Eight Oceanfront businesses asked the city of Virginia Beach for reimbursement for money lost during the all-age curfew implemented back in April following a spate of violent weekends. A city spokesperson confirmed to News 3 Tuesday that all claims were denied.
Business owners who believed they experienced a financial loss from curfew — which was in effect on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 — could file a written notice with the city’s attorney’s office. The notice needed to contain a description of what happened, and why the claimant holds the city responsible. (This form existed before the curfew and is used for the city’s self-insured portions of workers’ compensation and general liability claims.)
In its response Tuesday, the city emphasized the public safety need of the temporary curfew…