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Residents press council for a Citizens Review Board meeting, call for prayer rally and seek rent assistance
Summary
Three citizens addressed the council: Dana Mitchell requested a formal meeting on a Citizens Review Board document and thanked Waterworks for fixing a pothole; Francis Jacobson sought council endorsement for a citywide prayer rally on 04/24/2025; Jevon Bennett requested assistance and referral for tenants facing possible rent hardship.
Three members of the public spoke during the citizen comment portion of the Newport News City Council meeting.
Dana Mitchell thanked Newport News Waterworks for repairing a large pothole at Dunbar and Pennsylvania Avenue and described ongoing water-pressure concerns in her neighborhood. Mitchell said she authored a 10-page document on a proposed Citizens Review Board and asked for a formal meeting with Mayor…
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