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Council votes to buy five Crab Creek lots to expand Pleasure House Point open space despite public questions about price
Summary
Council approved acquisition of five lots adjacent to Crab Creek and Pleasure House Point for open‑space preservation, leveraging state grants; supporters emphasized habitat and access benefits while some members of the public questioned the $2.6 million price and raised donor/recusal concerns — council approved the ordinance 10–0.
After public testimony for and against, the City Council approved an ordinance to acquire five adjoining lots (about 0.57 acres total) adjacent to Crab Creek and the Pleasure House Point Natural Area to preserve continuity of the coastal natural area.
Christy Everett, Hampton Roads director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, urged council to protect the parcels, saying the lots play an "outsized role" in preserving the broader site’s…
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