Housing Plan Leaves 4,000 Residents in Limbo
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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Special Report: Breaking Ground on Public Housing?
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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Community Weighs in on Future of St. Paul’s Area Public Housing
August 08, 2017
The City of Norfolk is held the first of six public meetings Tuesday to discuss the future of public housing in the St. Paul’s area near downtown.
The meeting comes on the heels of Norfolk City Council’s July decision to delay a vote on a vision that would see the demolition of homes in Young Terrace, Tidewater Gardens and Calvert Square in favor of mixed-income housing…
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City Leaders Host First Community Meeting to Discuss Public Housing
August 08, 2017
City leaders held the first of several scheduled community meetings aimed at improving quality of life for public housing residents.
“We need all of your input,” Mayor Kenny Alexander told a crowded room at the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday…
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Editorial: For St. Paul’s Plan to Work, Norfolk Must do Better
July 23, 2017
THE NORFOLK City Council on Tuesday made the prudent, if frustrating, decision to delay launching the massive redevelopment effort in St. Paul’s Quadrant, a parcel of about 200 acres near the heart of downtown.
Prudent, because residents from the affected area voiced criticism at the meeting that the city has not done an effective job of spelling out what will happen when public housing is demolished and new construction begins.
And frustrating because those same concerns reflect a failure by public officials to advance a project that, as has been said here and elsewhere, presents the greatest redevelopment opportunity in any major American city…
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Norfolk City Council Delays Vote on Public Housing Redevelopment Plan
July 18, 2017
Norfolk City Council voted to delay voting on a proposed plan to replace much of Norfolk’s public housing with mixed-use development…
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