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Costco gasoline station — Ordinance 8075-25 and traffic-improvement conditions

City of Newport News · City Council / PlanningJune 10, 2025

Adopted Ordinance 8075-25 grants conditional-use permit CU-2025-0003 for an automobile gasoline supply station associated with the Costco relocation. Condition 5 requires completion of specified traffic improvements before a certificate of occupancy. Attached traffic-study recommendations identify the improvements; this record does not establish completion, acceptance or reimbursement.

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Costco participation agreement: commitments and delivery
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Ordinance 8075-25, adopted June 10, 2025 (physical page 5). Condition 5 appears on page 2 and belongs to gasoline-station permit CU-2025-0003. Appendix A-7 is the April 2025 traffic-impact executive summary (physical pages 19–24; recommendations on pages 19–20). It does not independently establish a warehouse-wide occupancy requirement.

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EDA/IDA 2025 annual report — reported Costco participation amount

Other public body · Newport News Economic Development AuthorityDate not specified

The EDA’s 2025 annual report states that a $3.25 million Costco participation agreement was authorized for transportation and infrastructure improvements near Jefferson Avenue and Bland Boulevard. This is the authority’s published account of the amount, not the executed agreement or evidence of payment.

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Costco participation agreement: commitments and delivery
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2025 annual report, physical PDF page 21 (printed page 19). Exact issuance date is not established. The $3.25 million is the EDA’s reported authorization amount, not a verified contractual ceiling or payment.

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EDA/IDA March 7, 2025 minutes — Costco participation agreement authorization

Other public body · Newport News Economic Development AuthorityMarch 7, 2025

Adopted EDA/IDA minutes authorize execution of a Costco participation agreement concerning transportation and infrastructure improvements near Jefferson Avenue and Bland Boulevard, and potential incentives, subject to legal counsel review and approval. The minutes do not establish the final agreement terms, actual payments or project completion.

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Costco participation agreement: commitments and delivery
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March 7, 2025 meeting minutes, approved/executed April 10, 2025. Physical/printed page 5 records the authorization without a dollar amount.

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FY 2027 City adopted operating budget

City of Newport News · Budget and EvaluationDate not specified

The City of Newport News adopted budget book for fiscal year 2027.

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City–Sheriff work crews: assignments, costs and savingsCity housing payments: grants, projects and deliveryCouncil nonprofit funding: compensation and disclosuresCommunity support grants: awards and outcomesKetchmore Kids: grants and card chargesLINK of Hampton Roads: recurring and one-time supportGreen Foundation: land payments and recurring fundingCity Center facility use: reservations and public costsLarge-event nonprofit transition: funds and recordsPeninsula Airport Commission: audit follow-up and City fundingSpecial events: public costs, sponsorships and reimbursementsCity employees: retention, vacancies and workplace follow-upDefense Production Zone: grant calculations and paymentsCostco participation agreement: commitments and deliveryLee Hall DAF roof: appropriation, work and conditionMGT cost allocation: contract scope and payment boundariesAnimal shelter: outcomes and City accountabilityPublic Works vehicles: safety and corrective actionSchool funding and Huntington: commitments and deliveryProperty taxes: bills, votes and budget follow-through
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Official PDF linked from the City's operating-budget page. FY 2027 covers July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. Source listing checked October 1, 2026.

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FY 2027 City adopted budget — line item detail

City of Newport News · Budget and EvaluationDate not specified

Department and fund line items accompanying Newport News's fiscal year 2027 adopted operating budget.

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City–Sheriff work crews: assignments, costs and savingsCity housing payments: grants, projects and deliveryCouncil nonprofit funding: compensation and disclosuresCommunity support grants: awards and outcomesKetchmore Kids: grants and card chargesLINK of Hampton Roads: recurring and one-time supportGreen Foundation: land payments and recurring fundingCity Center facility use: reservations and public costsLarge-event nonprofit transition: funds and recordsPeninsula Airport Commission: audit follow-up and City fundingSpecial events: public costs, sponsorships and reimbursementsCity employees: retention, vacancies and workplace follow-upDefense Production Zone: grant calculations and paymentsCostco participation agreement: commitments and deliveryLee Hall DAF roof: appropriation, work and conditionMGT cost allocation: contract scope and payment boundariesAnimal shelter: outcomes and City accountabilityPublic Works vehicles: safety and corrective actionSchool funding and Huntington: commitments and deliveryProperty taxes: bills, votes and budget follow-through
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Official 341-page PDF linked from the City's operating-budget page. Source checked October 1, 2026.