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Portsmouth seeks state and federal help for infrastructure and homelessness; council asked for edits
Summary
City Manager Steven Carter presented a draft legislative package that includes proposed code changes, public‑safety technical fixes and funding requests: Prince Street transmission main ($16M), sanitary pump‑station rehab ($22M) and a homeless shelter with a $17M total need and a reported $9M funding gap; council will submit feedback before October.
City Manager Steven Carter presented a draft legislative agenda the council will review for submission to state and federal representatives. The package mixes statutory requests, technical fixes and project funding asks.
On state items, Carter proposed adding language to the Virginia Code (draft cited as 15.2‑22.86 in the packet) to allow certain special‑use permits to automatically expire after a change of ownership or a designated period, requested…
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