Newport News City Council Meeting 04-28-2026

Newport News City Council · April 27, 2026

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Call to order and public comment instructions

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Vice Mayor Curtis Bethany (presiding) called the regular session to order, reviewed rules for citizen participation, the podium timing light system (green/yellow/red), and asked speakers to register with the clerk; he also announced the invocation and pledge.

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The Newport News City Council approved a rezoning to prepare the 145‑acre Carlton site for industrial development, debated but did not act on CoreCivic’s request to expand a reentry facility, adopted budget and infrastructure items including a CenturyLink license renewal and a parcel for the future Grissom Library, and unanimously approved the employment agreement for Xavier D. Clark as city clerk.

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