Congratulations to Louis Jones for unanimously being re-elected as Vice Mayor.

A unanimous City Council on Tuesday re-elected council member Louis Jones to a second two-year term as vice mayor.

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

Lynnhaven River 2007 Volunteers,

I hope you have all received your invitation to subMERGED, the event we are co-sponsoring with the Contemporary Art Center on July 28 from 7:00-10:00.

Dredging is a business with ugly tools, befitting the fact that they have no application other than to scrape gunk from the bottom of waterways. Just ask the residents in Virginia Beach’s Long Creek Cove condominiums.

Read the Pilot Warrior article.

Unfortunately, they’re being used by VDOT in Zuni and not on Shore Drive as was discussed at the SDSTF meetings.

You’ve also noticed the creative line painting used on Atlantic Avenue in the Northend where Shore Drive connects to it at the edge of First Landing State Park.

Curious about Indigo Dunes and Point Chesapeake projects?

You might want to be as they’ll change the Bayfront community forever.

Attend the SDAC meeting on July 13th at their new location for this meeting.

More at VBGov.com.

Through Labor Day, boaters in the Lynnhaven Watershed can have their sewage holding tanks pumped out free of charge on Saturdays and Sundays by calling 460-4253.

Learn more at VBGov.com.

“We are concerned that it’s just a matter of time before someone gets hurt,” said Sam Meekins Jr., president of the Central Business District Association.

Article in Pilotonline.com.

22-year-old man who was struck by an SUV on Shore Drive in a hit-and-run on June 25 has died.

Larry Paul Bryant Jr. died at 4:06 a.m. Tuesday at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, police said.
Article in Pilotonline.com.

Don’t have to ask me twice to eat as many oysters and clams as I can.

Check out LynnhavenRiver2007.org to learn more about their program to collect oyster/clam shells by eating at select restaurants and also, how you can drop them off locally – at Bubba’s Shellfish Company.

There’s been some interesting discussion in the Comments section of Jon Glass’s article posted at Pilotonline.com.

In the Pilot’s unscientific Poll, 67% of respondents are against the project.
More Indigo Dunes project info at SDCC.info.

Thanks to Beverly for her email/opinion published, unedited below:
Subject: “Doggie Beach”
There are so many dogs on the Bay Beach between Great Neck Rd. and the Lesner Bridge that people call it Doggie Beach.

The coward who hit Bryant and left him by the side of the road, like an injured animal, was still missing in action.
Read Kerry Dougherty’s article.

Salmons Inc. , a Virginia Beach marine contractor, was fined Tuesday for the second time in two months for illegally dredging local waterways and causing environmental harm to them.

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.
Learn about the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

Some cities have used their own workers and resources to remove signs. Illegal signs are removed daily in Virginia Beach, James said.

Apparently the signs are replaced everyday in exactly the same place.

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

Bob Costello, CBCL Secretary & Webmaster, wrote an excellent article for the Chesapeake Beach Soundings.

It’s reprinted below, unedited. Please visit the excellent site Chesapeake Beach Civic League.

Clean the Bay Day results

More than 4,500 volunteers cleaned up 305 miles of Virginia shoreline and stream banks during the 18th annual Clean the Bay Day on June 10. Some 167,000 pounds of litter and debris were collected… more at CBF.org.

Called to Order: 7:36pm

Adjourned: Andy made motion to adjourn, seconded by the left side. 9:13pm.
Attendees: 22

General Discussion

SDSTF Review at City Council May 23rd. Reviewed last couple meetings including May 16th meeting where City Council heard the report from SDAC including amount of taxes collected in the area.

Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC)- General Meeting, Monday June 26, 2006
7: 30pm to 9:00pm at Ocean Park Fire & Rescue Hall.

This month we will use the program time to discuss two key development issues that have come up in the past month.  The proposed Sandler development at Pleasure House Point (PHP) and revised design of the Terry Peterson development at the old Duck-In site.  Here are a few questions to think about and discuss.

According to WTKR, the pedestrian, 22-year-old, Larry Paul Bryant Jr., is on life support.

If you have any information call the Crimeline at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

[update June 25th: Pilotonline.com article posted at 9:54pm.]

[update June 26th: Police are now looking for a Nissan Pathfinder or Frontier as the front sections ‘left’ at the scene can be from either vehicle. More at Pilotonline.com. Also, Nancy Day was in the news again promoting safer conditions for Shore Drive. At WTKR.com.]

There’s no doubt that an interchange at Great Neck Road for 264 would improve traffic on Shore Drive, i.e. reduce it, and as of this posting our Poll shows 75% of you would like to see that interchange.

Breaking news on the Pilotonline.com quote:
…at interchanges between Newtown Road and a planned interchange at Great Neck Road.
Read entire article about 264 tolls at Pilotonline.com.