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Council approves $2.93M public-safety grant and a string of appropriations, all adopted unanimously
Summary
Portsmouth City Council accepted multiple grants and appropriations, including a $2,932,000 Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services grant for a 'Portsmouth 2026 Safer Communities' program, $1.2M to a senior-apartment project, a $600,000 Marcus Alert planning grant, and several smaller donations; all were adopted 7–0.
On Aug. 26 Portsmouth City Council approved a series of grants and appropriations spanning public safety, housing and human services.
Key approvals included an acceptance of a $2,932,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to support the "Portsmouth 2026 Safer Communities" program; appropriation of $1.2…
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