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Zone covers the Jefferson Park Community, the South Zone encompasses the rest of the
proposed Southeast Community NRSA. The purpose of the program is to stimulate
business and industrial growth that strengthens neighborhoods. An enterprise zone is an
area of a local jurisdiction designated by the Governor, in which special tax incentives
and regulatory relief are offered to encourage new business or the expansion of existing
business. Newport News’ program objectives include the commercial and economic
revitalization of the zone by expanding the economic opportunities for zone residents,
encouraging development of vacant land for commercial and industrial uses, and
rehabilitating or expanding existing commercial and industrial buildings. Program benefits
for eligible businesses include a State Income Tax Credit, Real Property Investment Tax
Credit, access to Enterprise Zone Incentive Grants, Commercial Rehabilitation Property
Tax Abatement for eligible properties, access to a Façade Improvement Loan Program,
and abatement of certain local fees and taxes. Other programs available to businesses
in the proposed NRSA (as well as citywide) include the NNUDAG Loan Program,
Peninsula Revolving Loan Fund Program, Newport News Capital Fund Program and the
Newport News Micro Loan Program.
Public Schools in the Area
The Newport News Public School System operates three schools in the proposed
NRSA: John Marshall Elementary School, Booker T. Washington Middle School and
Huntington Middle School. Each school offers an array of programs which support the
learning experience.
John Marshall Elementary School
Marshall Elementary School serves a community of approximately 350 pre-
kindergarten through second graders and their parents or guardians. The entire staff
works as a team toward two common goals: the first is to ensure academic achievement
for all students within a safe and caring school, and the second, to create a lifelong love
of learning within the students.
Huntington Middle School
This school is designated as an arts and communication magnet school which
enables students to participle in activities such as: 1) photography projects, 2) various
roles required to create a previously recorded or live broadcast in a state-of-the-art
television studio, 3) chances to work with arts and communications professionals, 4)
opportunities to study ballet, modern jazz, multicultural and historical dance techniques in
a fully equipped, professional dance studio, 3) interdisciplinary units of study linking the
arts and communications with fully integrated language arts, math, science, social studies
and technology , and 4) opportunities to write and produce scripts while learning basic
stage design techniques.
Booker T. Washington Middle School
This school is currently under renovation by the Newport News Public School
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