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Norfolk has a plan to save itself from rising seas. For many, it’s a $2.7 billion mystery

December 17, 2023 Guest Contributor

From Left: Sharon Endrick, President of the Campostella Civic League, and Kim Sudderth, a community activist, at the edge of the Elizabeth River under the Berkley Bridge with the skyline of the City of Norfolk Friday afternoon, December 15, 2023. Residents of the Southside neighborhoods were furious to learn their communities, with predominantly Black populations, would not get the same floodwall protections as downtown Norfolk. Photo by Bill Tiernan // VCIJ at WHRO

Norfolk, where the land is sinking and seas are rising faster than anywhere else on the Atlantic coast, is the first city in the U.S. to move forward with a coastal storm risk management plan under a 2015 Army Corps of Engineers strategy.

The two groups at opposite ends of the political and economic hierarchy each felt betrayed by a lack of transparency from federal and city officials about the largest infrastructure project in Norfolk’s history, one that will dramatically transform the city.

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In Environment, Social Justice, Housing Tags Sea Wall, Sea level rise, flooding, Black neighborhoods

Norfolk leaders, losing patience, consider new options for stalled casino project

July 10, 2023 Chris Tyree

Original proposal for the Pamunkey casino on the left and the revised first phase version on the right. Renderings of the HeadWaters Resort & Casino. (Courtesy of HeadWaters Resort & Casino provided to the City of Norfolk)

A scaled-down Norfolk waterfront casino proposal is facing choppy waters from city leaders who have lost patience with the much-delayed project.

Norfolk City Council members in a recent closed session discussed options for scuttling the city’s agreement with the Pamunkey tribe, which submitted an application for a phased development with a $150 million initial investment, far shy of the upscale $500 million resort hotel, marina, entertainment space, and casino showcased to voters during a 2020 referendum.

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In Economy, Environment Tags Casinio, Sea Wall, Pamunkey tribe
 
 
 
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