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The biodiesel plant that was going into South Hill in Chespeake is gone. You would think the area would be the same or worse but it looks like the area may be better off. The city still wants to relocate residents and that could be a good deal for prices. The city needs put up a large block of...
05/31/2008
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A forgotten cost of the the new real estate market consisting of vacant short sales and foreclosures is the cost to the city in terms of caring for the property. The city of Norfolk says the number of properties it cares for is up to 325 from 160 a year ago. There are three full time employees ...
05/31/2008
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Chirs Kimmons is leaving his job as the leader of UAW Local 919. After the Ford plant in Norfolk shut down there is not much need to lead. The plant is shut down, the workers are gone and his work is done. The building which housed Local 919 will remain open for a while allowing retirees to co...
05/31/2008
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Where can you spend a $1 and get a return of $1.18? Why in Virginia Beach of course. For every $1 the city spends on tourism it nets $1.18 back. That is pretty good if you ask me and one the reasons the city is trying hard to draw tourists all year round. Of course most tourists just come for...
05/31/2008
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Portsmouth may not raise the real estate tax this year but they have the boat tax. It has gone up to 50 cents per $100 of assessed value. There are about 3,025 boats still docked in the city. That is only down about 100 from last June. The tax bills are just starting to go so we will soon see...
05/24/2008
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Portsmouth School superintendent David Stuckwisch proposed an average teacher raise of about 4 percent recently. That is lower then what was expected. With real estate rates going down lots of budget items in city are taking a hit. The city didn't give the school system any money and this was ...
05/24/2008
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What does a man who imported fouty settlers to Suffolk 400 years ago have to do with this rd? Well if is name is Richard Bennett it has everything to do with it. He was the first father of Nansemond County and was Virginia's first governer under the Puritan Commonwealth. Now we know where the ...
05/24/2008
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Another contract was awarded recently for light rail track in Norfolk. This was for the section going from Harbor Park to the Eastern Virginia Medical Center. The bid was for $42.4 million which was $15 million more than what is should have been. Hopefully this isn't a harbinger of things to c...
05/24/2008
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What is better than an outdoor sportsplex you ask? Why not an indoor sportsplex at by Dam Neck Rd and Princess Anne Rd in Virginia Beach. 7 Cities can now build the sports training and therapy center for amateur athletes after the city gave the ok for it. http://www.geneallen.com/ Come and s...
05/22/2008
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The newest addition to Norfolks library system will be the Seaboard building downtown and it will also be the main library. The building is on the corner of Plume and Atlantic and was built in 1900. Originally the building was for the federal courts and the U.S. Post Office. It was also the ci...
05/22/2008
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