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Council debates public engagement and approves flood-protection CIP transfers amid questions about National Golf Course RFP
Summary
Councilors pressed for earlier public involvement after concerns about the Virginia Beach National Golf Course RFP; the council approved a consent agenda that included transfers to the flood-protection capital improvement program and appointed a member to a military economic development committee.
At its final meeting of the year, the Virginia Beach City Council discussed public engagement practices after residents raised concerns about early disclosure in the Virginia Beach National Golf Course request for proposals, and the council approved a consent agenda that included funding transfers to accelerate flood-protection projects.
Council member (Speaker 10) — reporting results from well-attended district forums — said residents felt excluded from early planning stages and were alarmed by language in the golf-course RFP that some read as indicating a potential sale. "I know that we have made no decision," the council member said,…
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