Category: Norfolk

Reminder: Norfolk Real estate tax rate hearing tonight

Don't forget that the hearing on the real estate tax rate will be held tonight. The proposals can be found here. The hearing is at 6pm at Lafayette Winona Middle Shcool, 1701 Alsace Avenue.

Ford says no

It appears that Ford has basically said no to keeping the Norfolk plant open. Governor Tim Kaine and Mayor Paul Fraim traveled to Dearborn today to plead their case and offer incentives for the automaker to keep the plant open or at least delay the closure. The Norfolk plant employs some 2,400 workers.

Proposed: Norfolk Real estate tax relief

The Compass today has a full page, color ad on the back containing a description of the real estate tax relief included in the proposed budget. Remember that the hearing on real estate taxes will be held Monday, May 8 at 6pm at Lafayette Winona Middle School. Here is what is included in the proposed … Continue reading Proposed: Norfolk Real estate tax relief →

Reminder: Budget hearing tonight

Don't forget that the Norfolk budget hearing is being held tonight at 6pm at Lafayette Winona Middle School, 1701 Alsace Avenue (off Tidewater Drive). You can't talk about real estate taxes - a separate hearing for that will be held Monday, May 8. The proposed budget can be found here.

Unofficial results

I can't seem to get a properly formatted table of results 😦 so go here for Norfolk results and here for Virginia Beach results. My congratulations to all of the winners. I look forward to your service to your community. For those who did not win, I thank you for running and I wish you … Continue reading Unofficial results →

Election story of the day: Ward 5

When I profiled the candidates in Ward 5, I mentioned that it was difficult to find out anything about the challenger, Michael Osburn. Anecdotally, I heard a couple of stories about him. One was from a candidates' forum. The moderator said that Osburn had not responded to their invitation and wasn't there that evening. A … Continue reading Election story of the day: Ward 5 →

Norfolk Ward 3 Winner: Burfoot

Last night I received a press release regarding a write-in candidate for this ward. I had mentioned in an earlier post that I had heard that this was happening, but didn't report it because I didn't have confirmation. With all 12 precincts reporting, it appears that the write-in campaign has failed to garner enough votes. … Continue reading Norfolk Ward 3 Winner: Burfoot →

Norfolk Ward 5 Winner: Williams

With all 6 precincts reporting, we have our first unofficial winner this evening. It appears incumbent Don Williams has fended off repeat challenger Barbara Saunders. The totals being reported are 1596 for Williams and 1238 for Saunders, with 3 write-ins. UPDATE: Vote totals now being reported are 1626 Williams, 1264 Saunders. The 3 write-ins remain. … Continue reading Norfolk Ward 5 Winner: Williams →

Live blogging: election results

Polls closed about half an hour ago. So I figured I'd check the results. So far: 17 of 55 precincts reporting - Mayor - Fraim 83%, Montague 17% Ward 1 - Williams 57%, Saunders 43% (2/6 precincts) Ward 2 - Whibley 69%, Wallach 25%, Belin 5% (7/15 precincts) Ward 5 - Wright 56%, Osburn 42% … Continue reading Live blogging: election results →