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Residents urge council action on renovictions, school closures and housing protections
Summary
Multiple members of the public told the council they are being displaced by renovictions and asked the city to work with the Norfolk School Board and state representatives to protect housing and schools; tenants at Pelham Place described imminent moves and costly repair requirements.
Several residents used the public-comment portion of the meeting to press the Norfolk City Council on housing displacement, renovictions and school closures, and to ask for more regular coordination between city leaders and the Norfolk School Board.
Carl Poole, a Norfolk resident, urged the council to “establish a regular semi annual joint meetings with the Norfolk School Board” so the two elected bodies can work continuously on student outcomes and related city investments. "Make collaboration the rule, not the exception," he said.
Barrett Hicks, president of the Concerned Citizens Association, told the council he opposed concentrating future casino…
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