This is sick and the people doing this will surely get caught and prosecuted.
Gipson said Virginia Beach Animal Control is aware of the problem, but there have been no witnesses to the bird shootings — which are federal crimes. Gipson said every bird that’s been found injured has been federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Radiographs of a gull with a yellow-tip dart piercing it’s lung. (Photo provided by Barbara Gipson for WAVY)
View story & video at WAVY.com.
Residents aren’t happy because they’re worried about their property values, saying the single family homes could back up to a lake that’s next to the school.
WAVY.com checked in with the City of Virginia Beach. The treasurer’s office said the property is still owned by the Eckerts. The Virginia Beach Planning Commission said it’s been zoned residential since the 1970s. The owners have had a conditional use permit for the school since 1983. Any changes haven’t reached the administrative level of the planning commission, yet.
JULY 4th: 10 AM neighborhood Parade THEME: “UNDER THE SEA” — starts at BEECH street (off Shore Drive by the Food Lion) – ends at the Cape Story Park – with Music, Brunch, awards for Floats, Ice Cream – GRAND MARSHALL – MAYOR SESSOMS
and
FIREWORKS at 9:20 PM on the Chesapeake Bay (fired off the Beach at First Landing State Park)— completely funded by local community (residents, civic leagues, merchants)-Donations to CSBTS— mail to FIREWORKS ON THE BAY – PO BOX 700, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 (Rain Date: Sat. July 5 at 9:20 PM).
and on JULY 26- the 6th Annual Paddleboard Race- see attached flyer for Details
ALL ARE invited – please share with your organizations and members- Empsy
Empsy Munden, Pres
Cape Story by the Sea (CSBTS)
Slide pulled from McLean Contracting Company Lesner Bridge presentation
Visit McLean Contracting’s website.
Founded in 1903, McLean Contracting Company has continuously demonstrated steady adaptation, improvement and growth. For approximately a century, McLean has been in the Heavy Construction Industry performing an extensive range of both land based and marine construction.
Read Vision News from Bayfront Advisory Committee (3 pg PDF).
An update about that bridge project thing:
The Bridge Over Lynnhaven Waters
Progress Update
Construction Staging
Step 1. The sidewalk on the north side of the westbound span will be removed; traffic configuration will be maintained with two lanes in each direction.
Step 2. The new westbound bridge will be built north of the existing bridge; east and westbound traffic lanes will be striped; barriers and pedestrian railings will be placed; traffic will be switched to the new bridge. Estimated construction time is fifteen months.
Step 3. After traffic is moved to the new bridge, demolition of the old bridges will begin and is expected to take three months.
Step 4. The second new bridge will be built; traffic lanes will be striped; barriers and pedestrian railings will be placed; eastbound traffic will be switched to the permanent configuration. Estimated construction time is fifteen months followed by three months of clean up.
Please note that all times are estimated and actual times will be publicized once the contractor’s schedule is received. Total construction time is estimated to be 36 months.
April, 2014. The contract for construction has been awarded to McLean Contracting Company, Baltimore, MD.

Bridge ConstructionLesner Bridge Construction to begin in June. A pre-construction meeting is set for May 14 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Notice-to-Proceed is set for June 2, and McLean Construction is currently submitting shop drawings for review and approval.
And Now It Begins
Phase One of the bridge construction has begun and is scheduled for completion by August 1 of this year. The first signs of this phase will be establishing of the construction staging area. This will include the erection of temporary signs, installation of sediment and erosion control measures, erection of security fencing around the construction staging area and designating construction area roadways.
As the month progresses, actions on Shore Drive will become noticeable. Chain link fences will be erected, some guard rails will be removed and others will be installed, demolition will start to take place, traffic signals will be modified, utility/light poles will be relocated, test borings will be made and sheet pilings will be driven.
If you have any questions regarding this project, please direct them to me and I will do my best to get answers and publish them as part of a question and answer section here.
Bayfront Advisory Committee to Meet June 19, 2014
The Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Resort and Conference Center, 2800 Shore Drive, from 3:30pm- 5:30pm
The agenda for the meeting will include the following:
Thanks to Christen Faatz, Legislative Aide to Senator McWaters for sharing the info about this patriotic event!
