January 24, 2018
Norfolk City Council voted in favor of a resolution that puts the city one step close toward overhauling three public housing neighborhoods.
Council approved a resolution with a 7-1 vote to allow City Manager Douglas L. Smith to work with the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority on a plan for the Saint Paul’s area…
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January 23, 2018
The City Council could vote tonight to support demolishing more than half of Norfolk’s public housing and replacing it with new mixed-income communities.
The resolution comes to the council after several months of outreach to residents of the Tidewater Gardens, Calvert Square and Young Terrace communities just east of downtown, which are part of an area sometimes called “St. Paul’s.”
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November 15, 2017
What is the future for one of the largest sections of public housing in Norfolk?
For the last few months the city held meetings with residents in the St. Paul’s section. That includes Tidewater Gardens, Young Terrace, and Calvert Square. The goal was to find out what residents want in a future community, as the city plans to revitalize the area…
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November 14, 2017
Better lighting. Job training. Free classes on personal finance and other skills.
Even as three public housing communities east of downtown face likely demolition over the next decade, Norfolk wants to keep making improvements for their 4,200 residents…
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October 03, 2017
More than 4,000 residents in the St. Pauls area are left in limbo as City Council decides if it wants to approve a housing plan…
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September 18, 2017
In the next 10 years, the landscape of downtown Norfolk could change drastically.
The city rolled out a plan this year to replace three of Norfolk’s public housing communities with mixed income housing. Young Terrace, Tidewater Gardens and Calvert Square would be the heart of a new St. Paul’s district…
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