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FOIA responsesArchived file

Seaview FOIA G019871-102626: November 5 City response and quoted request

City of Newport News · FOIA Coordinator / Finance / Human ServicesDocument date: November 5, 2026

Public transcription of the City’s November 5, 2026 FOIA response and its reproduction of the three-part request for assistance expenses, reimbursement receipts and remaining balances. The response gives an overall production statement rather than an item-by-item disposition.

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Official Request Center email received November 5, 2026 at 2:24 p.m. Eastern, signed by LaDonna Seely. Public copy reflows the response and quoted request; it is a transcription, not a facsimile. Private mailbox and request-portal links, branding, requester name/signature and routine contact/monitoring boilerplate omitted. The email describes the request as received October 26 and quotes a requested records period of June 1, 2022 through October 24, 2026. Original email body retained privately. This gateway URL does not expose the request’s attachment inventory, which has not been fully reviewed.

File: seaview-foia-response-2026-11-05-public.pdf

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Haven occupancy-certificate public request index: C012940-120325

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / FOIADocument date: December 3, 2025

Public FOIA index lists a Certificate of Occupancy PDF relevant to the Haven follow-up. The certificate’s contents, date and scope have not been verified.

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Public request index C012940-120325, observed November 1, 2026. Its request date is not an asserted certificate date. The ordinary attachment-download authorization check returned HTTP 401; no gated certificate was downloaded or reviewed. This is a concrete source lead, not proof of occupancy permission, completion or clearance of a later case.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Haven occupancy-certificate public request index: C013024-120925

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / FOIADocument date: December 9, 2025

Public FOIA index lists a Certificate of Occupancy PDF relevant to the Haven follow-up. The certificate’s contents, date and scope have not been verified.

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Source notes

Public request index C013024-120925, observed November 1, 2026. Its request date is not an asserted certificate date. The ordinary attachment-download authorization check returned HTTP 401; no gated certificate was downloaded or reviewed. This is a concrete source lead, not proof of occupancy permission, completion or clearance of a later case.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Endview: Phase I survey public release listing

City of Newport News · Parks, Recreation and Tourism / Historic ServicesDocument date: Date not specified

Official listing for Endview_Plantation_Ph_I_Rpt_w_MAP.pdf. This large survey was not reviewed in detail for this case.

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Source notes

G019603-101226 closed October 15, 2026. Source listing, not a claim that the report or a projected-utilities plan was fully analyzed.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Endview: archaeological photographs public release listing

City of Newport News · Parks, Recreation and Tourism / Historic ServicesDocument date: Date not specified

Official listing for FOIA-Request-10-14-26.zip. The large archive contents have not been examined in this case.

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Source notes

G019602-101226 closed October 15, 2026. Attachment listing only; no conclusion about site condition or a complete photo production.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

City quarterly property-maintenance export and owner fields

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

Official release listing for ASB_CodeCaseWithMailingAddresses_FOIA__2_.xlsx. The report includes closed cases and repeated case IDs; selected public extracts omit private address/contact fields.

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Source notes

C019725-101626, closed October 19, 2026. Report heading: opened July 16 through October 16. Snapshot statuses must not be represented as live conditions.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

City open-code-case export: January 2024–October 12, 2026

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

Official public release listing for OPEN_CODE_CASES_-_1.1.24_-_10.12.26.xlsx; the separately archived ANN summary and owner extracts state the fields analyzed.

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G019485-100626, closed October 13, 2026. Official workbook source listing; the raw household/owner-detail workbook is not republished by ANN.

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Issued permit export: September 1–October 26, 2026

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

Official listing for Permits_-_9.1.26_-_10.26.2026.xlsx; mixed permit types and status/date anomalies limit simple delay and valuation comparisons.

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Source notes

C019907-102726 closed October 28, 2026. Snapshot/field definitions require confirmation before deriving delay or total work value.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Pending permit applications: official public release

City of Newport News · Codes Compliance / PlanningDocument date: Date not specified

Official listing for Pending_Applications.xlsx and Zoning_Verification_List.csv; the public ANN summary supplies selected aggregate findings.

