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Hopewell council approves one-year lease of former warming-shelter space to City of Refuge

Hopewell City Council · November 10, 2025
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Summary

The Hopewell City Council approved a one-year lease of a 2,160-square-foot portion of city property at 102 10th Street to the nonprofit City of Refuge for $1,250 per month; council took a brief recess while staff located the correct lease resolution and no members of the public spoke.

The Hopewell City Council voted to approve a one-year lease of city-owned property at 102 10th Street to the nonprofit City of Refuge, permitting the group to operate the space as a Hope Center, council members said during a special meeting.

City staffer Mister Bennett told the council the leased portion would be about 2,160 square feet and had been used previously as a warming shelter. "In 102 10th Street, Hopewell, Virginia, this will be a portion of the property, which is, 2,160 square feet that was previously utilized by the city of Hopewell as a warming…

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