Photo Credit: Mary Reid Barrow article on balloon litter that kills.
Read Mary Reid’s entire article:
How would your graduate or father like to know that balloons in his honor contributed to balloon litter on beaches around Hampton Roads?
Even worse, how would they like to know that their special balloons may have caused the death of a sea turtle or other animal that ate one or got tangled in its streamers.
So give a graduation or Father’s Day card, not a balloon.
From a News Release:
Public Works Schedules Sand Replenishment for Cape Henry Beach
Virginia Beach Public Works has announced a sand haul of 60,000 cubic yards of sand for replenishment of Cape Henry Beach in time for the summer season.
The sand stockpile area south of the Lynnhaven Boat Ramp and Beach Use Facility has been the repository for sand dredged from the Lynnhaven Inlet in recent years. With the beginning of the Lesner Bridge Replacement Project, McLean Contracting Company, contractors for the bridge project, will need part of this stockpile area for use as a staging and laydown area for materials.
Currently there are about 80,000 cubic yards of sand stockpiled here, and moving 60,000 cubic yards to Cape Henry Beach – which was last replenished in 2010 – will allow the contractors to set up for the bridge project.
Trucks will begin hauling sand as early as the second week of May, and are expected to be finished in 6 to 8 weeks. The total cost for the replenishment is estimated at $700,000, and will be funded from the Lesner Bridge Replacement Project contingency fund.
For additional information, contact Chris Wojtowicz at (757) 385-5785 or at CWojtowi@vbgov.com.
Note: I apologize for not posting this back on May 2nd when it was released.
Please enter at the rear of the building where the cypher lock is.
Previously about Croakers Variance Request.
Croakers upper deck
UPDATE: as of June 10th Tues 523pm the event has been postponed.
Governor McAuliffe will be signing an executive order creating the Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission on Thursday and folks are welcome to attend.
Event details:
Thursday, June 12th
2pm-2:45pm
Trail Center at First Landing State Park
2500 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Feel free to spread the word to others in the community.
UPDATE June 12 at 1130: The gun shots heard in Ocean Park were near end of Marlin Bay and PHP. Also, the slug found below was found in Ocean Park.
Related to the shot fired in Cape Story?
Bullet found on ground Saturday morning just off Marlin Bay in Ocean Park.
From 2 emails:
Folks:
Below is a message from Chris Wojtowicz concerning the pre-construction damage assessment surveys of homes and businesses that is being conducted prior to the beginning of construction on the new Lesner Bridge. Should you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Chris or me and we will be happy to assist you.
Thanks.
Drew Lankford
Media and Communications
Department of Public Works
City of Virginia Beachdlankfor@vbgov.com
(O) 757.385.8062
(C) 757.409.4353Dear Residents of the Shore Drive Community:
With the Notice to Proceed issued to McLean Construction on June 2nd, 2014, construction of the new Lesner Bridge is about to begin.
One of the first things that is going to be performed by McLean is pre-construction damage assessment surveys of homes and businesses located adjacent to the construction limits of the new bridges. Seismic Surveys, Inc. (SSI) is an independent, third party consulting firm that has been retained by McLean Contracting (bridge construction contractor) to conduct these damage assessment surveys between June 9th 2014 and June 20th 2014.
These pre-construction damage assessment surveys are conducted to document the existing condition of properties prior to the start of the bridge construction.
THIS SURVEY IS A VOLUNTARY AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE USED TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
The pre-construction damage assessment survey will consist of both an interior and exterior assessment of selected properties and will include photographic and written documentation of the various building materials and pre-existing cracks that are visible during the survey. If your property is one selected and you authorize SSI to conduct a survey, please bring specific items of concern related to your property to the attention of the SSI employee conducting the survey. We encourage and request that you accompany the SSI representative so that you may receive the best possible survey in the time available.
During the construction operations, seismic monitoring equipment will be used to measure ground vibration. Normally these monitors are installed at the closest structures to the work. The vibration intensity (particle velocity) threshold set for this project is based on research by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO Designation R 8-96) and private consultants.
