Comprehensive Plan Survey
If you haven’t done it yet, complete the survey for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan draft before the April 8th deadline. It is available online, or… Read More »Comprehensive Plan Survey
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The Future of Suffolk as a Dry Port
The increase in truck traffic and the construction of giant warehouses in Suffolk is about to get a whole lot worse. In the new Comprehensive… Read More »The Future of Suffolk as a Dry Port
Sprawl for Suffolk in the 2045 Comprehensive Plan
The City of Suffolk has been working on the new Comprehensive Plan for two years and it is expected to be voted on this year.… Read More »Sprawl for Suffolk in the 2045 Comprehensive Plan
Get Ready, More Warehouses are Coming to Suffolk
The new 2045 Comprehensive Plan draft drastically increases the Growth Area in Suffolk, by enlarging the existing one by almost 25%, which is unprecedented in… Read More »Get Ready, More Warehouses are Coming to Suffolk
Care4Suffolk Meeting
Care4Suffolk will be hosting a meeting on Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm. We will be meeting at the Kings Fork Community House on Kings Fork… Read More »Care4Suffolk Meeting
Fawcett Says Developers Built Suffolk. Did They Write Our New Comp Plan as Well?
The State of Virginia requires cities to have a comprehensive plan, and according to state law: “The comprehensive plan shall be made with the purpose… Read More »Fawcett Says Developers Built Suffolk. Did They Write Our New Comp Plan as Well?
Purple Lipstick on a Pig
Suffolk’s city managers and planners want to start calling warehouse and industrial areas ‘Employment Centers’. You can find them as purple on the planning maps. … Read More »Purple Lipstick on a Pig
Sacrificing Suffolk’s Natural Resources
Suffolk’s city managers seem eager to sacrifice the city’s natural water resources in the name of development. For decades, previous city administrations have implemented planning… Read More »Sacrificing Suffolk’s Natural Resources
The Loss of Farmlands: A Loss for All of Us
We recently wrote about the City of Suffolk’s plan to increase its Growth Area by 24%. Now we want to explain why this is a… Read More »The Loss of Farmlands: A Loss for All of Us
Neglected Plans
Many people in Suffolk have probably heard of the Downtown Master Plan, especially if they have been following the 2045 Comprehensive Plan process. But did… Read More »Neglected Plans