By Tommy Smigiel The informal agenda offers some items of interest for our citizens this week. Presentation of the FY2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and KPMG External Auditors FY2010 Independent Auditor's Report Update on Mid-Town Office Tower Update on Real Estate Assessments Status Review of Light Rail Construction Will the KPMG Audit Report reveal anything interesting? Is there … Continue reading Norfolk City Council: 2/15/11
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Enough
Guest post by Louis Eisenberg On Saturday, February 12th, 2011, the seeds that were planted in the 2010 Norfolk City Council elections began to bloom. The citizens noticed the results of what sunlight in the form of Tommy Smigiel, Angelia Williams and Andy Protogyrou can bring to our city. Three new Council members held the … Continue reading Enough
3 Norfolk council members host town hall Saturday
Norfolk's three newest council members - Tommy Smigel and Andy Protogyrou were elected last May, Angelia Williams was elected last November - are hosting a town hall meeting Saturday morning. The three seek public input on Norfolk's subsidy of a proposed office building. The meeting will be held at Granby High School (7101 Granby Street) … Continue reading 3 Norfolk council members host town hall Saturday
Norfolk native Judge Hassell dies
Norfolk native and former Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court Leroy R. Hassell Sr. has died. According to Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Justice Hassell had been in ailing health for about a year and a half. He was seriously ill with an infection in August 2009, missing several weeks of work. He returned to the … Continue reading Norfolk native Judge Hassell dies
Norfolk City Council: 2/8/11
By: Tommy Smigiel This week I have highlighted three items of interest on the City Council formal agenda. Below you will find a consent item which is a quarterly update on the City’s Legal Debt Margin. I thought the public would like to know where we stand on our debt limit. I am also including … Continue reading Norfolk City Council: 2/8/11
Plagarism? Say it ain’t so, Norfolk
Another one for the "OMG Norfolk" file. Take a look at these screenshots (click to enlarge). The first one is from seattle.gov while the second one is what the new Norfolk website looked like - at least for a couple of days. That is, until somebody noticed the similarities. According to The Virginian-Pilot, Seattle officials … Continue reading Plagarism? Say it ain’t so, Norfolk
OMG Norfolk – again
I thought I was going to be able to retire the "OMG Norfolk" shtick. But I should have known better. Credit cards again. This time, it is the police chief, who has been under fire lately for a death that occurred in training. The City Auditor said he reported his concerns about taxpayers footing the … Continue reading OMG Norfolk – again
Norfolk City Council: 2/1/11
By Tommy Smigiel Sorry, but the City Council agenda for this week is not that interesting. This is one of those meetings that validates my point that we do not need to be meeting weekly. With only six public hearings and four resolutions on the agenda, the formal session should be completed in less than 15 minutes. Last week, we had … Continue reading Norfolk City Council: 2/1/11
Kerry goes to Norfolk council
Virginian-Pilot columnist Kerry Dougherty attended the Norfolk City Council meetings Tuesday evening and witnessed the strange goings-on with which we are so familiar: It was, simply, a well-scripted City Hall show, with everyone in the room playing his or her part. And that's what she said about the informal session, the one not televised and, … Continue reading Kerry goes to Norfolk council
Norfolk: Time to get involved
I am happy to join the All Politics is Local blog as a contributing writer. Since joining the Norfolk City Council, Vivian and I have discussed different ways to engage Norfolk citizens. While I have challenged our government to be open and accountable, I have also repeatedly expressed concern that our citizens don’t take the … Continue reading Norfolk: Time to get involved
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