So has the city made protocol such that every area who wants improvements must form lobbyist groups who must spend countless hours discussing and belaboring the same stories with city leaders.

Chalmers, an avid boater himself, met face to face with many of the skeptics and, after explaining the benefits and realities of a designation, he said, ?I don?t know anyone who?s really against this now.?

The effort is part of a strategy to rid all human-borne bacteria from the Lynnhaven.

Heather Ham, Project Manager of the new Lesner Bridge, sent an update today.
Thank you Heather!

Tim,
The following is a brief timeline of the Lesner Bridge Project.

Link to Hampton Roads Transportation Study.

Thank you for the detailed info Nils.

Rumor has it, Bayvista being built next to Don Julio’s and the Chesapeake House, has been owned for several weeks by Steve Ballard with Wayne McLeskey’s involvement as well.

Mr. Stanley Tseng is no longer involved in the project.

The following detailed report was received from Mike Shahsiah, P.E. in reference to feedback received from the meeting from Monday evening concerning traffic safety issues on Shore Drive.

As a [result] of updating and evaluating these accident reports every year, we have identified, scheduled, and completed, and proposed several traffic safety and capacity improvement projects along Shore Drive since then.

A “Safety Rail” on the right side of the sidewalks on Lesner Bridge could prevent a serious or fatal accident.

To all Bayfront Residents,

If you haven’t heard already, a Citywide Civic event is planned for this Saturday at the new convention center.  There will be an excellent opportunity for associations and residents to talk one-on-one with City staff regarding specific neighborhood issues.  Some of the items that will be covered are:

Traffic Safety/Engineering
Crime Prevention
Neighborhood Crime Issues
Clean Communities
Fire Prevention/Issues
Code Enforcement
Mayor’s Youth Council
Public Information Office (FOIA)

And the list goes on.

This event is free to the residents and should not be missed.

Please contact Suzi Thompson at the below email if you are interested.

See you there,

Todd Solomon
Cape Story / SDCC – President

Terrific article about Todd by Betsy McBride in this issue of Beach Magazine just delivered to your mailbox.

Solomon says that “more work is needed to get better communication with the city.” …“I think it can be easily fixed.”

The SDCC Meeting last night was informative to say the least.

Thank you to our two Councilmen, two Police Officers, 2 Traffic Engineers and Public Works official who attended the meeting last night, entertained our lengthy questions and brought us up to date on what’s been worked on, and planned for, to improve Shore Drive Safety issues.

When “you” ask about Shore Drive and why it’s ok for 85% of drivers to travel at 54 MPH, what part of Shore Drive are you talking about, and what part is Traffic Engineering, The Mayor and City Manager talking about?

The following email is from someone on the scene when three people were attempting to cross Shore Drive at C.P.Shuckers the evening two were killed.

You may have heard, or even saw that the dredge that was working north of the Lesner Bridge last week sunk.

According to an article in Pilotonline.com it’s been recovered.

Today, the city of Norfolk was adding more pedestrian signage in Ocean View.

VIRGINIA BEACH
SHORE DRIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
115 OPERATIONS BUILDING
2405 COURTHOUSE DRIVE
MUNICIPAL CENTER
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23456-9040

(757) 427-4621

FAX (757) 426-5667

SHORE DRIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Thursday, October 20, 2005

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Bayside Community Recreation Center

Meeting Room 3

Recently, Richard Norman sent an email in reference to lowering the speed limit of Shore Drive in a limited area to 35 mph.

Fascinating article about VDOT adding Bear Crossing signs because it’s unsafe for bears to cross the new improved U.S. 17

Four bears were killed on the old two-lane highway last year, said James Eure, project inspector on the new U.S. 17.

So when the state and federal agencies involved in planning the long-awaited road project came up with a laundry list of must-haves, it included the critter crossings.

***Please note the earlier starting time of 7:00pm for this month’s meeting***

Monday October 24, 2005
7: 00pm to 9:00pm
Ocean Park Fire & Rescue Hall

This month’s general discussion topic will be a continuation on the “Safety Issues along Shore Drive ” topic from last month.  The following guest speakers have been invited to provide their perspective on the issue, what is currently being done and what might be done to improve safety on Shore Drive:  Councilman Jim Wood, Vice Mayor Louis Jones, City of Virginia Beach Public Works representative, City of Virginia Beach Traffic Engineer representative and a City of Virginia Beach 2nd Precinct officer. 

Preliminary Meeting Minutes submitted by Nils Bahringer (SDCC Secretary) – Thanks Nils
Minutes:

1.    President Todd Solomon called the meeting to order at 7:45 pm.  Seventeen members and guests were present. 

2.    Susan Karlau reported that 185 Oyster Roast tickets have been sold to date.  The cut off for ticket sales is noon Saturday, the day before the event.  Negotiations with the caterer will determine the allowable tickets for sale at the door.

More about the rabid bat found at VBGov.com including tips on the chances of coming in contact with rabbies.
Google map of where Port Lyautey Rd is.
[Please note: address of 1916 was simply used to help highlight where the road is. It is not known if that is exactly where the rabid bat was found.]

Thanks to the responsible parties for putting up a temporary radar sign on Shore Drive.