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Four Oaks Day Services Center operational assessment

City of Newport News · Department of Human Services / Housing InnovationsDocument date: Date not specified

August 2024 assessment of operations, client data, partnerships and service design commissioned by Newport News Human Services.

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See Overview, Utilization Data, and the service, data and facility recommendations.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Blight questions answered: notice fields, City abatements and demolition procurement

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / Office of PurchasingDocument date: November 1, 2026

ANN seven-page evidence review: 47 public violation entries across 30 cases, nine derelict date records, nine City-abatement closures on four parcels, seven demolition procurements and public quote totals.

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ANN selected-field transcription and analysis, not a City report, served notice or court judgment. Exact parent and parcel checks; selected historical closures supplement the dated owner register. Five procurement award labels and lowest public quote totals are distinguished from recipient verification, executed prices, payments and accepted work. The commercial RFQ court-order narrative is attributed to the City and kept separate from the Pending Court case label; no underlying order was retrieved. Specification timing conflict preserved. Individual ownership names, residents, site/unit addresses and contacts omitted. Contact-required attachments were not retrieved.

File: blight-notice-procurement-answers-2026-11-01.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Blight owner and City enforcement register: November 1, 2026

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / Real Estate AssessorDocument date: November 1, 2026

ANN owner/parcel register and City enforcement-status review: 282 Open entries in five categories, seven retained Closed corrections, 77 entity labels and 107 other-ownership parcels. Includes nine derelict cases and 43 directly linked inspection records.

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ANN 19-page selected-field transcription and reconciliation, not a City-issued report. All 72 public prefix-search pages were retrieved; exact case/type matching excludes four other-type hits and the known City Test case. All 217 November 1 City condemned-report entries reconcile by case/parcel/status. Every selected parcel matches City GIS. Entity fields may be truncated; they do not certify deeds/control. Individual/other owner names, resident identities, site/unit locations and contact/mailing fields omitted. The 43 reviewed derelict-linked inspection cards show 34 Failed, eight Scheduled/no Actual Date and one Completed by Owner. J & L’s approval-step comment and an issued permit are distinguished from service, deadlines and completion. Original inventory counts remain a separate historical baseline.

File: blight-owner-enforcement-register-2026-11-01.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Blight completeness audit: parcel history, Haven and InTown records

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / Fire MarshalDocument date: November 1, 2026

ANN six-page selected evidence: eight-parcel search coverage; Haven Passed/reissued inspection records, candidate case links and verified trade finals; InTown hotel/motel permits and inspection history; source audit and remaining gaps.

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ANN selected-field transcription and analysis, not a City report. Public searches were fully paginated for the selected parcels/modules. Pages 1–6 separate historical counts, candidate relationships, administrative statuses and inspection results. All thirteen earlier Haven cases have Passed inspection rows alongside Closed (Reissued); twelve later relationships are candidates, not a certified crosswalk. Original November 6, 2025 trade finals are verified. InTown has nine linked Failed hotel/motel inspection rows through October 8, 2026; current authorization and court outcome remain unverified. Private resident, unit/location, contact and mailing fields omitted. Public FOIA certificate indexes are leads only; their gated files were not reviewed.

File: blight-completeness-audit-2026-11-01.pdf

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City Customer Self Service: selected public case and permit checks

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: November 1, 2026

Official anonymous City search and public detail pages used for the November 1 exact-ID status comparison.

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Observed November 1, 2026 using the public frontend search criteria and ordinary routing settings, preserving visibility restrictions. The companion ANN extract retains 53 exact IDs and public detail links. Notes required an authorized contact and were not retrieved. Search FinalDate and detail FinalizeDate are not universal completion findings. An unsuccessful or incomplete advanced query is not evidence of no records.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Blight funding and Goldkress/Stonebrook ownership: selected evidence

City of Newport News · Budget and Evaluation / Real Estate AssessorDocument date: November 1, 2026

ANN selected evidence of the FY2027 demolition appropriation and an October 26 assessor sale-table row helping explain the Goldkress/Stonebrook source chronology.

