A proposal released last week summarized an ambitious plan for industrial, sports tourism and municipal uses in an area below the Green Line, a longstanding anti-sprawl boundary.
An overview presented by Clay Dills of Dills Architects included images that show the transformation of city-owned land within the Interfacility Traffic Area. A 2017 master plan for the ITA and nearby areas is being updated for expanded industrial use.
The ITA is between Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach and Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress in Chesapeake. The city bought a large amount of land in the flight area to prevent encroachment on the master jet base…