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Source notes

G019640-101326 closed October 30, 2026. Pending workbook reviewed; separate zoning CSV not examined in this case update. Raw private property/contact fields are not republished.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Riverview Park: foundation records and trail work: public release listing

City of Newport News · Parks, Recreation and Tourism / Historic ServicesDocument date: Date not specified

Official City FOIA listing for FOIA-Request-10-14-26.zip. Attachment contents were not reviewed for this initial case.

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Source notes

Public source listing only. Request closed October 15, 2026. The large attachment was not retrieved within the review limit; descriptions do not summarize its contents.

FOIA responsesPublic release index

Warwicktowne trail: archaeology and preservation records: public release listing

City of Newport News · Parks, Recreation and Tourism / Historic ServicesDocument date: Date not specified

Official City FOIA listing for Warwicktowne_Data_Recovery_Final_5.4.2020__2_.pdf. Attachment contents were not reviewed for this initial case.

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Source notes

Public source listing only. Request closed October 15, 2026. The large attachment was not retrieved within the review limit; descriptions do not summarize its contents.

FOIA responsesArchived file

July 21 renewed NNPD response withholds call report and two body-camera items

City of Newport News · NNPD FOIADocument date: July 21, 2026

Amy Brown's response in P 017513-071726 identifies a three-page call-for-service report and two body-camera items, withheld as criminal-investigative information. It adds later police-custodian confirmation of recordings without supplying the full encounter.

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Source notes & file details

Selected ANN transcription of native July 21 14:00:10 UTC GovQA response P 017513-071726. Private routing, tracking and request attachment omitted. Latest response located in this thread; no footage supplied or ruling on withholding established.

File: dsa_police_renewed_withholding_2026_07_21_Redacted.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

Treasurer supplies the requested Boyle transaction records

City of Newport News · Treasurer's OfficeDocument date: May 20, 2026

May 20 response transmits the municipal transaction packet after the requester clarified that City-side filing-fee, refund and adjustment records were sought.

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Source notes & file details

Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

File: boyle-filing-fee-production-2026-05-20.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

Registrar forwards the filing-fee records inquiry to the Treasurer

City of Newport News · Voter RegistrationDocument date: May 20, 2026

Registrar Vicki Lewis states that she forwarded the inquiry to the City Treasurer. The separate Treasurer reply supplies responsive transaction records.

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Source notes & file details

Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

File: boyle-registrar-routing-2026-05-20.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

NNPD withholding response: school-employer notices and arrest records

City of Newport News · PoliceDocument date: September 22, 2026

NNPD distinguishes a school-employer notification from criminal-investigation records, states its withholding bases and acknowledges an omitted earlier exemption citation.

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Source notes & file details

Selected September 22 response in P 018623-090226. The requested adults’ names, arrest identifiers and original request details are omitted. Agency wording and its stated legal citations are reproduced without correcting or endorsing them. This is a records-withholding position, not proof of notification delivery, statutory compliance or guilt. Original preserved privately.

File: nnps-arrest-notification-withholding-2026-09-22.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

Seaview assistance request: October 29 continuation and quoted $95

City of Newport News · FOIA Office / FinanceDocument date: October 29, 2026

Selected October 29 exchange confirms that the Seaview resident-assistance request continues. The City quotes $95; requester acknowledgment uses approximately $90. No expenditure ledger or actual final payment is supplied.

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Source notes & file details

Selected Seaview-only correspondence from the October 29 direct mailbox exchange. Unrelated personnel-request identity/reasons, contact fields and earlier chain omitted. Agency 9:45 quotation, requester 9:52 confirmation and 9:53 acknowledgment retained; times are Eastern. The $95 quote and approximately $90 wording are preserved distinctly. Original thread retained privately.

