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Initial chapters of Virginia Beach land-use policy draft discussed with Planning Commission

December 1, 2024January 2, 2025 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Dec. 1, print edition. BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — A city consultant in November presented the first two

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Column: Planning policies should be set in place firmly for Virginia Beach

July 7, 2024July 29, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, July 7, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — A reader who wanted to emphasize how much

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Government Virginia Beach

Column: Virginia Beach is on the path toward an interconnected future for those who love recreation

February 6, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Jan. 7, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — My first long run in Virginia Beach was

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Agriculture Government Virginia Beach

Column: We can guide the policy to limit development in southern Virginia Beach

January 2, 2024 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Dec. 17, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — My thinking was naive, maybe misguided when I

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Environment Government Virginia Beach

Column: Participating in Virginia Beach policy discussions adds to the knowledge of those who decide

October 22, 2023November 12, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — Archived from the Sunday, Oct. 22, print edition. BY KAREN BEARDSLEE KWASNY VIRGINIA BEACH — One of the things my grandfather enjoyed

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Agriculture Business Government Virginia Beach West Neck

Letter: Land eyed for development was already counted during approvals that led to West Neck

September 8, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 27, print edition. Dear Editor: In the Sunday, Aug. 13, edition, you covered the 15 Transition Area neighborhoods,

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Agriculture Ashville Park Business Government Sherwood Lakes Virginia Beach West Neck

Virginia Beach neighborhoods unite to block possible housing development at former Signature golf course

August 23, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, Aug. 13, print edition. BY DENNIS HARTIG VIRGINIA BEACH — Fourteen neighborhoods representing about 3,100 homes have rallied behind

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Agriculture Business Environment Government Virginia Beach West Neck

Letter: West Neck opposes the plan to build homes at former Signature course in southern Virginia Beach

June 15, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — The following letter was first published in the Sunday, June 11, print edition. The author is the vice president of the West

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Business Courthouse Environment Government Virginia Beach West Neck

Request coming to redevelop former golf course at West Neck, site of disagreements, recent brush fire

June 6, 2023 The Independent News

Ed. — From the Sunday, May 28, print edition. BY DENNIS HARTIG VIRGINIA BEACH — A Peninsula developer will soon begin seeking permission from

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Project that would put manufacturing on farmland shrinks, Virginia Beach could preserve land to its south

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 The Independent News

BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE BACK BAY — Community concerns about Project Wayne, an economic development prospect which might replace farmland used for grain production near

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