This is very strange… A couple minutes ago, on the south side of Shore Drive inbetween Marlin Bay & First Court, there was a blinding dust storm being blown from the south side to the north side that took visibility to about -0- on the east bound side.

Called 385.5000. Please be careful!

According to CBF’s Blog, if you bring your Starbucks tumbler to any company owned store, like ours on Shore Drive, Starbucks will donate 10 cents from the purchase price. The offer runs from April 3 to May 14, 2007.

Virginia Beach traffic engineers don’t agree. They say the addition 10 years ago of rumble strips alongside the travel lanes has greatly reduced run-off-the-road accidents.
Read entire Pilot Warrior article.

There’s an online petition in support of lowering the property tax rate to 78 cents/mil.

Current list of 2007 members to date.
Thank you.

3556 On the Bay Condo Assoc.
Aeries on the Bay
Arbors at Cape Henry
Baylake Pines Civic League
Bayville Park Civic League
Beach Castle Condo Assoc.
Broad Bay Island Civic League
Cape Henry Shores Civic Assoc.
Cape Henry Towers
Cape Henry Villas
Cape Story by the Sea
Chesapeake Beach Civic League
Chesapeake House on the Bay
Great Neck Point Civic League
Harbor Gate Owners Assoc.
Harbor View Condo Assoc.
The Landings
Lesner Cove
Lesner Point Condo Assoc.
Lesner Point East Condo
Lynnhaven Beach Condo Assoc.
Lynnhaven Colony Civic League
Lynnhaven Dunes condo Assoc
Mariners Mark Condo Assoc.
Ocean Park Civic League
Ocean Shore condo Assoc.
Seagate Colony Condo Assoc
Ships Watch Condo
Shorehaven Condos
Shoreline Villas By the Bay
Sunset Watch Condo Assoc.
Three Ships Landing
Vineyard at Seashore Condo Assoc.
Westminster Canterbury

For your civic league, condo association or homeowner association to join please [encode=Lcornwell80@cox.net?Subject=Like to join SDCC]email Leslie Cornwell[/encode].

Our snail mail address is:

Shore Drive Community Coalition
P.O. Box 55245
Virginia Beach VA 23471

Mr. Richard N. Connors died from an apparent heart attack in the accident that happened yesterday on Indian Hill Road. Entire article at Pilotonline.com.

A Jeep failed to negotiate the ‘S’ turns on Indian Hill yesterday according to an article in the Daily Press. As of right now, there is no other coverage online.

Here’s a quick preview of what the City might use as new signage [1pg PDF] for Shore Drive including the replacement for the ‘death sign’.

Please [encode=tsolanic@gmail.com?Subject=Did not get eNewsletter]email Tim[/encode] if you did not receive the new eNewsletter for March 20th 2007 that was just emailed.

We’re testing our new website software and it seems a number of you did not receive it.
Check out ‘Read more’ to continue on to read the entire eNewsletter. We apologize for any problems you may have experienced!

According to a letter emailed by Mr. Nutter, Sandler at Indigo Bay, LLC [1pg PDF] are the new owners of PHP. Public Notices for future hearings should be advertised as such and no longer as Tait Terrace Realty.

As mentioned previously, the Ches Bay Area Preservation Board will vote to defer the proposed Indigo Dunes from their March 26th meeting.

Letter from Mr. Nutter, Sandler & Sons Attorney, requesting deferral. [1pg PDF]

Note also, it is stated Sandler at Indigo Bay, LLC are the new owners of PHP.

Canoe with us on the Lynnhaven River while learning from CBF’s Assistant Director for Hampton Roads, Christy Everett, about new scientific approaches to revitalizing Virginia?s oyster population.
Learn more at CBF.org.

There will also be a Public meeting held by the North Virginia Beach Civic League regarding this proposed change to the R5R zoning.  This meeting will be held on Tuesday April 17th at 7:00pm at the A.R.E. on 67th Street.  The meeting is open to all residents involved in R5R zoning.

Planning Commission R5R Changes Workshop article at SDCC.info.

Ever wonder how it seems the same people are always appointed to the various City boards, commissions, sub-committees etc?

It’s because they’re selected from a Talent Bank by City Council Members.

List of Appointed Agencies at VBGov.com. [left column]
Talent Bank Info at VBGov.com.
Talent Bank Application [4pg PDF]

This zoning change could affect both single family and duplex owners of properties already zoned R5R. Workshop is Monday, March 19th at 5pm.
More info at VBGov.com.

Mark your calendars:

Watch for invitations to go out in the next few weeks.
The Oyster Roast will be from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

The “More Perfect Jones” bluegrass band, which played for us at last year’s Oyster Roast with rave reviews, will be playing for us once again this year.  Additionally, our menu this year will feature Lynnhaven River Aquacultured Oysters and more.

For legal reasons, the proposed Indigo Dunes had to appear in the public notice in the paper this past weekend.

As stated previously at SDCC.info the CBAPB will vote to defer the project until after the Wetlands Board hears it.

They will be voting to recommend hearing it at their June 2007 meeting as it currently appears the Wetlands Board has chosen to not defer their hearing on the project again.

First one is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 at the Ocean Park Fire and Rescue Hall on Shore Drive.

By a unanimous vote, the State Water Control Board authorized the Lynnhaven to become the second water body in Virginia with no-dumping status. . . The vote Friday ended nearly two years of petitioning and debate about the concept, which effectively bans all discharges of human wastes from boats, even from vessels equipped with expensive, onboard treatment systems.

Congratulations to all who worked hard to help make this happen!

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

The street, between Shore Drive and the Bay Island Bridge, is virtually unnavigable from the cyclists’ perspective. For much of the stretch, there’s no sidewalk. “I can’t get anywhere without risking bodily harm,” Jim Roberson complained.
Read the entire Pilot Warrier article.