcel of land known as the St. Paul’s area.
To the residents of three housing projects there — about 4,200 people, including about 2,200 children — the council pledged its care and communication. It said it would ensure for them a smooth transition as this massive initiative takes shape…
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January 24, 2018
Norfolk city council pushed through a resolution to knock down three low-income housing developments in the St. Paul’s corridor.
It passed with a 7-1 vote.
Councilman Paul Riddick was the only vote against the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority project.
The housing developments will be replaced with mixed-income and mixed-use properties…
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