Economic Development

Council approves festivals, budgets, and permits

Council extended the primary and extended festival areas to accommodate Harborfest, Juneteenth, and Sail250 and adopted related street and dock regulations. Members approved multiple consent and regular items including conditional use permits for several businesses, budget amendments and appropriations, support for Smart Scale transportation funding, and an agreement for coastal storm risk management engineering. The council also convened a closed session on real property near Norfolk State University and a facility naming matter.