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Residents press council over elevator inspections, AI executive order and local development plans
Summary
Citizens raised three distinct issues during public comment: a business owner described multi-year elevator inspection delays and unclear fees; one speaker warned about the implications of Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 51 on AI; another resident questioned food taxes and land use for a former Kmart site and a proposed Costco location.
Three members of the public used the citizen comment period at the Sept. 9 Newport News City Council meeting to press the city on operational and policy concerns.
Edward Malbec, chief executive manager of Southeastern Virginia Powersports LLC, said his dealership's one-stop hydraulic elevator has not been inspected for almost three years and described lengthy delays and unclear invoicing in the city's inspection process. "I have a 1 stop hydraulic elevator in my building that has not been inspected for almost 3 years," Malbec said, explaining he filled out the online…
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