Particle velocities are not expected to reach this threshold value during any portion of bridge construction; however, some vibration may be noticeable during certain times as this work progresses.
Coordination of these surveys will be done by a representative of SSI.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Patrick Hastings with SSI at 888-250-6566.
For any other questions regarding the bridge construction, please contact me at (757) 385-5785 or at cwojtowi@vbgov.com
Thank You,
-Chris
Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E.
Project Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Public Works
Municipal Center-Bldg 2
2405 Court House Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9031
Phone: (757) 385-5785
Fax: (757) 385-5668
email: cwojtowi@vbgov.com
Coverage at Pilotonline.com including more photos.
Note: east side of Lesner Bridge is NOT, we repeat NOT Chicks Beach as stated in WAVY coverage!!!
From an email:
The trend of driving a scooter on the path is becoming more frequent. This person stopped and asked if I was going to get out of his way so he could pass. I told him that I would not because it was illegal for him to drive a scooter on the path. He went around us, drove down to the sign and then back to let me know that it is legal for him to drive on the path. The chains on Kleen St are now broken and someone in a Jeep Cherokee was screeching his tires on the path the other day. Any recommendations on how to get the city to do something?
Case 8: Joseph Johns requests a variance to request a modification of conditions of a variance previously approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals on May 15, 1991 to allow 21 off-street parking spaces instead of 30 off-street parking spaces as required for a residential addition on Lots 4 & 5, Ocean Park, 3629 Shore Drive. Bayside District #4, ZONING: B-2, RMA, GPIN: 1489-58-0895
Neighbors are working to set up a meeting with Croakers consultant to find out their intentions.
From Cape Story By The Sea Neighborhood Watch:
At approximately 11:30 pm last night, a bullet passed through my house (on the second floor) in the 2500 block of Shore Dr. (bayside) . Fortunately, no one was hurt. The bullet passed through an exterior wall and one interior. I did not hear the gun fire. According to the police, the bullet appeared to be from a 9mm. I did have the police stop by to investigate. If you know anything, please Officer F.W. Nowadly at 385-2700.
Please remember to call 911 if you see a crime in action and call 385-5000,
option 1, to report crimes after they have occurred or to report any
suspicious activity. Also, please call or email the NW Coordinator so crime
reports and suspicious activities can be shared with all of our residents.
Emphasis ours.
Learn more about all dog parks in VB.
Thanks for your feedback last year on the design of a dog park at Bayville Farms Park (located at 4132 First Court Road). With your input, the park was designed to accommodate seperate areas for both large and small dogs. We are happy to report that construction of the new dog park has been completed and it is now open to the public.
Thanks to Cape Henry Neighborhood Watch for sharing.
From an email:
Subject: Summer Door-to-Door Salespeople
Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to take a moment to provide some
information on our usual door-to-door visitors that we seem to
encounter every summer… Please see the attached information on alarm
and security salespeople, as well as the requirements for solicitors
in general.Please do share this information with anyone you feel will benefit
from it. As always, if you have any questions or need assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact me.Stay safe,
MPO Leta Krieger
1st & 4th Precinct Crime Prevention Officer
Virginia Beach Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit
(757) 385-1324 – direct
(757) 385-1006 – main office
(757) 385-1064 – fax
Email: lkrieger@vbgov.com
View attachments:
2010-119NR (Solicitor warning tips) (Doc)
Alarm sales flyer (PDF)
Solicitor advice (Docx)
Solicitor-handout (PDF)
Per Article II, Section 26-26 of the Virginia Beach City Code, door-to-door solicitors must have a copy of the City-issued Solicitor’s permit on their person at the time they are soliciting. Solicitor’s Permits are obtained from the Police Services Division located in Building 11 (Police Headquarters). The box on the right side of the permit should contain a recent photo of the solicitor presenting it. Some businesses, such as charitable, non-profit organizations, and civic or religious organizations are exempt from this requirement; please see Virginia Beach City Code Section 26-26(b) for a complete listing of those organizations and individuals that are exempt from the Solicitor’s permit requirements.
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