Todd,

On Thursday around 1:00 PM we will have an informal meeting at the
Albermarle walkway site.

News about Live Oak Preservation Day and the Tree Restoration-Shore Drive Trust Fund.
More info available at Live Oak Projects.

Minutes:
President Todd Solomon called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM.  Sixteen members were present.

This month’s meeting will begin with a special program.  The presentation topic will be ” The Lynnhaven River 2007 Project”. 

Despite the extra $45 million the increased assessments are expected to generate, Spore said Friday the city can?t afford to reduce the current property-tax rate.

Erik Molleen of First Landing State Park has released the Draft Report on Inventory of Live Oaks along Shore Drive.

[Another] The official location for the online petition is located here. This particular petition is sponsored by an organization named CACI.

“It is now the official city tree.
The ceremonial designation was approved unanimously by the City Council.”

Mary Reid Barrow of the Virginian-Pilot recently wrote a couple articles about Oysters and why it’s critical to reduce pet poop.

Several new events have been posted on the Events Calendar.

As property assessments soar to historic levels, the City Council talk is turning toward a tax-rate reduction to counter the trend. Please read on to view petition.

President Todd Solomon called the meeting to order.  Eleven members were present….

This month’s meeting will be considered a working meeting.  The plan is to focus on the goals discussed at January’s meeting and to narrow them down to the top priorities.  We will then determine a course of action, team and chairperson for each of these top priorities.  Here is the list created at the January meeting.  Additoinal goals will be entertained prior to the priority setting and course of action work.

[encode=tim@sdcc.info?Subject=From SDCC.info]Email the SDCC[/encode] your: questions, comments, articles, events, business openings, meeting dates, concerns and kudos.

SDCC.info is the digital home of the Shore Drive Community Coalition.
The site is organized as a weblog, which is a type of online journal.

Shore Drive Community Coalition
P.O. Box 55254
Virginia Beach VA 23471

…is the snail mail home.

SDCC.info is in for some huge changes.

Following is info about the Procedures to follow to purchase a paper street.
At the bottom are links to: a Planner’s email address for questions; The Application; &  Policies.

There will be no General Meeting of the SDCC in December.

The following letter was sent to various people concerning:
The SDCC requests that any new structures created by the subject project (i.e. not being built on existing structures) be required to stay within the current set backs of the Shore Drive Overlay District.

Pleasure House Point Petition Update:
Over 1200 signatures collected so far!
Read on to see if your street is listed…

Calling the Chesapeake Bay a national treasure on par with the Everglades and the Grand Canyon, the governors of Virginia and Maryland announced a high-profile campaign today to win billions in federal aid for the frustrated cleanup of the nation’s largest estuary.
Read more.