Mayor Duman announced new developments and expansions in entertainment, public safety, and industries headed to the city during his State of the City address.
Suffolk Mayor Michael “Mike” D. Duman made the announcement during the State of the City on May 16 about the planned renovation of the historic hotel in downtown Suffolk.
The historic building, which originally opened in the 1920s as the Elliott Hotel, closed following a 3-alarm fire in July 2021 and all residents had to move out.
We have no place to go after today : Nearly 30 Suffolk Tower families remain displaced after fire
Hotel vouchers expire Thursday
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SUFFOLK, Va. - Everything Annette Brown and her husband have in order to live sit inside a small Suffolk hotel room. I m shaking inside, and I ve been crying off and on thinking about it, she said.
Thinking about come Friday, she and and 27 other residents displaced from Suffolk Tower Apartments last week will have no place to sleep. One minute we were told we could go back, then we were turned around, came right back here, Brown said.