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Vice Mayor Scott Terndrup opposed the closed session, saying he didn’t see how the discussion would be any different from what members had said at last week’s work session, at which nearly 50 area residents attended.
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The wife of a contractor who was one of 12 killed in the Virginia Beach mass shooting feels that independent investigators reviewing the tragedy have failed to keep her family informed. Sonja Snelling attended a City Council meeting on Tuesday to air her frustrations over lack of communication about the probe. After the meeting, she told Arnette Heintze, co-founder of Hillard Heintze, that she has not been personally notified about any of the meetings the firm has held, including Tuesday’s update to the City Council. Her family said they found out about it by chance that morning. On Tuesday, Heintze provided the City Council its first routine update on how the probe is progressing. So far, the firm has reviewed 10 hours of body camera footage and thousands of documents, including 335,000 emails and attachments.
The Virginian-Pilot
Portsmouth officials proposed this week to set aside nearly half a million dollars to pay for plans for new city hall and public safety buildings. It’s part of a vision to revive the city’s coveted waterfront by moving government facilities inland, freeing up land for new apartments and shops along the river. But after Councilman Paul Battle objected — he said he wants to hear more, and he wants to hear directly from developer Armada Hoffler — the group decided to hold a hearing next month to seek public input. A Nov. 15 version of Armada Hoffler’s proposal is uploaded to a rarely visited section of the city’s website dedicated to the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002, which sets rules for unsolicited proposals like the one the company made.
The Virginian-Pilot
Strasburg Town Council members drafted a statement to censure the mayor during a closed session Monday evening. Mayor Richard A. “Rich” Orndorff Jr. was absent from the special meeting. He said on Tuesday that he chose not to attend so council members could speak freely about him. “I thought it was important for them to do that without my being there,” Orndorff said. The subject of the closed session, as proposed in a motion by Councilwoman Taralyn Nicholson, was “to discuss the conduct of the mayor during a recent event with any possible action being taken during an open session immediately following the closed session.” Council’s goal in holding the closed session Monday was to consider drafting a statement of official reprimand, as a way of letting the community know the councilmembers are taking the mayor’s actions seriously. Vice Mayor Scott Terndrup opposed the closed session, saying he didn’t see how the discussion they were about to have would be any different from what members had said at last week’s work session, at which nearly 50 area residents attended.
The Northern Virginia Daily
Farmville’s town manager for the past 41 years abruptly retired Monday. Gerald Spates was the longest-serving town manager in Virginia before submitted a letter to the Town Council that he was retiring immediately. Town Council held an emergency Monday night meeting and named Assistant Town Manager Scott Davis as Interim Town Manager. Farmville leaders released no reason for Spates’ sudden retirement in a press release.
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