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The City Council decided last year to explore the option of turning over the aquarium to a private entity after learning the tanks that hold the animals are deteriorating and will cost millions of dollars to repair.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Avangrid Renewables recently renewed its pitch to the City Council for easements needed to connect its offshore wind project to the grid. But Sandbridge residents who oppose the cable landfall in their neighborhood still have unanswered questions about the proposal. In November, City Manager Patrick Duhaney and Mayor Bobby Dyer told Avangrid officials there wasn’t support for ...

Virginia Beach has not yet taken a formal vote on the easements Avangrid needs to connect to the grid. Over the last year, several neighborhoods that would be impacted by the cable route are aligning with Protect Sandbridge Beach Coalition, a group of residents who oppose the landfall.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Avangrid Renewables recently renewed its pitch to the City Council for easements needed to connect its offshore wind project to the grid. But Sandbridge residents who oppose the cable landfall in their neighborhood still have unanswered questions about the proposal. In November, City Manager Patrick Duhaney and Mayor Bobby Dyer told Avangrid officials there wasn’t support for ...

Assistant City Manager Monica Croskey estimated it will cost about $400,000 to modify the payroll system and, at the minimum, an additional $500,000 to hire new employees, including two in Human Resources and two new city attorneys as well as outside counsel, depending on the number of bargaining units.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A request to allow collective bargaining of Virginia Beach city employees triggered a mandatory vote on the matter this spring. The City Council received a letter on Feb. 1 from Max Gonano, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2924, representing the city’s Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services department employees requesting that City Council ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Real estate assessments are increasing this year, and the City Council will consider lowering the tax rate to partially offset the cost to taxpayers. Assessments will be 6.7% on average higher than last year in Virginia Beach, UghBudget Director Kevin Chatellier told the council at a two-day retreat this week. That follows last year’s 9% jump in assessments. The City Council ...

Real estate assessments are increasing, and Virginia Beach City Council wants to give residents some relief, possibly 2 cents per $100 assessed value of real estate in the upcoming fiscal year.

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Current Franklin City Manager Amanda Jarratt will take over the role held by former Deputy City Manager Taylor Adams.