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INTRODUCTION
This document serves as an update to the Neighborhood Revitaliza�on Strategy Area
(NRSA) plan prepared in May 2005 for the 2006-2010 Five-Year Consolidated Plan.
The same NRSA plan has also been included in subsequent Consolidated Plans
– most recently, the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan.
The focus of the May 2005 NRSA plan centered on revitaliza�on ac�vi�es in the
southeast community of Newport News u�lizing Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) en�tlement funds. Today, the southeast community con�nues to bean
important focal point in the City’s revitaliza�on efforts. The 2005 NRSA Plan will
remain in effect through the term of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan with the
subsequent updates men� oned.
BACKGROUND
The southeast community is bounded by:
• The Jefferson Park neighborhood to the north;
• Dickerson Courts and Harbor Homes public housing communi�es to the
south (both housing communities have been demolished);
• The CSX rail corridor to the west; and
• The Chestnut Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Corridor to the east.
The area within the designated boundaries is made up of an area totaling
approximately 675 acres. The southeast community is comprised of residen� al
proper�es, commercial businesses, industrial sites, community facili�es, parks and
about one acre of space designated for office use.
Popula�on in the southeast community has declined since 2000. In 2000, the
popula�on was 16,465. In 2022, with the same census tracts measured, popula� on
declined by 13.2% to 14,291. While not at the same level, the downward trend is
consistent with the overall popula�on decline in the city. Reasons behind thedecline
in the number of residents include the aging popula�on, a decrease in birthrates, and
a slowing economy in Virginia.
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