VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach's flood protection projects are moving ahead as planned, but will carry with it a nearly $500 million cost increase, according to project leaders.

In 2021, Virginia Beach residents voted in favor of a flood protection referendum in the city during that year's statewide elections. Residents voted to adopt a $567.5 million policy that would speed up flooding mitigation efforts in the area.

Residents will see an increased property tax, with that money going towards 21 different projects in six of the most vulnerable areas of Virginia Beach.

That includes projects in the following areas: Central Beach District, Eastern Shore Drive, Southern Watershed, Chubb Lake and Lake Bradford area, Windsor Woods and Princess Anne Plaza, Linkhorn Bay Drainage Basin.

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