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ANN two-page selected transcription and analysis. Page 1 cites adopted CIP physical pages 23–24 and Ordinance 8159-26 pages 3 and 5: $300,000 FY2027 appropriation, May 12 passage, July 1 effect and conditional transfer provisions. This is not actual spending or a current available balance. Page 2 transcribes parcel 119000637 Sales History: October 26, 2026, STONEBROOK TOWNHOMES LLC, $4,513,363, instrument 260015383. The timing is consistent with a transfer between observations; deed execution/recording, control, service and responsibility are unverified. Other personal/contact fields omitted.

File: blight-funding-ownership-answers-2026-11-01.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Blight case: November 1 live City case and permit status checks

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: November 1, 2026

ANN selected transcription of 53 exact public portal checks, including thirteen Haven reissuances, later open cases, derelict statuses and permit closure/cancellation.

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ANN selected-field transcription, not a City-issued report. Four pages; exact IDs and public-detail links are retained. All 53 searches returned one matching result. February Haven Closed (Reissued) differs from compliance; the crosswalk to April cases remains unverified. Public detail Closed Date fields establish April 6–7 reissuance closures. Permit final-date fields do not alone establish completed work, as the canceled North End permit demonstrates. Resident, unit/location and private contact fields omitted. A selected check is not a complete current inventory.

File: blight-live-status-review-2026-11-01.pdf

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City development improvements: November 1 public-page check

City of Newport News · Planning / Development ServicesDocument date: November 1, 2026

City webpage describes process changes and displays a Coming soon metrics section.

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Live page captured November 1, 2026. It describes development-review measures as under development. This is the observed state of this page, not proof no performance information exists elsewhere or that a particular enforcement file is unavailable. Retained source fingerprint anchors the observation.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Seaview: Fire Marshal electrical-hazard report, 2023–2025

City of Newport News · Fire / Fire MarshalDocument date: April 1, 2025

Two-page consolidated report lists August 31 and October 2, 2023, January 8, 2024 and April 1, 2025 inspections; records electrical-room fire, red tag, evacuation and repair updates.

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Source notes & file details

Original public attachment 34848, 2_28th_St__90_28th_St__1.pdf, released under C015101-032526, closed March 30, 2026. Ref. 4498. Page 1: listed dates and code results; page 2: incident narrative, reinspection notes and signatures. Latest listed inspection date is used as the catalog date, not an asserted issue date. Four listed dates are not proof that every item failed on every date. Historical report does not establish current conditions, fire cause, current-owner fault or final clearance.

File: seaview-fire-marshal-electrical-report-2023-2025.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Seaview: Fire Marshal standpipe and cabinet inspection report

City of Newport News · Fire / Fire MarshalDocument date: July 17, 2023

Four-page report records standpipe documentation and hose-cabinet findings, with corrective instructions and inspector comments.

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Source notes & file details

Original public attachment 34847, 2_28th_St__90_28th_St__2.pdf, released under C015101-032526, closed March 30, 2026. Ref. 3620. Header says July 17, 2023; page 4 narrative says visit July 18. Preserve that difference. Documentation was requested for a five-year internal pipe inspection, or an inspection was to be conducted; missing documentation is not proof no test occurred. Referenced third-party report and subsequent compliance have not been independently retrieved.

File: seaview-fire-marshal-standpipe-report-2023.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsPublic release index

Haven: January 2026 reports document December case closures

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: January 8, 2026

Official release contains updated two-page reports for UNSAFE-2025-0069 and PM-2025-1232, both Closed (In Compliance) with passed inspections dated December 29, 2025.

