![]() work session on City Hall’s 10th floor, councilmen will take a closer look at plans for a midtown office complex.Īlso at the night meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. * The City Council will hold a public hearing tonight on whether to rezone 100 acres of property at Endview Plantation to make way for a shopping mall. That money will go toward renovating the house, Quarstein said the City Council will vote on that expenditure and the rest of the 1996-97 operating budget tonight. The museum expects to get $250,000 from the City Council this year to start work at Endview. Quarstein does not have a total price tag for the project, but he said establishing the interpretive center at Endview and the more traditional Civil War artifact exhibit at Lee Hall should stay within the $8 million he predicted for Endview alone in the fall. Compiled by local architect Carlton Abbott, the plan calls for construction of an access road to the property parallel to Crafford Road, a second driveway from the access road to the front of the house, and construction of a 19th-century-style barn to house classrooms and other facilities. Quarstein presented his plan for Endview to the Industrial Development Authority on Friday. ![]() A handful of opponents objected to the proposal at the commission’s public hearing, but several people spoke in support of the mall, too. The city’s Planning Commission Wednesday unanimously recommended rezoning the land for retail use. Mall Properties, owner of Coliseum Mall in Hampton, has a two-year option to buy the Endview land. The city envisions developing a park of retail and professional buildings on the 311 Endview acres similar to but smaller than Oyster Point Business Park.Īt its meeting tonight, the City Council will consider rezoning 100 of the Endview acres to accommodate the mall that was proposed last month by Mall Properties Inc. Quarstein added that, with its purchase of Lee’s Mill and its commitment to Endview and Lee Hall, Newport News has done more for historic preservation in 1996 than any other city in the country. “But considering that we want to work as best as possible with the city’s plans, we think we can make do with something close to the 22 acres.” “We would not be telling the truth if we said we wouldn’t want more acreage,” Quarstein said. Quarstein said 22 acres should allow the museum to “preserve the Endview landscape. Miller said he thinks 22 acres is a suitable size for the Endview museum, particularly now that the city is likely to buy the 12 acres and manor house of Lee Hall, across Jefferson Avenue from Endview, for another Civil War exhibit.īut IDA Chairman John Munick said he’d rather see give the museum less land at Endview in exchange for the land and house at Lee Hall. Vice Mayor Joe Frank said last week he does not support placing retail development between the house and the road, but Planning and Development Director Paul Miller, who claimed credit for the idea, said it might make sense to put a hotel there if the museum center proves successful. There also would be room for commercial development between the home and Crafford Road, the drawing shows. ![]() For more information or to apply, visit /2390/Citizen-Public-Works-Academy-CPWA.A more recent sketch shows room for two retail projects, such as hotels, between the home and Yorktown Road. Participants must be adults and live in the city. 12, and the city will accept applications up to that date. Thursday nights at the Public Works Operations building, 513 Oyster Point Road. The academy takes place over 10 weeks with most classes held from 6-8 p.m. Participants will also learn about emergency management, which includes how the city responds to hurricanes and similar events, and the city’s sustainability efforts. The program includes lectures, demonstrations, field trips and hands-on activity related to various services such as solid waste and stormwater. ![]() The city is seeking participants for the upcoming Citizens Public Works Academy, which will offer a look at and experience with how public works keep the city operating. To register, contact Vick at 75 or works academy Vick said she had about 100 girls participate in 2018. Participants will get lunch and snacks and can win prizes. at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School, 5720 Marshall Avenue. She said she often felt helpless because she couldn’t intervene, so she came up with the camp as resource to reach girls before they may end up in a difficult situation. Vick said she started the camp after hearing from young women in dire situations and nowhere to turn. The camp strives to empower young women through various workshops and activities focused on life skills, education, decision making and leadership, according to Vick. ![]()
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