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City staff preview 2026 General Assembly priorities; packet includes budget requests, public-safety and transportation positions
Summary
Staff presented a draft legislative package for the 2026 General Assembly session, covering resiliency funding, local land-use authority, public-safety tools, and several city-specific budget requests including restoration of the Hampton Health District and Fort Wool repairs.
City staff and the city’s legislative liaison on Tuesday presented a draft set of legislative and budget priorities for the 2026 General Assembly session and asked council for feedback before final adoption planned for Nov. 12.
Ed Reed, the city’s consulting legislative liaison, said the presentation set expectations for a tight state budget and the governor’s introduced budget on Dec. 17. Reed outlined broad policy positions the city plans to carry, including support for increased local authority for tree canopy and flood-resilience grants, ongoing support for the stormwater local assistance fund, protection of local land-use authority and additional tools to address blighted properties.
New additions to the package this year…
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