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C013469-010726, closed January 8, 2026. CrystalReportViewer1.pdf (item 29946) is the unsafe report; CrystalReportViewer1__1_.pdf (item 29947) is the property-maintenance report. Page 1 of each supplies header, notes and violation fields; page 2 supplies inspection results. Original reports printed January 8. The reported closure is specific to these cases. Live public source; selected privacy-protected facts archived separately.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Haven: passed inspections and closure of two 2025 cases

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected comparison of November, December and January reports establishing December 29, 2025 passed inspections and closure of PM-2025-1232 and UNSAFE-2025-0069.

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ANN transcription, not an agency-issued report. January 8 reports explicitly show Closed (In Compliance), a December 29 closed date, Passed code inspections and Pass violation rows. A December 29 note reports November 6 trade finals and November 7 building-permit completion; underlying permit cards remain unreviewed. Earlier failed inspections and work notes are retained. This resolves those two cases’ closure question, not later February/April cases or whole-complex/current clearance. Private unit/location, resident and contact fields omitted.

File: blight-haven-closure-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsPublic release index

Haven: December 2025 reports extend the inspection and work history

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: December 5, 2025

Official release includes updated reports printed December 5, 2025: two open cases, continued work notes and twelve Failed inspection rows through December 1.

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C012972-120425, closed December 5, 2025. CrystalReportViewer1__10_.pdf (item 28900) is UNSAFE-2025-0069; CrystalReportViewer1__9_.pdf (item 28901) is PM-2025-1232. Both two-page reports retain Open / NOT CLOSED. Six Failed entries per case; PM has two separately numbered November 6 entries, not proof of separate visits. These historical reports are superseded on outcome by January reports documenting December 29 closure. Live public source; selected facts archived separately.

Audit & oversight reportsPublic release index

Haven property records: November 2025 public FOIA release

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: November 6, 2025

Official public release includes June 2025 notices, November 4 detailed unsafe/property-maintenance reports and other property documents.

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G012483-110325, closed November 6, 2025. Relevant attachments: CrystalReportViewer1__7_.pdf (27786), pages 1–2; CrystalReportViewer1__8_.pdf (27784), page 1; PM-2025-1232 notice (27782) and UNSAFE-2025-0069 notice (27781), page 1 each. The original notice deadline differs from some detailed-report date fields. Live release link; selected privacy-protected facts preserved separately. A requester’s inquiry does not establish affiliation with or knowledge by a later buyer.

Audit & oversight reportsPublic release index

Haven code violations: thirteen February 2026 notices released

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: February 6, 2026

Official public release lists four fire and nine unsafe notices dated February 3, 2026, all identifying parcel 204000135 and KINGSTOWNE MILROSE LLC.

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C014060-020426, closed February 6, 2026. Cases FIRE-2026-0016 through -0019; UNSAFE-2026-0022 through -0029 and -0031. Thirteen notice PDFs independently downloaded and checked; each gives March 5, 2026 as the repair-or-demolish deadline and allows a written request for more time. Copies do not prove service/receipt, unchanged deadlines, court disposition or later compliance. Thirteen notices are not thirteen fires. Live source link; selected facts preserved separately.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Haven: selected original notices, failed inspections and repair chronology

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected transcription of two 2025 notices, two detailed case reports and thirteen February 2026 notices for parcel 204000135.

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ANN analysis, not an agency-issued document. Pages 1–2: 2025 notices, seven Failed inspection rows, permit/work notes and conflicting status/date fields. Page 3: thirteen February 3, 2026 notices and their March 5 deadline. Sources publicly released under G012483-110325 and C014060-020426. Addressee KINGSTOWNE MILROSE LLC is distinguished from the later assessor-listed VA9 HAVEN LLC. Private location/unit, mailing and contact fields omitted. These records do not establish service, unchanged deadlines, later clearance or current-owner fault.

File: blight-haven-notices-inspections-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsPublic release index

Open code cases without date restriction: September 2026 public release

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: September 15, 2026

Official public release supplies OPEN_CODE_CASES__NO_DATE_RANGE_.xlsx with 3,195 data rows.

