Are City Of Norfolk Officials Stonewalling Property Developers In Ocean View?

Luke Reed and his family, long-time Ocean View residents and small business owners, say that the city has gone to extraordinary lengths to block them from developing waterfront property into more restaurants, retail, and housing.

The latest legal filings in the case between the City of Norfolk and the developers say that Norfolk officials have not made a good faith effort to provide discovery, i.e. the process of sharing evidence with a legal opponent. The City’s legal response was several claims that the court had made errors in its recent rulings. The Reeds contend that this is just the latest in a pattern of failing to respond to legal filings, not complying with court deadlines, and more. The legal tactics, the Reeds say, have been done in hopes they abandon the development plans in the light of mountains of legal fees.