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Residents without a vehicle or who can’t drive may call the city’s 311 information line to schedule a pickup. The city said requests must be made at least three to four days in advance of a scheduled appointment.
Two local Confederacy nonprofits and a Civil War battleground have offered land to relocate the city’s Confederate Monument, but the city is choosing to keep it in storage for now.
After unsuccessfully trying to create a tourism authority, the city of Virginia Beach is looking at boosting the salaries of top tourism department staffers and making new hires at-will employees so they could be fired for failing to meet goals.
Several council members have expressed that the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically increased the health director's workload far beyond what one person is capable of handling.
The council's position disappointed community activists who have been lobbying the city to make the civilian review board more effective and transparent.
Along with enhanced cleaning of surfaces, the city wants to also clean the air to stop the coronavirus from spreading among its workforce and the public.
If the bill is supported by the governor, Virginia Beach will no longer be allowed to have a voting system where district representatives are elected by all voters across the city.