Tough hurdles for CBN project

The Virginian-Pilot
© July 21, 2006

There's a reason 500 acres stand vacant on the border between Virginia Beach and Chesapeake. To develop them would bring tons more traffic to an already groaning road system, including Interstate 64, a primary artery for both cities.

That the parcel now stands a chance of being filled with a shopping mall, hotels, a gated community and high-end condos may have something to do with the land's best use. But it undoubtedly has everything to do with the user. His name is Pat Robertson, and he would like to use $100 million in tax dollars to help secure his Christian empire.