Category: Norfolk

The state of the city of Norfolk

Friday noon, hundreds of business and community leaders packed the Waterside Marriott to hear Mayor Paul Fraim provide his annual State of the City address, presented by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. The entire council was present as was nearly every other elected official from Norfolk (not the GA delelgation) and Norfolk Congressional representatives … Continue reading The state of the city of Norfolk →

Norfolk May elections

In the hustle and bustle of the general assembly and upcoming presidential primary, forgotten is the fact that Norfolk will be holding elections in May. On the ballot will be the two superwards. Representing Ward 6, which is the superward in which I live, is Barclay Winn. Winn has served on council since 2000 and … Continue reading Norfolk May elections →

Thursday update (01/31): Real estate tax relief

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Wednesday's local section in the Virginian Pilot included a headline about real estate tax increases in Norfolk. I knew this day was coming - and it was the main reason I left the Board for of review for Real Estate Assessments. When the sales information for real estate … Continue reading Thursday update (01/31): Real estate tax relief →

Paula Miller on the homestead exemption

Here is my delegate, Paula Miller, talking about the homestead exemption, HB11. Great job, Del. Miller! Del. Bob Brink also weighed in. You can catch his video over at Assembly Access.

Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. I've updated the bills for the most recent information publicly available. Note that committee reports for the last few days are not yet available. There is a report from the Virginian Pilot which says that a Senate subcommittee approved a 20% homestead exemption bill; however, the report does … Continue reading Thursday update (01/24): Real estate tax relief →

Wednesday update (01/23): restoration of voting rights

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. The only remaining bill on this issue, Del. Frank Hall's HJ182, was continued to 2009 in last Friday's meeting of the House Privileges and Elections Committee. As the result, there will be no more updates on this issue. Technorati Tags: Restoring felons right to vote

In celebration of MLK Jr Day

I'll start my day at the 24th annual Martin Luther King Community Leaders' Breakfast. Then I'll be heading over to Norfolk City Hall to participate in the annual march. Here are a couple of old posts that you might find interesting on this day: MLK: Remaining Awake Through A Great Revolution and MLK Memorial Speech. … Continue reading In celebration of MLK Jr Day →

NTP2: Evaluating city government

The Norfolk Tea Party 2 will be holding a meeting Saturday morning at 9am at The Banque (1849 E. Little Creek Rd), the purpose of which is to conduct a survey about city government. The latest efforts by the group were the subject of this article in The Virginian Pilot, as there is some concern … Continue reading NTP2: Evaluating city government →

Bill highlight: O’Bannon’s HB602

I hope the assessors are paying attention to HB602, proposed by Del. John O'Bannon (R-73). Provides that when any assessment of real property is 20% greater than the previous assessment, in any appeal of the assessment to a board of equalization or circuit court, the burden of proof is on the commissioner of revenue or … Continue reading Bill highlight: O’Bannon’s HB602 →

3rd Thursday means Norfolk Drinking Liberally

Join the folks gathered upstairs at The New Belmont from 5pm to 7pm tonight for the Norfolk chapter of Drinking Liberally. As always, drinking is optional. And bring a friend. I'm going to try to make it but this might be my last one for a while. Tax season, ya know 😦