File: seaview-request-continuation-2026-10-29.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

Commissioner of the Revenue response on the 2025 Team COR holiday event

City of Newport News · Office of the Commissioner of the RevenueDocument date: May 26, 2026

May 26 response identifies planning/RSVP and committee records, states that no public or City-allocated funds supported the event and explains the attachment-numbering gap. Underlying funding and planning are not independently verified.

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Source notes & file details

Owner-supplied mailbox record reviewed October 31, 2026. Selected ANN transcription of the identified message; private contact/routing fields, signatures and unrelated quoted material omitted. Original preserved privately. The copy records the sender’s position, not an independent finding.

File: team-cor-holiday-response-2026-05-26.pdf

FOIA responsesSource link

NNPD and ICE FOIA requests — three retained export rows

City of Newport News · Office of the City Attorney / PoliceDocument date: Date not specified

ANN transcription of the original request scopes, create dates and recorded dispositions for P 009002-040925, P 015338-040726 and G017346-071026.

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Source notes

Selected from the retained City public FOIA CSV export and checked October 24, 2026. This text excerpt is an ANN transcription of three rows, not an official response packet. The export does not show closure dates, department routing, attachment inventories or correspondence; it does not establish present portal status. No requester identities or unrelated rows are included.

FOIA responsesArchived file

Harris employment disclosure — reviewed Schedule A excerpt (January 2025)

City of Newport News · City CouncilDocument date: January 30, 2025

Narrow reviewed excerpt of the annual disclosure listing Bethea Family Foundation, Executive Director and Employment. Unrelated personal finances, residential details, signatures and another person’s pages are not reproduced. The entry does not establish a hiring date or exact salary.

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Source notes & file details

Derived publication excerpt from the City-released January 2025 annual filing. The complete mixed packet is not linked or reproduced. Source signature/receipt dates are January 30/31, 2025; no signature image is included.

File: harris-employment-schedule-a-extract-2025.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

April 23, 2025 Seely correspondence on school-safety-audit review procedure (redacted excerpt)

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 23, 2025

City FOIA coordinator LaDonna Seely follows up on a phone inquiry about the school-safety-audit review procedure.

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Source notes & file details

April 23 at 12:20 p.m., Seely followed a phone call about Discovery safety-audit review and cited § 22.1-279.8(B). Her characterization of the procedure is attributed correspondence, not an independent legal conclusion. The email does not establish forwarding to NNPS, completed review or the timing of the final restriction decision. Original page 1 of 2; logo-only second page omitted.

File: dsa-2025-04-23-audit-review-procedure.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

September 23, 2024 City video-request referral to NNPS FOIA officer (redacted excerpts)

City of Newport News · CommunicationsDocument date: September 23, 2024

City acknowledgment of a Discovery STEM video-records request, directing the requester to NNPS FOIA officer Michelle Price.

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Source notes & file details

City Request Center acknowledgment and referral to Michelle Price as NNPS FOIA officer, dated September 23, 2024 at 1:26 p.m. The request concerns a claimed morning encounter; the response does not establish that the encounter occurred, that video existed, or that footage was produced. Private requester and contact details permanently removed.

File: dsa-2024-09-23-video-request-referral.pdf

FOIA responsesArchived file

March 14, 2025 administration-records request forwarded by Seely

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: March 14, 2025

Seely forwards the requester’s March 13 administration-building records request to NNPS on March 14, asking for a time/cost estimate.

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Source notes & file details

The later PDF print header is not evidence that White authored or handled this March correspondence. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-03-14-administration-records-request.pdf

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April 1, 2025 Spratley response on school-site traffic patterns

City of Newport News · Office of the City AttorneyDocument date: April 1, 2025

Spratley’s April 1 reply reports NNPS satisfaction with its internal pickup/drop-off pattern and no intended change at that time.

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Source notes & file details

Visible header April 1, 2025, 4:06 p.m.; includes the March 11 request seeking relocation. The requester’s traffic observations are attributed allegations, not independently verified conditions. The reply records NNPS’s reported position rather than a comparative engineering assessment. Publication copy with permanent redactions; original source retained privately.

File: dsa-2025-04-01-traffic-pattern-response.pdf