DATE: Wednesday, November 19, 1997          TAG: 9711190511

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: Public Life 

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YESTERDAY

YESTERDAY:

NORFOLK

BATTLESHIP BRIEFING: Mayor Paul D. Fraim told fellow council members Tuesday that the Navy's offer to park the battleship Wisconsin at Nauticus is ``a long way from being a done deal.'' Fraim made his remarks during a briefing that marked the first time the City Council has discussed the proposal. See page B1

HOME DEPOT REZONING: The City Council approved rezoning a 35-acre tract that will permit the expansion of the Broad Creek Crossing Shopping Center on Military Highway and clear the way for a 130,000-square-foot Home Depot store. See page D1

CITY ATTORNEY NAMED: Bernard Pishko, who was named chief deputy city attorney in May after former City Attorney Philip Trapani fell ill, on Tuesday was unanimously appointed city attorney by the City Council in the wake of Trapani's death earlier this month. Pishko, 44, has worked in the city attorney's office for 13 years. Pishko thanked the council for its confidence and also recognized Trapani for his years of guidance and friendship.

VIRGINIA BEACH

GUILT-FREE WATER: Beach residents no longer have to endure grimy cars and withered lawns, thanks to the Lake Gaston Pipeline project. The City Council lifted nearly six years of water restrictions Tuesday. See page B1

BELT TIGHTENING: A sluggish car market cost the city millions in expected personal property tax revenues, so officials have imposed a 60-day delay on hiring and may ask employees to pick up a $5 a month increase in health insurance costs. See page B9

CHESAPEAKE

ROUTE 168 REVERSAL: Turns out most people preferred the original plan for the new Route 168 south of Northwest River, so after an additional hearing was held, the council scrapped most proposed changes and adopted the eastern path as a cure for regular traffic jams on South Battlefield Boulevard. See page B5

SAVE THAT TREE: A revised landscape ordinance approved unanimously by the City Council on Tuesday will ease certain setback and parking lot requirements if developers offer to preserve trees on their property.

STORAGE SITE SHELVED: A proposed rezoning and conditional use permit for a self-storage facility in Washington Borough on Dominion Boulevard was rejected unanimously by the City Council on Wednesday night after a contingent of local citizens opposed the plan.

ELDERLY OPTION: A new 92-unit, three-story assisted living facility for the elderly near the Greenbrier Mall was unanimously approved by the City Council on Tuesday. Developer Jack Gordon of the Centrum Greenbrier Limited Partnership said it would be the first of several in the Tidewater area.

PORTSMOUTH:

The City Council did not meet.

TODAY

SUFFOLK:

COUNCIL MEETS: The City Council will hold a public hearing on next year's building plan. They city is proposing spending about $17.1 million on several projects, including renovations of Booker T. Washington Elementary School, the municipal center and Suffolk High School. A public hearing will also be held on utility projects for the next two years. A $21.6 million water and sewer budget is proposed. The council is also expected to ask the state Department of Transportation to expand Nansemond Parkway to four lanes and discuss a plan to improve East Washington Street.

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