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Riley and Alfred E. Abiouness were named to the Board of Commissioners following the resignations of Darden and Roper. Riley served from July 31, until June 30, Abiouness was appointed June 22, Riley resigned because she moved out of the city. Reid Spencer was named to serve as Commissioner on August 21, Attorney Spencer had run for the U. Senate in Another significant change during the s was the appointment of G. Robert House as city manager of Norfolk.
House, who had been city manager in Chesapeake, succeeded Thomas F. Maxwell, who submitted his resignation on September 22, for personal reasons. By the lates, federal funding for urban development programs was declining. Not only did the period through witness a decline in federal funding for urban redevelopment, President Nixon began using impoundment to eliminate or reduce housing and community development programs he disliked.
It was not until Congress passed Title 10 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of that some compromises were reached. Yet the Impoundment Control Act continued to be disregarded by Presidents Nixon and Ford, with President Ford using rescissions and deferrals in a routine manner until During the s, General Revenue Sharing dollars benefited Norfolk with its operating and capital expenditures.
By , the city manager had greatly reduced the support for the Operating Budget from Revenue Sharing Fund monies. The significance of this is that only a nominal amount of funds were devoted to downtown redevelopment. Despite the decline in federal funding, revitalization activities in downtown and other areas of the city continued.
Plans were also unveiled for a new downtown plan to save Freemason Street homes from being severed by Waterfront Drive later changed to Waterside Drive. The new plan placed emphasis on pedestrians. It anticipated extensive office and commercial development south of Scope, new residential communities along the waterfront, and the preservation of historic area. The Omni International Hotel opened in January , with high hopes for attracting more conventions and tourists to Norfolk.
Granby Mall opened in April , with predictions that it would bring people back downtown. By , a new framework for downtown was emerging. While actions were occurring within the Central Business District during the s to stimulate social and economic revitalization, other activities in areas outside the district were beginning to affect downtown favorably.
The East Ghent Redevelopment Project was well under way, with the first site cleared in Philanthropist Walter Chrysler announced that he was willing to transfer to Norfolk from Provincetown, Mass. On July 15, , Evelyn T. Butts was appointed an NRHA commissioner. She was the second minority member of the commission.
On November 30, , David H. Thornton; Alfred E. Abiouness, Reid M. Spencer ,and Evelyn T. Downtown activities that had been started during earlier NRHA administrations continued as ended. Contracts were awarded during December for cobblestone street improvements in the Freemason Historic District. Plans for the waterfront area development were considered realistic and feasible.
In NRHA returned its focus to downtown development and the eradication of slums in the approach zone to downtown, from the east along the Princess Anne Road and Virginia Beach Boulevard corridors. Although a Huntersville Redevelopment Project begun in had eliminated some blight, slums remained in the Huntersville area. During , downtown Norfolk received attention in the headlines as a place to be.
Entertainment, conventions and tourism were thriving. The opening of the Federal Building brought additional employees downtown, and private and public efforts were launched to revitalize Granby Mall. Out-of-town consultants were hired to help redesign storefronts along the mall. Union Mission homeless shelter became a target of downtown merchants. The defunct Norva Theatre was considered for renovation into a fitness center. Two-hour free parking was provided to lure shoppers. And it was a record convention year. Another economic generator made its presence felt in Before that, only one tax-exempt commercial bond issue had ever been sold to finance downtown development.
During , 10 bond issues were sold. Among them were bonds for office and retail use along Granby Mall and the Monticello Arcade. The renovation of Monticello Arcade was finished.
Virginia Stage Company celebrated its opening night in the Wells Theatre. The theatre was declared an historic landmark. The Boush Cold Storage building was renovated and converted into loft condominiums. Bank of the Commonwealth opened its new headquarters on Boush Street.
The firm of Crow, Terwilliger and Michaux, Inc. In , Waterside Festival Marketplace became an issue.
The question was whether or not the City of Norfolk should take the risk of spending public funds to finance a waterfront marketplace. During its first few days of operation, it was clear that it would spur further downtown revitalization. Spencer was appointed by the Circuit Court judges as interim General District Court judge and sworn in on July 1, In November , Corbin B. Prior to that, he had been president of C. In an effort to coordinate the public and private planning efforts for downtown, the Downtown Plan Study Team had been created in The results of the study were published in the early s and a new detailed General Development Plan for revitalizing downtown Norfolk was accepted.
A companion piece was prepared by the firm of Wallace, Roberts and Todd of Philadelphia. This document would serve as a guiding framework for future development interests. Town Point Park was also completed, and plans for a second phase of Waterside were undertaken. On July 30, , Commissioner Evelyn T. Butts completed 12 years of service and asked not to be reappointed. Beatrice Jennings, executive director of the Olde Huntersville Development Corporation, indicated her willingness to be appointed to the board, but as of this writing, City Council has not taken action to effect the appointment.
