The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Board will convene for a site visit on property owned by F. Wayne McCleskey at Marlin Bay Drive, also known as the proposed Indigo Dunes Project, on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 9:30 a.m.  The public is invited to attend to observe.

Is it worth walling off these new tax dollars to speed up development? Does the TIF trend stop when every neighborhood and shopping center is its own tax district?
Read entire article & comments at Pilotonline.com.

Thanks to all who ate oysters, and shared the shells to help out Lynnhaven River 2007’s project!

They won’t be collecting oyster shells again until January 2007. About the project.

As you are probably already aware, there is large & growing opposition to the proposed Indigo Dunes.

6th Annual Oyster Roast Flyer [1 page PDF to print]
Scroll down for contact names/phone numbers to purchase tickets.

The City Council approved an additional $826,806 for the first phase of improvements to Shore Drive on Tuesday.

Thank you City Council!

For the 2nd time in state history, harvesting clams or oysters in the entire Chespeake Bay is banned due to a precautionary move stemming from suspected pollutants washing into the Bay from last week’s Tropical Storm Ernesto.

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

…said Vice Mayor Jones in reference to the proposed Indigo Dunes.

Read the entire article at Pilotonline.com.
Take Poll – “Should Virginia Beach approve 1,096 homes off Shore Drive in exchange for road safety improvements?” at Pilotonline.com.

Please join Lynnhaven River 2007 at our quarterly Public Meeting on Thursday, September 7th from 8:00-9:00 AM at Dockside Inn (3311 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach).

Diane Roche, of the City’s Media & Communcations Group recently emailed me about the plan to finally start rolling out a media campaign to promote being safer on Shore Drive as recommended in the SDSTF recommendations.

Continue to read the preliminary ideas…

Hansen reported that Virginia Beach has a surplus of $15 million to $25 million from the fiscal 2006 budget….plus The city’s fiscal 2008 budget – in the planning stages now – is flush with $32.5 million more than expected, thanks to a higher-than-expected increase in property assessments.

Have you written to City Council about using the funds to make Shore Drive Safer?

No meetings. No dues ? Please join the Chesapeake Bay Foundations new Boaters for the Bay.
Are you a boater?

It makes no difference whether you paddle a kayak or pilot an express cruiser; we need you as a CBF Boater for the Bay.

Point Chesapeake, the development that went thru the conditional use permit process and was approved for the Duck-In site has changed.

Todd has sent a letter to Bob Scott, the Director of Planning requesting the public review process be started again as the project has in fact changed substantially enough we, the SDCC, feel it appropriate the public should be allowed to legally comment.

View changes to Point Chesapeake at SDCC.info.

The Shore Drive Advisory Committee has scheduled a special workshop the public is welcome to attend.

Read on for the agenda. It’ll be hel at Baylake United Methodist Church on Shore Drive.

You’re probably getting tired of hearing about the sidewalk that was damaged in front of Crab Creek Outfitters.

After months of emails, and an article in the Pilot Warrior column it’s getting fixed!

Your tax deductable donations can me mailed to:

Skate Park Rebuilding Fund
c/o Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Foundation
PO Box 2237
Virginia Beach, VA 23450

More at VBGov.com.

The Phase 1 improvement project on Shore Drive, between First Court & Marlin Bay, was supposed to begin in early July.  We’ve been told that when the bids were opened in July, they were high, and that public works was in the process of going to Council to ask for more money.  Heather will let us know when the contracts go out, and work will begin.

[Update August 25th..another one!]
More evidence Shore Drive has become unacceptably unsafe?

So far this week on Shore Drive…there has been at least 5 6[!] vehicle accidents, plus 2 accidents involving cyclists – both with injuries to the cyclists.

Just thought I would pass on that there has been vandalism of cars off of Shore Drive.

We experienced it at Lynnhaven Dunes, and Seagull Bluff Drive also had some break ins, cars only. Please make your neighbors aware to keep valuables our of their car.
From Leslie R. of Lynnhaven Dunes

Do you enjoy nature photography? 

Come and learn four photographers? secrets to getting great nature photos.  Our panel of photographers, Mary Reid Barrow, Robert Brown, Erik Molleen & Staci Martin, will share photography tips as well as suggestions on great spots on the Lynnhaven River for nature photos.

[Taken by Chris S.]