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Article: Residents can weigh in on funding city projects at summit.
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 30, 2009
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Remember the idea pitched by Mayor Will Sessoms and some council members earlier this month to consider a tax rate hike to pay for seven city projects costing $95 million?
It will be the subject of a public meeting on Oct. 5 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. City officials are calling the event a "community summit." Here's your chance to weigh in.
The next morning, the City Council will hold a meeting at 8:30 at the convention center to talk about what they heard from residents.
As a refresher, here's a list of the seven projects:
* The Williams Farm Recreation Center in the Bayside district ($30 million)
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