Mayor addresses permit concerns ahead of Newport News Noodle Convention

Mayor Phillip Jones called a special city council meeting Monday morning to address permitting concerns ahead of Noodle — The Thinkers Convention, a two-day event scheduled for the Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day weekend in the city’s Yard District.

“There are a lot of moving parts, so I wanted to get all of the stakeholders in the room and really talk about what needs to be done,” Jones said.

Jones said more than 35 permits are required to hold an event of this size, and he had concerns about whether some deadlines would be met…

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