Jakon sent over word that Frank Batten Sr. will donate $20 million to help the city build a $50 million downtown library complex a decade sooner than expected, Mayor Paul Fraim will announce today.
Batten, 81, of Virginia Beach, is the retired chairman of Landmark Media Enterprises LLC, formerly Landmark Communications Inc., which publishes The Virginian-Pilot. He gave $11 million to the Virginia Zoo but this will be his largest gift to Norfolk to date.
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