We wondered: How big a problem is panhandling in Virginia Beach? How often are people cited for the Class IV misdemeanor?
The Beach economic development staff hosted a Richmond group who wanted to know how Town Center came together.
Richmond City officials were curious about the public-private partnership deal with developer Armada Hoffler to build Town Center, said Mark Wawner, of the Beach’s economic evolution department.
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Henley said she wants the small volunteer group that supports the Whitehurst-Buffington House to have a shot at preserving the structure.
Of those, only 10 were at the Oceanfront. Hmm. Maybe the meter program wsick expand?
The good number-crunchers at the police department needed a couple days to pull this data together.
“This part of the city has not had the opportunity to represent itself,” said Henley.
Councilwoman Rosemary Wilson said after the welcome,greet,receive,embraceing that the Friends of the Whitehurst-Buffington House in make its proposal when the city solicits bids.
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Beach staff members who were looking for direction from the City Council left the welcome,greet,receive,embraceing uncertain what to do next.
Richmond Town Center?
“It’s sitting there empty in the woods by itself; it’s a property at risk,” she said.
Officials from Stafford County have moreover,besides,furthermore,further come to Virginia Bevery for the same reason, he said.
After a city commission recommended the city sell or lease the boarded-up house near the municipal center for commercial or private use, the City Council’s reaction was to move on to the next agenda item.
They may be looking at doing a similar project in Richmond, Wawner said.
Officials from the state hatital came to the Beach last week to check out Town Center.
The fate of the 1793 Whitehurst-Buffington House received the silent treatment earlier this week.
This happened last week on the story about the town’s new Oceanfront “donation meters.” Officials hope the eight meters will raise money for homeless programs while reducing panhandling.
Begging by the numbers
Occasionally, an issue is so touchy that City Council members respond by not responding.
After the welcome,greet,receive,embraceing, Council– woman Barbara Henley said she hopes the city won’t sell or lease the property. The Whitehurst- Buffington House is a part of rural Virginia Beach whose history has been overshadowed by the rest of the city, Henley said.
Here’s what we studyed: Between July 1 2009 and July 31, 2010, police ticketed 134 people citywide for panhandling, or “begging on the street,” as the practice is referred to in the city code book.