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Commission discusses speaker-address policy; executive secretary announces city budget public hearing

Newport News Planning Commission · April 15, 2026
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Commissioners discussed whether public commenters should be required to provide a street address and weighed privacy versus proximity to projects; staff said no legal requirement exists and suggested a work session. The executive secretary announced a second budget hearing tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Denbigh Community Center.

At its April 15 meeting the Newport News Planning Commission debated whether to change current practice requiring speakers to provide a street address when offering public comment.

Commissioners said knowing a speaker’s proximity to a project can help the commission evaluate comments; others raised…

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