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Hampton staff, consultant present draft 2025 legislative agenda ahead of November approval
Summary
City staff and consultant 2 Capital Consulting outlined a draft legislative agenda for the 2025 General Assembly session, urging local authority protections, flood‑preparedness funding, photo enforcement for stop signs and restoration of a local Hampton Health District; council discussed additions and follow‑ups before the November approval.
City Manager Mary Bunting convened the council for a presentation of a draft 2025 legislative agenda and asked council members to provide feedback ahead of final approval in November. Ed Reed of 2 Capital Consulting presented the package and a legislative timeline, noting session begins Jan. 8 and pre‑file drafting deadlines fall on Nov. 25.
Reed said the draft emphasizes resiliency and coastal flooding, asking for continued state investment in tree canopy work, a community flood preparedness fund and preservation funding for African American cemeteries; he noted that, as presented in staff materials, “more than 50 percent of the grants that have come out of the community flood preparedness fund have flowed into Hampton Roads.” Reed recommended the city continue seeking a significant share of those funds.
On local control Reed proposed policy language to protect municipal zoning and…
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