Portsmouth city council moves forward with negotiations on proposed new city hall and parking garage

Proposal for new Portsmouth City Hall and parking garage gets slight push forward

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Last month we told you about the proposal for a possible new Portsmouth City Hall building and parking garage. This week, the proposal got a slight push in what some city leaders say is the right direction. At Tuesday night's city council meeting, council and members of the community got to formally [...]

Portsmouth city council moves forward with negotiations on proposed new city hall and parking garage

Portsmouth city council voted to move forward with negotiating an interim agreement on an unsolicited proposal for a new city hall and parking garage on County Street.The proposal was put together by three local developers and is estimated to cost about $86 million.City Manager Steven Carter said the interim agreement would give council the ability to take part in designing the new city hall and parking garage."We're requesting to negotiate an i…