Remember the lot that was clear cut of its live oaks located on Shore Drive near the Lesner Bridge?
CBF accepted the cut down live oak material.
Today it was milled into lumber to be dried then used inside & around the Brock Center.
Thanks to everyone who helped preserve the live oak material.
Shame the trees couldn’t be preserved but at least their beautiful lumber will live on & may inspire future generations.
The rumor is the north span is torn down first and all traffic shares 2 lanes for a year.
Follow this link to the squad Facebook Event page.
Come on down to the old Ocean Park firehouse for burgers, hot-dogs, equipment tours, blood pressure checks, and see how many EMTs can fit in an ambulance! We will be on hand to answer questions about our station, the EMS system, and how you can get involved.
Plus the USCG Auxiliary flotilla 5-7 will be on hand from 9am till 12 noon for free boat inspections, if you need one or you know someone who would like to get their bot inspected in the morning have them drop by! We will be having people bring their boats to the parking lot to the right of the squad and we will have the USCG Aux volunteers on hand for the inspections. They will also be on hand to talk about boater safety, as the weather gets warmer we know our neighbors will be dusting off their winter boat covers and we want you to be safe out on the water. They will have life jacket demonstrations and coloring books for the kids.
His girlfriend Jerrie DeLozier is more optimistic. DeLozier calls Treesh “the artistic one” and herself “the logical one.” She acknowledged that some pieces of the Boat House, as it is known in the neighborhood, will have to go. But she’s hoping she can get the summons stayed, and in the meantime obtain a survey of the property, and apply for a variance for the carport/yacht stern.
“We really would like to keep the boat,” DeLozier said. “That’s his heart, it really is.”
One of the comments from article:
Chic’s Beach is such a cool and funky place and his home fits in perfectly . . . particularly on that street. Though he should have followed the rules, hopefully, there can be minimal adjustments, and the character of the house can remain the same.
Photo Credit: (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
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TUES., MAY 21st – FOLO MEETING
Friends of Live Oaks meeting on TUESDAY, May 21st, 3:30 Bayside Rec
Center. Note date change due to Memorial Day.
Visit Friends of Live Oaks on the web.
Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation is inviting the public to provide input at two different public information meetings that involve the City of Virginia Beach’s Urban Forest Management Plan. Learn what is in the works to improve the environmental, economic and social benefits of the city through the proper planting, maintenance and preservation of trees.
The first public meeting will discuss the City’s northern watersheds (Lynnhaven River, Elizabeth River, Rudee, Oceanfront, and Little Creek) and takes place at Bayside Recreation Center (4500 First Court Rd) on Wednesday, May 15, 2013…Both meetings take place from 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm.
From Tidewater Bicycle Association:
We will ride down Shore Drive using the bike lane and shoulders to Atlantic Ave and back in silence.
When
May 15, 2013
7:00 PM – 8:00 PMLocation
Food Lion, Shore Drive & N. Great Neck Rd, Va Beach
From LRNow.org’s Pearls of Wisdom:
After reading this letter, if you think you might be mowing your wetlands, give us a call and we will send someone out to advise you. If you start letting them grow, you will be supporting new habitat, helping clean the water, and potentially reducing erosion along your shoreline!
And we all want a clean Lynnhaven so we can always have healthy oysters right? Right?
Visit VBGov.com/VBAlert to sign up.
Sign up is pretty cool in that you can pick areas on a map that you’re interested in.
Visit this link to learn more including watching a video. A video that includes a snow plow.
VBAlert is the city’s emergency alert and warning system. The city will send out VBAlert notifications when there is a public safety situation. Events that could prompt a VBAlert message include:
Weather warnings (flash flood, tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings)
Evacuation notifications
Rabid animal alert
Hostage/barricade situation
HazMat spill
Boil water advisoriesVBAlert messages are automatically sent to landline telephones in the affected area of the city. Residents do not need to be registered with VBAlert in order to receive a VBAlert message on their landline phone within city limits…
Contact Information
VBAlert Help
Direct: (757) 385-3111 | Email: VBAlertHelp@vbgov.com
Certainly “grown ups” can’t be responsible for this.
