Save Newport News Park
The Issue
Newport News Park & Trail757 will expand to the historic corridors of Endview & Lee Hall following Housing & Industrial developments. What will be left for the public to engage with? That is up to us. It is Our Duty as informed citizens to request transparency from our Civic Leadership to ensure high-standard Archaeological & Environmental Stewardship prior to the commencement of any land-uses. This includes completing Archaeological Requirements and enhancing waterway buffers. Not only are these areas significant historically, but Endview is the freshwater source of the Warwick River, the largest tributary of the City of Newport News. We must have transparency for how this will impact our communities historic, environmental, and waterway quality in the long-term.
The standards of management for Endview & Lee Hall corridors sets the precedent for the future of the Commonwealth. Trail757 is our opportunity to promote & protect our landmarks through increased public engagement. By requesting high-standard archaeological & environmental assessment partnerships with non-profits and the public, we can proactively safeguard important places for our future. How one place is managed affects the cultural, historical, and natural sustainability of all surrounding regions.
Why This Matters to Our Communities:
Protecting Unique Landmarks: The trail is set to pass through the picturesque spots of Endview & Lee Hall in Newport News, and Fort Monroe in Hampton, among others. By engaging with how these places are managed, we can advocate for enhanced protections.
Ensuring Sustainability: Trail757 will increase public engagement with our landmarks, giving us the opportunity to protect culturally & environmentally significant places. Public Engagement revenues can be used to protect our waterways, environments, and historic sites.
Promoting Transparency: Engaging with our regional leadership can support public transparency with landscape management, unifying the people of Hampton Roads and beyond as stewards of our communities. Further community input is crucial. Many people, even in the immediate Lee Hall & Endview communities, have no idea these developments are taking place and how this will imact our future.
Sign This Petition Today!
Help us safeguard our cultural, historical, and natural landscapes. Sign this petition to ensure that Trail757 is implemented to protect our landmarks. By signing this document, I agree that the public should have access to information regarding Trail757 & local land management policies. I encourage informed citizens to express how Trail757 can best serve our communities for a sustainable future. If the City of Newport News chooses sustinable land-uses for the Endview & Lee Hall corridors for Newport News Park expansion, then that will benefit broader Hampton Roads and beyond via Trail757. Informed citizens must have the final say on what developments or land-uses best benefit the future of our communities future.
"Save Newport News Park" (Living Document, subject to updates): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgYpEqommBRTp6lrS2Mb0blhJpPxYNcdx9Z3-q78m14/edit?usp=sharing
Trail757 Information: https://www.trail757.net/
For more information about how Trail757 can benefit our City Planning, please check out the new draft at: "One City, One Future, Comprehensive Plan, 2045" : https://www.nnva.gov/1763/Comprehensive-Plan
To find out information about any development project in your area, contact your local FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Office. For Newport News: foia@nn.gov
To ensure your voice is heard, please express what is important for our communities at our local Council and Planning Commission meetings!
Newport News City Council Meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7PM: https://www.nnva.gov/271/City-Council
Contact Us!
ctdewall@gmail.com
757-927-9426
Support our "Save Newport News" Facebook Startup: https://www.facebook.com/share/1c5ojt2LwK/
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The Issue
Newport News Park & Trail757 will expand to the historic corridors of Endview & Lee Hall following Housing & Industrial developments. What will be left for the public to engage with? That is up to us. It is Our Duty as informed citizens to request transparency from our Civic Leadership to ensure high-standard Archaeological & Environmental Stewardship prior to the commencement of any land-uses. This includes completing Archaeological Requirements and enhancing waterway buffers. Not only are these areas significant historically, but Endview is the freshwater source of the Warwick River, the largest tributary of the City of Newport News. We must have transparency for how this will impact our communities historic, environmental, and waterway quality in the long-term.
The standards of management for Endview & Lee Hall corridors sets the precedent for the future of the Commonwealth. Trail757 is our opportunity to promote & protect our landmarks through increased public engagement. By requesting high-standard archaeological & environmental assessment partnerships with non-profits and the public, we can proactively safeguard important places for our future. How one place is managed affects the cultural, historical, and natural sustainability of all surrounding regions.
Why This Matters to Our Communities:
Protecting Unique Landmarks: The trail is set to pass through the picturesque spots of Endview & Lee Hall in Newport News, and Fort Monroe in Hampton, among others. By engaging with how these places are managed, we can advocate for enhanced protections.
Ensuring Sustainability: Trail757 will increase public engagement with our landmarks, giving us the opportunity to protect culturally & environmentally significant places. Public Engagement revenues can be used to protect our waterways, environments, and historic sites.
Promoting Transparency: Engaging with our regional leadership can support public transparency with landscape management, unifying the people of Hampton Roads and beyond as stewards of our communities. Further community input is crucial. Many people, even in the immediate Lee Hall & Endview communities, have no idea these developments are taking place and how this will imact our future.
Sign This Petition Today!
Help us safeguard our cultural, historical, and natural landscapes. Sign this petition to ensure that Trail757 is implemented to protect our landmarks. By signing this document, I agree that the public should have access to information regarding Trail757 & local land management policies. I encourage informed citizens to express how Trail757 can best serve our communities for a sustainable future. If the City of Newport News chooses sustinable land-uses for the Endview & Lee Hall corridors for Newport News Park expansion, then that will benefit broader Hampton Roads and beyond via Trail757. Informed citizens must have the final say on what developments or land-uses best benefit the future of our communities future.
"Save Newport News Park" (Living Document, subject to updates): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JgYpEqommBRTp6lrS2Mb0blhJpPxYNcdx9Z3-q78m14/edit?usp=sharing
Trail757 Information: https://www.trail757.net/
For more information about how Trail757 can benefit our City Planning, please check out the new draft at: "One City, One Future, Comprehensive Plan, 2045" : https://www.nnva.gov/1763/Comprehensive-Plan
To find out information about any development project in your area, contact your local FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Office. For Newport News: foia@nn.gov
To ensure your voice is heard, please express what is important for our communities at our local Council and Planning Commission meetings!
Newport News City Council Meetings are the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7PM: https://www.nnva.gov/271/City-Council
Contact Us!
ctdewall@gmail.com
757-927-9426
Support our "Save Newport News" Facebook Startup: https://www.facebook.com/share/1c5ojt2LwK/
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Petition created on July 19, 2026