NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News has approved $2 million in funding to continue redevelopment efforts in the Southeast community, setting the stage for potential new projects including development of a nearly 28-acre waterfront site.
The Newport News City Council unanimously approved the funding at their final meeting of the year on Dec. 9.
The money will support future development opportunities at the Chase site, an undeveloped waterfront plot of land off Marshall Avenue, and help with planning for possible development at the former Harbor Homes and Dickerson Courts sites…