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
Development
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
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
Warehouse and Warehousing Regulations to be Added to the UDO
At last week’s City Council meeting, there was a public hearing for an ordinance to amend the UDO (Unified Development Ordinance). The changes are for… Read More »Warehouse and Warehousing Regulations to be Added to the UDO
Errors, Omissions & Discrepancies
Citizens require transparency and thoroughness from their government. The Public can not be informed and involved if the government does not provide all necessary information.… Read More »Errors, Omissions & Discrepancies
Let’s Talk Money
Let’s talk about the money behind large developments like the one Bob Arnette is proposing on Lake Kilby Road. Now before anyone gets all up… Read More »Let’s Talk Money
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