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March 26, 2018  The Low-Pressure Transmission Mains convey water from the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Plant, and this project provides a plan to evaluate the remaining life expectancy.  The Stormwater Projects continue to address multiple drainage facilities repairs and the city ’s lake management program.  City Fiber Network will provide the next generation connectivity for the future of the city.  Truxtun Fire Station, the design phase for the new fire station, will begin.  Effingham Street Improvements at the Naval Medical Center, which expands Effingham Street from the gate at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center to Crawford Parkway  Social Services Building HVAC and Roof Replacement; and  A new project to update the Churchland and Operations Center fuel pumps and the chip reader system. Economic Development – Retail Development: Portsmouth’s economy continues to experience a healthy increase in activities especially in critical sectors such as retail, multi-family, and port-related developments through economic development initiatives. Some of these include:  Over 31 million dollars invested in the Midtown Marketplace corridor.  MoMac Brewing Company, the city’s first micro-brewery, located in Churchland, and Richmond-based Legend Brewing Depot, a microbrewery, at the foot of High Street, both opened in July 2017,  Micro-distillery, Copper & Oak Craft Spirits, opened in October 2017. During the last three years, over 100 million dollars of private investment and over 800 multi-family units are available for living quarters in Downtown Portsmouth developed by the Whitmore Company, Monument Construction & Development, and the Breeden Company. The Port of Virginia is very active welcoming several large container ships such as the COSCO Development, the first of the Panamax vessels to call on the East Coast in 2017, and the Theodore Roosevelt the Ultra Large Container Vessel carrying 14,400 Tonnage Equivalent Units. Also, InterChange, a third-party logistics company, completed an $11 million, dollars 200,000 square foot, speculative warehouse building. Crawford Gateway Revitalization Strategy In 1620, John Wood sailed his ship up the Elizabeth River looking at the span of strong timber and the beauty of the river along the banks that now is home to the oldest Shipyard in this nation, the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The beauty he saw then is now seen through the eyes of citizens and every visitor today. Downtown Portsmouth is the most vivid and authentic expression of our city’s beauty, history, and culture. The Crawford Gateway Revitalization Strategy seeks to capitalize on public and private investment in Downtown by emphasizing the City Council’s Vision to provide access to the waterfront and reinvigorate downtown with substantial economic development. The implementation of the revitalization strategy will:  Create enhanced connectivity along Crawford and the Elizabeth River waterfront  Enhance the value of development opportunities  Improve stormwater management and flood protection