The City of Newport News strongly supports this bill. Although downtown Newport News is not considered a military installation, we host 5000-7000 sailors at any given time while their ships are in being built or maintained at Huntington Ingalls. An incentive such as this would be extremely helpful to encourage private investment in downtown, which would greatly improve the quality of life for our military who are stationed there.
The City of Newport News strongly supports this bill. Although downtown Newport News is not considered a military installation, we host 5000-7000 sailors at any given time while their ships are in being built or maintained at Huntington Ingalls. An incentive such as this would be extremely helpful to encourage private investment in downtown, which would greatly improve the quality of life for our military who are stationed there.