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Article: SETTLEMENT LIKELY IN WATER DISPUTE SUFFOLK CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO OK AGREEMENT WITH NORFOLK, VIRGINIA BEACH AND CHESAPEAKE.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- October 15, 1997
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Byline: KAREN WEINTRAUB, STAFF WRITER
The Suffolk City Council is expected to approve a settlement with Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake tonight, averting a protracted court fight over water.
The settlement would help Virginia Beach focus on its continuing legal battles with pipeline opponents in North Carolina and the Roanoke River Basin, and give Suffolk some extra cash and greater confidence in its water system, sources close to the deal said Tuesday.
``I'm very optimistic that this matter will be resolved and there will not be a need for any further legal action,'' Suffolk City Council member S. Chris Jones said Tuesday night.