Community Facilities
Schools
The following schools serve Planning District I:
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Briarfield Elementary was converted to accommodate an expanded Achievable Dream Program that goes through the 12th grade.
Under a court approved desegregation plan, elementary students, grades 3 through 5, are bused out of the community to schools in the northern part of the City. It is recommended the city consider eliminating busing by creating K-5 neighborhood schools in Planning District I.
It is anticipated that with excellent schools, especially for elementary students, residential revitalization can occur. Schools, in many cases, determine where young families with children will locate. Otherwise, residential neighborhoods decline. Any potential overcrowding that may occur due to revitalization of the community should be alleviated by additional or expanded schools.
Additional information on schools is provided in Chapter 5 Education.
Police and Fire
Police sub-stations are located at Chestnut Avenue, 30th Street in the HRT Terminal and Jefferson Avenue. The City is proposing a new South Police Precinct in the Southeast CommerceCenter. The new precinct will increase the Police visibility and help the Police be more community oriented and accessible to the community they serve.
Planning District I is served by three fire stations strategically located throughout the District. Fire Station No. 1 located
at 34th Street and Washington Avenue; Station No. 2 located on Wickham Avenue; and Station No. 7 located on Marshall Avenue.
Major Utilities
Planning District I has aging infrastructure and sewer and gas lines that must be replaced. Storm water system improvements and flood mitigation activities are underway for Salters Creek to reduce hazards in this flood prone area.
Institutional FacilitiesThe East End Health Clinic on 28th Street, Riverside Rehabilitation Center on Chesapeake Avenue and the Peninsula Institute for Community Health (PICH) on Marshall Avenue provide medical care to residents. PICH plans to expand or relocate because of the demand placed on the present facility.
The closing of Newport News General Hospital on Marshall Avenue reduced accessible medical care in the District. The City should keep Newport News General Hospital as a medical facility serving this part of the City.