NSAG Meeting Summary (7/13/23)
The Norfolk Safety Advocacy Group (NSAG) held our last meeting on July 13, 2023, at the Park Place Multi-Services Center. The Norfolk Community Services Board presented on the topic of homelessness in Norfolk and also took questions and comments from those in attendance.
Thank you to everyone who attended. There were approximately 23 people in attendance. Thank you also to those who RSVPed and let me know you were not able to attend.
Attached please find a summary of the event as well as two handouts that we received from the Norfolk Community Services Board.
Here is a direct link to an audio recording of the presentation portion of the July meeting:
https://audio.com/citizenadvocacy/nsag-meeting-2023-07-13-homelessness-norfolk-csb
August Meeting
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 6:30 PM. It will be held at the Park Place Multi-Services Center (606 29th Street, Norfolk, VA 23510). I do not have a speaker yet, although I am working on obtaining a speaker. If we do not have a speaker, then I (Jennifer) will be leading the meeting; it will be a forum. Participants will share public safety concerns and collectively brainstorm solutions and ideas.
I created this event listing on EventBrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nsag-august-meeting-tickets-686303390917?aff=oddtdtcreator
It allowed me to create a free account as long as I limited the number of tickets to 25. If you are not able to obtain a ticket (as all 25 tickets are taken), then please just email me and let me know you would like to attend.
Event Summary and Reports Provided By:
Jennifer Gruber
Norfolk Safety Advocacy Group, Founder
e: bookworm7570@gmail.com
c: 757-632-0449
Resource Documents:
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On Monday, July 8th, at 6:30 PM we were joined by Chief Mark Talbot was appointed as Chief of Police for the City of Norfolk in May of 2023. His statements were immediately followed by a robust Q&A session.
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On June 10th, 2024 we were joined by representatives from Monument and Kimley Horn discussed their intended development projects for 4101 Granby Street and took questions from the attending members.
League Officer Election Results — Here are the nominees for the upcoming election that was held at the June meeting. All ran uncontested, had no opposing votes among attending members, and will continue their positions for another year.
President – Pooya Mohit
Vice President – Laura Burns
Treasurer – David Wolfe
Secretary – Stephanie Clark
Neighborhood Representative – Patience MacCartney
We are joined by:
Troy Valos, Special Collections Librarian at Slover Library, to present on the Sargeant Memorial Collection (Local History and Genealogy Collection) located within Slover Library.
Erin, representing Monument Builders to talk about plans for a new mixed use as well as residential development coming to 4101 Granby Street.
Stay tuned for full minutes or access recording below.
Access past meeting recording and chat transcript below.
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