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City Council approves permits, property vacations, $1.62 million appropriation and participation in conservation program

2264173 · February 11, 2025
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Newport News City Council approved a package of land-use, administrative and budget actions at its Feb. 11 meeting, adopting a conditional-use permit, multiple property vacations tied to a shipyard parking project, a $1,620,863 appropriation for building repairs and vehicles, and a conservation-partnership memorandum of understanding — all by unanimous roll call.

Newport News City Council approved a series of ordinances, a resolution and an appropriation during its Feb. 11 regular session, with all recorded motions passing unanimously.

Council approved a conditional-use permit to allow WM Smith Contracting, Inc. to relocate a contractor’s office to a 1.21-acre parcel at 12618 Warwick Boulevard. Raymond Suttle Jr., an attorney with Kaufman & Canoles representing the applicant, said the company seeks to “relocate to Newport News, build a small contractor's office” and that “we think it's a good reuse of the property and a new business coming to Newport News.” The ordinance adopting the conditional-use permit (agenda item E1) passed by roll call, 7–0.

Council also adopted multiple property-vacation ordinances tied to the Newport News Shipbuilding parking project. One ordinance authorized the vacation of several utility and drainage easements (agenda item E2); another authorized vacating a portion of public right of way in the 300 block of 30 Eighth…

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