The State of Region is an annual report developed by the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy in the...
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City Council’s Comp Plan Confusion
Care4Suffolk – October 26, 2024
The Suffolk 2045 Comprehensive Plan went before City Council on August 21, 2024. During the public hearing, there were many...
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Fawcett’s Failed Comp Plan Leadership
Care4Suffolk – October 25, 2024 – 1 Reply
The last Suffolk 2045 Comprehensive Plan update to City Council happened on October 16th. It now appears that it is...
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Whaleyville Candidate Questionnaire
Care4Suffolk – October 14, 2024
Care4Suffolk is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate for any public office. We encourage voters to research...
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Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire
Care4Suffolk – October 14, 2024 – 2 Replies
Care4Suffolk is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate for any public office. We encourage voters to research...
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Sleepy Hole Candidate Questionnaire
Care4Suffolk – October 14, 2024
Care4Suffolk is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse any candidate for any public office. We encourage voters to research...
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City Council Voting Record
Care4Suffolk – October 3, 2024
As election day approaches and early voting is well on its way, it is important to have information on which...
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Comparison of Suffolk’s Comp Plans
Care4Suffolk – October 2, 2024
Suffolk's 2018 Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1998 and was the first of three comprehensive plans adopted by the City....
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CONFIRMED! Suffolk’s Future is to Serve the Port
Care4Suffolk – September 29, 2024 – 1 Reply
Sign our petition to oppose the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Care4Suffolk has talked a lot about how the 2045 Comprehensive Plan...
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How Much Will It Cost Us?
Care4Suffolk – September 12, 2024
The recent groundbreaking ceremony for the future 5-million square foot Port 460 development provides a good opportunity to remind Suffolk’s...
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Developer Influence on Comp Plan
Care4Suffolk – August 14, 2024
A few months ago, we wrote an article that questioned the amount of influence developers have had in the creation...
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City Relying on Bad Data
Care4Suffolk – August 6, 2024
At the July 17 City Council Work Session, Mayor Duman stated (mark 1:39:34) “The numbers are pretty impressive. When you take...
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Regional Influence to Turn Suffolk into a Dry Port
Care4Suffolk – July 31, 2024 – 1 Reply
Sign our petition to oppose the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Suffolk’s City Council is about to vote on the new 2045...
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Will Taxpayers Be Footing the Bill for 460 Development?
Care4Suffolk – July 24, 2024
“Forty percent of the justification of any transportation project in our region today is driven by congestion. So if you...
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Small Town Feel
Care4Suffolk – July 22, 2024 – 2 Replies
The desire to keep a “small-town feel” has been a common thread in discussions about the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The...
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Voice of the People
Care4Suffolk – July 20, 2024
The City of Suffolk is on the verge of adopting the new 2045 Comprehensive Plan. This plan just got approved...
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Servants of the Port
Care4Suffolk – June 25, 2024
The May 1st joint Planning Commission/City Council work session on the 2045 Comprehensive Plan concluded with uncertainty and a clear...
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Land Use Change with 2045 Comp Plan
Care4Suffolk – June 22, 2024
The 2045 Comprehensive Plan that will be coming before City Council on August 21st for consideration will have substantial changes...
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City Staff Bypassing Citizens and City Council
Care4Suffolk – May 20, 2024
Suffolk has spent the last two years and over a million dollars to review and update its comprehensive plan. The...
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City’s Vision Lacking: Suffolk to Support Regional Goals
Care4Suffolk – May 6, 2024
At the Joint City Council and Planning Commission meeting on May 1, 2024, city leaders highlighted their extraordinary efforts to reach out...
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