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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Suffolk public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Vacant building registration effort
Spurred by downtown vacancy concerns, Council teed up a November 18 vote to direct the City Manager to draft a vacant building registration ordinance under state code.
Agritourism grant program study
Following a Weldon Cooper study pegging agriculture's statewide impact at $82 billion, the council wants a staff report on a grant program to boost small farms and agritourism businesses in Suffolk's rural areas — modeled on the downtown small business grant program.