Clean the Bay Day
Saturday June 11, 2005
9 am to 12 Noon

Contact the VB Clean Community Commission at 427-4104 to find a clean-up group near you.

There will also be a party afterwards in Bayville Park from 1 to 3pm.  Free food, beverages and music will be provided.

Last year there was more than 79 tons of trash collected from Bay waters and shorelines.

Come on out and make a difference.

The following notice is from Roger Maphis the Cape Story by the Sea Civic Association Military Relations Committee Chairman and event coordinator. 

There will be 5 bus loads of soldiers returning to Fort Story after spending the past year in Iraq.

The buses and escorts are expected to come down Shore Drive between 11:00am and 12:00pm on this Sunday June 12th.

An inspiring post from Brad:

Just FYI because the Council Meeting of June 28 will be here before we know it…

The used car lot application (Shore Drive at Northampton – vacant Texaco Station) is still scheduled to be heard for final approval at the City Council meeting on June 28…

Well, actually parking legally any time.

You’ve undoubtedly noticed a significant increase in traffic and parking in our area recently – thanks to summer finally getting here!

Whether it’s the crazy parking nearby the Duck-In Friday Nite Beach Party, or on the street in front of Croakers Restaurant, or in Chicks Beach near the beach – please park legally.

Parking legally, especially close to Shore Drive just could save a life.

Please read on for parking restrictions.

The SDAC was pleased to report that our representatives on council were successful in having funds appropriated ($500,000+) into the CIP budget for the design of Phase II of the Shore Dr. Demonstration Project.  Clay Bernick also noted that there were currently over $20 million in CIP projects in various stages along the Shore Dr. corridor in process.

I received an email yesterday in reference to the controversial proposed used car lot mentioned here.

Hi All……as you are aware, the Feb.11th program was a huge success… Thanks to God & lots of volunteers. We set a precedent & one in which we intend to honor while there is a war going on.

This Friday at about approximately 8:00 am troops from the 276th ACDD of the 11th Transportation Bat. at Fort Story will be escorted up the 4 mile track on Shore Drive from Rt.13.

How about a permanent one or two of these to protect our precious pedestrians?

This is an updated proposed ordinance change to the R5R zoning requirements.  Public input will be heard at the following meetings…

Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC)- General Meeting
Monday May 23, 2005
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Ocean Park Fire & Rescue Hall

The topic of this month?s discussion will be “The Redevelopment of Shore Drive – Can the residents make a difference?”  I will try to have a representative from the Shore Drive Advisory Committee and/or the Planning Commission be present to answer questions regarding the recent projects along Shore Drive.  Some of the items of concern are the recent Planning Commission’s 9-0 approval of used car dealership at the intersection of North Hampton and Shore Drive, the Shore Drive demonstration projects, and the Lesner Bridge Replacement/Rehabilitation Study. 

The next meeting of the Public Voices on Redevelopment Leadership Team will be Wednesday, May 25, 2005 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the same location ? Building 19 at the Municipal Center.  Building 19 faces Courthouse Drive across from City Hall.  There is a large parking lot adjacent to the building.

Please join us on Saturday June 18th at 9am for the Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up with Starbucks.

Check out photos from our last clean up together.

Remember this quote from this earlier article?
“Elminating CIP #2-857, to widen Shore Drive, would be a symbolic jesture from the City to build trust in the community that the intention is not to widen Shore Drive.”

It’s been done by Councilman Jim Wood!

Steve White – Planning Evaluation Coordinator
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You can email Steve before Planning Commission Meetings and he’ll consolidate, coordinate and distribute emails & letters to the Planning Commissioners. Please be sure to write/email him in plenty of time before the approriate meeting date.

Printable Planning Commissioners Contact Info

Attention Steve White:

My husband and I strongly object to having a used car lot at the location of the old Texaco at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. It would be a blight on this beach community. If you or members of the Planning Commission have ever been to a well-planned community, you could envision having buildings and landscaping in good taste as opposed to a used car lot.

The Plannng Commission voted 9-0 to approve the proposed used car lot at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Next step – City Council must approve it too before it can be built.

Current list of 2005 paid members to date.
Thank you.

One view of where the proposed used car lot would go.
It’s at the location of the old Texaco at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

Tom looking carefully in the median.

Thanks to Allen, Steve, Kyra, Chris, Kathleen, Joe, Edwina, June, Tim & Todd for helping with the Starbucks/SDCC Clean-up on Shore Drive this morning! They picked up around 10 bags of litter in a couple hours.

An intriguing idea from Richard Norman about how the city could fund purchasing PHP.

Read the entire article as the city’s response to his idea is posted as well.
[Letter from the Mayor regarding this will also be posted within this Article asap.]