https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-03-18-city-council-work-sessions-work-mar-18-2026-670f4ef4-866c-4451-bc2b-1883f5b69690 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T20:42:15.498Z Suffolk says no to a federal detention center — council backs letters to big warehouse owners https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-08-18-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-aug-18-2026-a987fb4f-bdaf-41bd-beca-fd680a8bacf9 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T20:17:13.357Z Commission votes 8-0 to tighten solar farm limits and modernize Chesapeake Bay rules https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-15-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-sep-15-2026-955640e7-ef08-4d0c-a156-5d6e4a685aa0 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:47:14.121Z Planning commission deadlocks 4-4 on adding 17 homes at Towne Creek; backs data center ban https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-15-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-jul-15-2026-afc10a53-9fd8-4ecb-b21f-a76ae0ab2d7c OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:43:01.508Z Council denies Old Myrtle Road solar farm after neighbor outcry, approves day care, wetlands bank and $35M bond sale https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-16-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-jun-16-2026-34d23e0b-0961-4b90-af29-9d953a2a8a5d OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:41:25.583Z Commission rejects two Old Myrtle Road solar farms and denies North Suffolk storage plan, 3 denials on one day https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-08-19-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-aug-19-2026-c7d0cb8d-5645-4c00-ac44-c902f97b2558 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:31:27.750Z Council OKs controversial 117-dog kennel permit 6-1; truck ban passes; firefighters blast staffing gaps https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-21-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-jul-21-2026-900dcf25-f420-4fc8-b8aa-b8fbe4027f2a OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:31:27.243Z Commission backs service-dog kennel, two home daycares; says yes to shed in Chesapeake Bay buffer https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-01-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-jul-1-2026-aa618c3a-f3bc-41cb-8207-21c314cd6207 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T19:01:15.730Z Council backs $54M in road funding requests and says yes to sidewalks push after resident pleas https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-03-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-jun-3-2026-eeb0456a-129f-4c05-9f12-45a26813a130 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:42:46.949Z Council votes 8-0 to start blocking data centers citywide, and Oaklawn Cemetery takes center stage https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-02-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-sep-2-2026-a4d3cb90-9de5-433c-b504-de353475f150 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:38:02.843Z Council kicks off push for senior tax relief — study of options coming after 7-0 vote https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-08-19-city-council-work-sessions-work-aug-19-2026-9ca5b108-aa83-42bd-95a6-121d32c42c54 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:35:36.562Z Cooperative Extension shows off big wins for Suffolk kids, wells and farms before council goes behind closed doors https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-01-city-council-work-sessions-work-jul-1-2026-5c5e1240-f0ac-4a3f-8787-c7c2ffbaf941 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:24:17.911Z Roads, sidewalks and dams dominate CIP update — ARPA presentation pushed to next work session https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-05-20-city-council-work-sessions-work-may-20-2026-9c7db7f4-c6ee-47a5-bac0-c53968367015 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:23:57.184Z Suffolk gets a look at its trash-sorting future and the mental health programs your tax dollars fund https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-05-21-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-may-21-2026-6067c631-3923-4ea0-9575-b170d85277e9 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:22:14.484Z Commission sends church's Film Way move, daycare expansion and new ADU rules to City Council https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-17-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-jun-17-2026-cdce412f-3e87-4621-811b-0d27c977fe3e OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:20:26.193Z Council bans data centers citywide, hands The Mount a new church home, and delays ADU ordinance https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-17-city-council-work-sessions-work-jun-17-2026-da23874f-792b-4477-b2f9-7d0dfd9e0ef8 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:19:11.888Z Recycling switch is on track for July 1 — and nonprofit tax exemptions stay shelved for now https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-03-city-council-work-sessions-work-jun-3-2026-8828cfcc-e8d2-4d9d-bab6-e6fb09a9f7f4 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:18:51.438Z Suffolk's oldest neighborhoods are the focus of round two of lead pipe testing — and the city says it will foot the bill https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-16-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-sep-16-2026-59e83635-2171-4ac9-9999-11d7371f5ec3 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:15:46.406Z Council says no to a big solar farm on Old Myrtle Road after neighbors packed the chamber https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-15-city-council-work-sessions-work-jul-15-2026-50f31c5f-e712-4607-bf8f-ec4f433bf7e5 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:12:13.948Z Traffic camera dollars getting their own fund as Suffolk fine-tunes safety program https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-02-city-council-work-sessions-work-sep-2-2026-4b87ac80-87ed-4ae5-80e2-136f343a1245 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:11:23.950Z Suffolk's $30M in ARPA money nearly all spent — broadband, water and sewer projects wrap up by year-end https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-05-20-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-may-20-2026-3e88e5cb-d2de-4fdb-ae1e-41f35f48f99f OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:10:48.827Z Council backs affordable apartments at Hillpoint over staff objection, plus a 55+ community and three new businesses https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-21-city-council-work-sessions-work-oct-21-2026-5c00a09e-3dc2-4153-9644-5367dddda3d6 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:05:34.706Z Suffolk unveils Parks & Rec draft master plan — trails, aquatics and a new playground passport program take center stage https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-21-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-oct-21-2026-0f357594-fe7d-468e-87ec-7339bad72e1e OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:04:56.384Z Suffolk bans data centers citywide and OKs $834K for school repairs — but delays Holland Road rezoning to January https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-16-city-council-work-sessions-work-sep-16-2026-1b9c2ac9-a3ea-410e-b359-8455cb1b2cc6 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:02:25.321Z Suffolk drafts 2027 legislative wish list — pretrial services, lead pipes, and veterans tax relief reform https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-20-planning-commission-meeting-agendas-oct-20-2026-67edefd6-2f73-48a1-98a9-00cbb1073349 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T18:01:02.993Z Planning Commission greenlights family subdivision, advances two UDO cleanup amendments to Council, and gets a deep dive on coming cannabis rules https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-07-city-council-work-sessions-work-oct-7-2026-1ba6a463-3c79-4580-8dbc-f871e0c79cda OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T17:59:34.696Z Suffolk braces for legal cannabis retail and a data center ban as council preps October 21 votes https://suffolk.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-07-city-council-meeting-agendas-regular-oct-7-2026-d05b570c-cbcf-4985-b1b0-135d9112a082 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T17:57:28.509Z Council approves $7.5M in road grants, appoints two board members, and hears plea for crosswalk at Diamond Grove Baptist Church