Portsmouth, VA

Welcome to Sterling Point located in the Northwest section of Portsmouth. This is a wonderful parklike setting with some homes snuggled along the fingerlets and tall pines along the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River.

Sterling Point, Green Acres and Pinehurst, as the geographical area is referred, was developed in the late 1940's and 1950's. Most of the homes are substantial brick homes built on crawl spaces with lots from 1/4th of an acre to some lots over an acre. One of the close-by landmarks was Coleman's nursery. The neighborhood is beautifully landscaped with lush plantings and greenery of all sorts. The area still has some of the original homeowners, however, it is slowly transforming into a very desireable area for young families as witnessed by many moms and dads out jogging or bike riding with babies and tottlers. It is not uncommon to note play gyms in the various yards. Some homes in the area are nestled around

This area of Portsmouth is often referred to as the Churchland area. It is my belief that the high school for the area is Churchland High School. It is conveniently located near Maryview Hospital and other medical faciilities, shopping is close-by on down High Street.

I would welcome any comments regarding the area pluses and also minuses, if any.

If you think traffic is bad in Portsmouth now,, wait a bit. Regular train service to the new APM teminal is about to begin. So far the trains are arriving three times a week and are only bringing in materials not bringing any out. Norfolk Southern will be doing the bulk of the hard lifting.

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Deanna VanHook has a high tech wheelchair that Tricare, the military insurance program, paid for. The payment came after a two year legal battle with Tricare. The battle won't set a precident and paralyzed military members won't be able have them paid for. The iBot is a $24,000 high tech wheelchair and allows Deanna to change light bulbs. At that price, you can see why Tricare fights tooth and nail to keep anyone from getting one.

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Homeowners in Portsmouth may get a bit of a treat in their stockings this year as the city council is weighing a 5-cent reduction in the tax rate. That is because the assessments have risen an average of 5.5%. The tax reduction would still mean that the city has the highest tax rate in the area at $1.21 per $100 of assessed value. The council is working on giving public safety employees a 4% and 3% to other city workers.

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It looks like Portsmouth will have a higher tax assessment this year as will all the cities in the surrounding area. Portsmouth overall tax increase will be 5.0%. This is the smallest increase in years and the city is scrambling to deal with the fallout from a smaller tax increase.

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