From an email:
The past two weeks we have seen an elevated amount of vandalism at Pleasure House Point. The two dog boxes were ripped from their signs, along the two Marlin Bay trails, last week. We installed new ones and I inspected the site yesterday and found that the same occurred again. Last week we found that a household kitchen bag was dumped on a trail. Mail within the bag was addressed to (redacted). Yesterday, along the same trail I found four very large bags dumped on the trail. I removed the litter and pulled the dog boxes out of the woods from where they were thrown and placed them beside the posts from which they were installed. At this point we are discussing which dog boxes to reinstall. A police report was given and I have a case number pertaining to the issue.
I wanted to keep you posted as well as possibly ask if you wouldn’t mind mentioning something about this in your next OPCL Newsletter.
Please let me know if you need other information or anything on our end. I appreciate your assistance in this matter.
Michael T. Moore; CNMP
Open Space and Resource Manager
Parks and Natural Areas
Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation
Parks and Natural Areas Office | 2289 Lynnhaven Parkway | Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Photo taken at April 20th clean up on PHP.
A similar project will add about 200,000 cubic yards of sand at Ocean Park Beach when the Army Corps of Engineers later this year works to clear sand that’s built up in the Lynnhaven Inlet, Roehrs said.
A major beach restoration project for Chic’s Beach also is in the works, although it might take a few years to start while the city obtains agreements from waterfront property owners ensuring public access to the shore, Roehrs said.
Photo Credit: Kevin O’Hara
Recent correspondence between City of VB & ACOE re: Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Plan. (9 page PDF)
We understand that concerns exist regarding the City’s ability to accomplish the real estate acquisition that may be necessary for the project. Please be assured that We have reviewed the potential real estate requirements identified in the District’s letter dated March 12, 2013. We acknowledge that the provision of all real estate interests necessary for the construction, operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the project will be the responsibility of the City of Virginia Beach as the Non-Federal Sponsor for this project It is understood that the procurement of real estate interests may include acquiring or terminating existing oyster leases, acquiring permanent real estate interests from private and pubîic property owners for wetlands restoration, and securing permanent easements over state-owned river bottoms to support the parts of the project involving submerged aquatic vegetation restoration, bay scallops reintroduction, and reef habitat creation.
Read the Friends of Live Oaks(FOLO) Minutes: FOLO March 2013 Minutes PDF.
April 18th at 3:30 pm – FOLO presentation to Bayfront Advisiory Committee at Va Bch Resort Hotel on Shore Drive & Great Neck Rd.
April 22nd at 3:30 pm – FOLO meeting at Bayside Rec Center
Topic of discussion is Froggies ABC License. At OPCL.org.
Road construction.
Note: Blows my mind the powers to be do not understand “rush hour” is all day on Saturdays in VB.
Update:Avoid northbound before Mill Dam.
Open the PDF to view BAC’s newsletter.
The Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, NAO, has been successful on behalf of VB in acquiring funds to perform a Lynnhaven inlet dredging this summer. This work is expected to occur in July.
In the interim, the sand at the Crab Creek dredged material holding area is available for emergency replenishment should projected threats to life and properties develop.
Mr. Dave Hansen, Deputy City Manager, and Mr.Phill Roehrs, P.E., Water Resources Engineer will be briefing the Committee on the emerging project timeline.
Photo Credit: Kevin O’Hara
Virginia Beach residents are invited to join the workshop’s first day for an introductory presentation, featuring a broad overview of Complete Streets. The event will be held Wednesday, April 24, from 7 to 9 p.m at the Renaissance Academy, 5100 Cleveland St.
From Tour de Virginia Beach July 2009 advocating for more bike lanes.
#WeLoveShoreDrive 