Watching the Suffolk Public Schools Board meeting on September 11, 2025 brought new information to light about this Riversbend Project....
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School Proffers
Care4Suffolk – August 18, 2025
Residential rezoning applications may contain a proffer of a certain dollar amount that is promised to the city to help...
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What’s Behind the Riversbend?
Care4Suffolk – August 17, 2025 – 1 Reply
A new development called Riversbend is being proposed for the old VDOT location at 1700 N Main St in Suffolk...
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Fully Redacted — City Hiding Fire Code Amendment Emails?
Care4Suffolk – August 7, 2025
17 pages of FULLY REDACTED emails This is the City of Suffolk’s response to a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)...
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Port 460 Engineer Giddy Over City Fire Code Amendment
Care4Suffolk – August 4, 2025 – 4 Replies
Through efforts by the City Manager’s office, City Council changed Suffolk’s fire code such that it benefits the developers of...
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Council Reduces Fire Safety Standard
Care4Suffolk – May 29, 2025 – 2 Replies
How much risk is City Council exposing the citizens of Suffolk to by lowering the fire flow requirements?
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A Slap in the Face to Suffolk Citizens
Care4Suffolk – May 22, 2025
At the State of the City, held on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Mayor Michael Duman described how “cool” Suffolk is...
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Suffolk’s Leadership Lacks Vision
Care4Suffolk – May 13, 2025
Last year, Care4Suffolk talked about the lack of vision in the 2045 Comprehensive Plan which was still in the planning...
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Rector’s Development Disconnect
Care4Suffolk – May 12, 2025
“As you ride around the city, we’re 430 square miles of nothing but needs. And, um, we’re doing our best...
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Truth About Taxes
Care4Suffolk – May 4, 2025 – 5 Replies
Truth About Taxes - Not Everyone is Paying Their Fair Share!
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Decisions Without Data
Care4Suffolk – March 13, 2025
When the first draft of the Suffolk 2045 Comprehensive Plan was published about a year ago, Care4Suffolk raised the flag...
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Citizens Criticized for Speaking Out
Care4Suffolk – December 12, 2024
We already discussed how Council Member Rector tried unsuccessfully to dismiss Care4Suffolk’s claim that the 2045 Comprehensive Plan is port-centric...
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Rector Dismisses Claim of Port-Centric Plan
Care4Suffolk – December 3, 2024
Contrary to the evidence, Council Member Rector dismisses claim of Port-Centric Plan.
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Hot Mic Mike
Care4Suffolk – November 22, 2024 – 2 Replies
After Ms. Butler Barlow made her motion and just as Council Member Leroy Bennett (Cypress Borough) was seconding the motion,...
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More Comp Plan Confusion: Master Transportation Plan Recap
Care4Suffolk – November 18, 2024
The Master Transportation Plan (MTP) as it is associated with the 2045 Comprehensive Plan became a topic of discussion at...
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2024 Comprehensive Plan Timeline
Care4Suffolk – November 18, 2024
Nov 2020Request for Proposal sent out by Suffolk’s Purchasing Division for “Review and Update of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan”Jan 2021Proposal...
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Fiscal Troubles Ahead?
Care4Suffolk – November 16, 2024
We are just a few days away from the City Council Meeting where the 2045 Comprehensive Plan is on the...
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Steering Suffolk Towards More Warehouses and Sprawl
Care4Suffolk – November 12, 2024 – 1 Reply
When the 2045 Comprehensive Plan draft came out, many people had the initial reaction that it was not actually about...
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Letter to the Suffolk News-Herald
Care4Suffolk – November 11, 2024
Below is a Letter to the Editor of the Suffolk News-Herald, written by Care4Suffolk's Ann Harris. She wrote this back...
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Port 460 Project – Tip of the Iceberg?
Care4Suffolk – October 29, 2024 – 3 Replies
It has been two years since the controversial Port 460 development project was rezoned at City Council, but the frustration...
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