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Minutes of a Meeting of the
Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
The Board of
Commissioners of the
Newport News
Redevelopment and
Housing Authority
Authorizing the Waiver
of Late Fees Accrued
by Tradition Brewing
Company
Introduction of New
NNRHA Board Member
Ms. Andrea R. Diggs
Report to the
Board
February 18, 2025
Ms. Shaw recommended the approval of the sale of a vacant lot located at 1128
22nd Street and Board approval of the attached resolution.
Commissioner Black made a motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner
Knight seconded the motion which passed with a unanimous vote. The resolution is
attached to and made a part of these minutes.
The Board was provided copies of a resolution authorizing the waiver of late fees
accrued by Tradition Brewing Company LLC. Attached for the Board of
Commissioner's consideration is a request to waive the late fees accrued by
Tradition Brewing Company (TBC) in the amount of $396.65 related to their
NNUDAG (Newport News Urban Development Action Grant) term loan. The
monthly late fee is $79.33. The late fees are a result of TBC鈥檚 bankruptcy filing in
January 2023. TBC exited bankruptcy in April 2023 with debt payments resuming
to NNRHA in July 2023. TBC has five (5) debt payments in arrears totaling
$13,221.20. As long as there is an outstanding balance due, late fees will continue
to accrue. The Executive Director proposed waiving current and future late fees as
long as payments are received on time. The Board Chairman and CFO, Pax
Goodson, has indicated TBC is not able to pay the full amount that is in arrearage.
TBC fulfills their monthly obligation as scheduled. Thus, Mr. Goodson has asked to
have the accrued late fees totaling $396.65 waived. Mr Holloman asked for
clarification of the proposal, Ms. Shaw reiterated the specifics of the proposal.
Ms. Shaw recommended the approval of waiving the late fees accrued by Tradition
Brewing Company and Board approval of the attached resolution.
Commissioner Knight made a motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner
Black seconded the motion which passed with a unanimous vote. The resolution is
attached to and made a part of these minutes.
Ms. Shaw introduced Ms. Diggs to the Beard of Commissioners. Ms. Diggs has
been a resident of Newport News for over 10 years and presently owns and
operates a mental health practice located in the Newport News, VA area. She also
served as Executive Director at a non-profit organization that assists people with
disabilities to achieve independence within their communities. Ms. Diggs is also a
present Board member of the Newport News Health and Human Services Advisory
Board.
A Report to the Board for February 2025 had been provided to the Commissioners.
A copy of the subject report is on file in the office of the Executive Director. The
Annual Report to the City was also provided to the Commissioners for their review.
Ms. Lockley reported the NNRHA Controlled Multi-Family Properties Waitlist data as
follows: There are 771 Public Housing applications, 79 of which! are approved
leaving 692 pending applications. The Housing Choice Voucher program has 4619
applications, of which 36 were approved with 4583 pending. During the month of
January, there were a total of 40 new applicants housed between the Public
Housing, Housing Choice Voucher and Mod Rehab (SRO) programs. The PublicJump to an indexed page (43 of 43)