Spicer v. City of Norfolk

By Judge Everett A. Martin, Jr.

The plaintiffs are owners and an occupant of real estate on the west side of Monticello Avenue in Norfolk. The defendant City of Norfolk owns a 13.4 acre site on the east side of Monticello Avenue (the “Site”), which is directly across that street from the property of the plaintiffs. Virginia Electric & Power Company (“VEPCO”) previously owned the southern half of the Site. The southern half of the Site is the former location of a manufactured gas plant which began operations around 1853 and continued operations until 1968. The City purchased the southern half…