We had another successful program at our Fourth Annual Southside Hampton Roads Climate Solutions Roundtable on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.  About 40 attended and heard from representatives from Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake. Updates were also provided by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission team, working on implementing EPA grants for CPRG (Climate Pollution Reduction Grant) and moving ahead with the entire Hampton Roads area for their first Climate Action Plan.  This roundtable was a joint event with the York River Group and the Coastal Virginia Group.

Here is a link to the recording (available for a limited time)

The agenda for Oct. 14 was as follows:

• Welcome:  Tyla Matteson, Chair York River Group, and John Luker, Chair Coastal Virginia Group
• Update on the EPA Grant and the First Hampton Roads Climate Action Plan – Whitney Katchmark and Quan McLaurin - Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. See: hrpdcva.gov/1135/Climate.
• Reports from Southside Localities on clean energy initiatives:
  • Chesapeake – Andi Kerley, Senior Planner, Planning Department
  • Norfolk – Megan Hale, Environmental Sustainability Manager
  • Virginia Beach City – Lori Herrick Borden, Department of Public Works, Energy Management Administrator
  • Virginia Beach City Schools – Ryan Hersey, Staff Engineer, Facilities Services