Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander created a new city commission this week to research the ongoing housing shortage and plan out residential redevelopment in locations like MacArthur Center and near the future Norfolk casino.
Called the Mayor’s Housing Commission, the group was approved by the Norfolk City Council Tuesday evening in a unanimous vote.
Alexander said the committee would first study how the city was succeeding and failing in its housing supply, then figure out how to create a diverse variety of housing in current redevelopment areas and make policy recommendations to City Council…