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flag Norfolk City Council rezoned 10 acres at Colonna’s Shipyard for industrial use, overriding resident opposition.

flag Norfolk City Council approved rezoning nearly 10 acres at Colonna’s Shipyard from multi-family to industrial use, 6-2, despite opposition from residents and community groups. flag The decision, which includes dissent from Mayor Kenny Alexander and Council member John “J.P.” Paige, supports the 150-year-old shipyard’s expansion in the historically Black, working-class Berkley neighborhood. flag Residents cited ongoing noise, dust, light pollution, and environmental injustice, criticizing the shipyard for poor community relations. flag The shipyard, which employs about 750 people, plans to use the land for ship repair, maintenance, and steel fabrication. flag Future development still requires additional city permits. flag The rezoning follows two prior failed attempts to build multifamily housing on the site in 2007 and 2016.

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