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Source notes

C018774-091026, closed September 15, 2026. Attachment 49134; sheet OPEN CODE CASES (NO DATE RANGE). This is a historical public-release snapshot without an opening-date restriction. It is not the same cohort as the July 16–October 16 quarterly export. No absence-based closure finding. Full workbook contains unrelated addresses and is linked at source; only selected fields are reproduced.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

September open-case snapshot: selected owner-status comparison

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected 24-row comparison from the unrestricted September open-case workbook, including two later extension-status differences.

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Source notes & file details

ANN analysis of OPEN_CODE_CASES__NO_DATE_RANGE_.xlsx, attachment 49134. C018774-091026 closed September 15, 2026. Source has 3,195 data rows. Thirty-nine selected IDs searched; 24 match. Fifteen earlier Haven IDs absent, which is not a closure finding. Exact Excel rows retained. Response dates are not field-level status timestamps. This supplemental comparison does not change the original 106-entry inventory. Private unit/contact fields omitted.

File: blight-september-status-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Assessor sales history: selected entity matches for eight blight parcels

City of Newport News · Real Estate AssessorDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected-field transcription of ten assessor sale-table rows for the eight already selected entity-associated parcels.

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Source notes & file details

ANN transcription, not an agency-issued document or deed certification. Official public tables returned October 31, 2026 despite a maintenance banner. Dates are assessor-recorded sale-table dates. Zero amounts do not establish free acquisitions or beneficial-owner changes. Prior natural-person buyers and private contact fields omitted. Page 2 links each exact official parcel table.

File: blight-assessor-sales-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Selected repair and demolition permit activity for four blight properties

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected-field transcription of eight permit rows: three issued and five pending entries for Wave, North End, InTown and 28th St LLC/Seaview.

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Source notes & file details

ANN analysis of publicly released City workbooks from requests G019640-101326 and C019907-102726. Exact site-address matches; contacts, unit identifiers and valuation fields omitted. Page 2 supplies workbook/sheet/Excel-row locators. The North End fire-protection row retains conflicting Pending status and cancellation wording. Permit activity does not prove completed work, final inspection, occupancy clearance or an approved derelict work plan.

File: blight-permit-activity-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

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City Condemned Property Report — live official source

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: Date not specified

Official dynamic report linked from Codes Compliance. The copy reviewed is dated October 31, 2026 and has 217 dated entries.

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Live report URL can change after this review. The reviewed original has 15 pages and SHA-256 32cec83d56f3b318f8c12ce3e9e5435d00e243907b7e2decae8ef685fbf9c25c. No claim is made that all entries are separate properties or that missing case types were closed.

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Condemned Property Report: October 31 selected status reconciliation

City of Newport News · Codes ComplianceDocument date: October 31, 2026

ANN selected-field transcription of the dated City report: aggregate counts and 18 case/parcel matches for three already reviewed entities.

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Source notes & file details

ANN analysis, not an agency-issued finding. Source report printed October 31, 2026. Addresses, descriptions, unit identifiers and private contact fields omitted. Original owner-field attribution comes from the earlier City GIS reconciliation. The original report source can change; the selected PDF preserves this reviewed comparison.

File: blight-condemned-report-selected-2026-10-31.pdf

Audit & oversight reportsArchived file

Coal records: October public FOIA release index

City of Newport News · Office of the City Attorney / Waterworks - Public UtilitiesDocument date: October 31, 2026

Lists the release inventory and four prior requests while omitting requester contacts. EML contents have not been evaluated.

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Source notes & file details

ANN selected-field analysis/transcription prepared October 31, 2026 from the identified City sources. Original snapshots and access dates are stated in the PDF. Private residential and mailing addresses, tenant/unit identifiers and private contacts are omitted. This is not an agency-issued finding or a current inspection. Case-opening cutoffs are distinct from status-update timestamps; status labels identify the source export.

File: nn-coal-foia-release-index-2026-10-31.pdf