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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Norfolk public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Resilience Green Infrastructure Plan
A resident described flooding on every rainfall, flooded cars, rising insurance costs, and dangerous evacuation risk during hurricanes, asking for flood signage, drainage repairs and a safety plan.
Resilience Quotient program overhaul
Norfolk's flood-resilience scoring system for new development isn't working as well as it did in 2018. Staff may shift it from a strict requirement toward incentives, with community engagement still being planned and a briefing due in November.
Ocean View shoreline storm damage funding
After the September 26 nor'easter, Norfolk is asking the state for $20 million in non-federal match money — $17.5 million for Willoughby Spit beach and shoreline protection and $3 million for Army Corps emergency response work.
Flood mitigation non-federal match fund
The city accepted $24.9M in state grant money for the coastal storm risk project at Willoughby Spit, Phases 1A and 1B, with matching funds. This is the flood protection residents on the Spit have been waiting for.