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Stacy Parker covers Virginia Beach government, tourism and development. She’s a Virginia Beach native and a University of Maryland graduate who began her career in journalism as a teen correspondent for The Pilot years ago.
Almost two months after a city garbage truck caught on fire in the street in front Steve Snyder's home, he can still smell the fuel that saturated a gravel parking area in front of his house.
The Moxy hotel on 12th Street will open this summer, and along with other Oceanfront businesses that are preparing for the busy season, they're eager to line up employees.
No formal announcement has been made yet, but Taylor Adams, Virginia Beach’s director of economic development, said Tuesday the financing for the surf park project is in place and the deal is in the process of closing.
“We are concerned that efforts by the City of Virginia Beach would take us back to a system that would disenfranchise African American citizens and other marginalized communities within the city,” said Rev. Eric Majette, president of the Virginia Beach branch of the NAACP.
Replying to emails, researching policies, responding to constituent’s calls — some Virginia Beach and Newport News city council members say they’re overwhelmed by the responsibilities of the job and could use a little help.
The sale of $121 million of bonds to help fund the project — where the surf park will be the centerpiece — is progressing, with the deal between the city and private Virginia Beach development company Venture Realty Group on the cusp of closing. The city is contributing 36% of the funding for the $342 million Oceanfront development.