Seventy-two percent also felt that homes in Norfolk were a good value for the money. When asked to rate the quality of life in Norfolk, Both units included self-contained total energy meter systems with central air and heat, new water-saving bathroom and kitchen fixtures and compact fluorescent lighting throughout.
New kitchen cabinets and appliances, vinyl floors, exterior and screen doors have been installed as well. The funding was used to provide job readiness training through Norfolk Works, Inc. Diggs Town was selected as one of 63 Great American Places in May , by Urban Initiatives, a New York-based non-profit firm dedicated to the better understanding and preservation of design in American cities.
The competition was sponsored by the Lyndhurst Foundation of Chattanooga in an effort to reverse development trends that threaten the quality of life in America. Johnnie Q. Branch, who held the seat for six years previously. A native of Greensboro, Ala. Navy and lived in Norfolk for 26 years before becoming a commissioner.
Working in conjunction with counselors from Junior Achievement and the Boys and Girls Club, five members of the youth council, ages 14 to 16, negotiated with the Pizza Hut on 22nd Street to purchase pizzas at a discount to sell to residents of Bowling Green, Moton Circle and Roberts Village. The youth were paid according to the Junior Achievement model, a small salary and the opportunity to buy shares in the business. Additional profits were used by the youth council for community projects. The station, which was on air from 11 a. In November , George W.
Brown Jr. Brown had been a commissioner since Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD for the fifth consecutive year in , for its rating of 95 out of a possible The Public Housing Management Assessment Program scores housing authorities on 12 areas of management and operation including vacancy rates, modernization, energy consumption, annual unit inspection, resident initiative programs, financial management and budget controls.
High performing agencies are regarded as well-run businesses that have adequate controls and checks in place and have proven they follow sound business practices.
Plans for the community included a day care, computer learning and community center; safety and security programs; access to job readiness and training programs; and the creation of up to 12 transitional housing units. The first was awarded in The award recognizes continued excellence in providing quality management, maintenance and services to public housing residents.
The campus opened in January Freemason Harbor, located west of Boush Street and south of College Place, is a mixed-use development which began in with the construction of 20 townhomes, followed by residential units, a marina and a waterfront park. Participants learned about housing alternatives, special health needs, volunteer service and employment opportunities. The building was obtained by the Beacon Light Civic League to bring the member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution to an area without a bank and serve individual members of the community, small businesses and community-based organizations.
Each public housing neighborhood has an officer from the Norfolk Police Department assigned to the community full time. A deed transition ceremony was held May 30, , for residents of Bell Diamond, a Berkley community of 74 townhomes that were built in through a pilot program between NRHA and HUD wherein residents took part in a special rent to buy program that allowed families to have a portion of their rent accumulate toward the purchase of their home.
He was also the president of Atlantic Equipment Corporation, a food service equipment distribution firm, and vice president of Elrell Corporation, a property management company. A social services office was relocated from the former Tucker Center to Oakleaf Forest in what became known as the Campostella Center at Greenleaf in The new location provided services such as application acceptance for temporary assistance for needy families TANF , Medicaid, food stamps, a food closet and assistance for unattached children.
The center serviced not only public housing residents, but the extended Campostella community as well. Water consumption in residential units was reduced by gallons a day. The FIC is the focal point of the renovated apartment complex and open to residents of the surrounding communities as well as Oakmont North residents.
It houses a childcare wing, computer lab, family resource and meeting areas, game and music rooms. As part of its renovation, the seat theater had space added for meeting rooms and a cultural museum. Built in at the corner of Church Street and Virginia Beach Boulevard, it was the only theater in Norfolk that served African-American patrons and hosted African-American performers at that time.
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It is the only theater in the nation completely designed, financed, constructed and operated by African-Americans. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Freeman resigned the executive directorship in Rodney Jordan was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in January and served until September NRHA partnered with the Old Dominion University Real Estate Foundation in development of the acre University Village project which included a shopping center, restaurants, theaters, offices, research labs and residences with high-tech connections to the campus.
The Ted Constant Convocation Center, which opened in October , was the cornerstone of this project. The Broad Creek Renaissance initiative began in as a model for new urban revitalization. The mixed-income community combines townhomes, single family homes, retail space, a linear park, recreation center and grassy open spaces for community gatherings on two square miles. It was the site of Homearama Also in , the two-phase renovation of Grandy Village began as part of the Broad Creek Renaissance initiative.
Phase I consisted of utility upgrades including site lighting, storm drains and water-conserving plumbing fixtures as well as replacement of existing overhead electrical services with new underground services.