One was preserving PHP!
Pleasure House Point: Bought the last large undeveloped tract on the Elizabeth River – 118 pristine acres.
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Irregardless of a typo, we’re ecstatic preserving PHP was a highlight too!
Author Archives: Tim
Milling and paving and delays on Shore Drive westbound from Atlantic Ave to Kendall St Jan24 to Feb17
Virginia Beach Public Works has scheduled milling, paving and pavement marking work for westbound Shore Drive, from Atlantic Avenue to Kendall Street beginning Thursday, January 24 through Sunday, February 17, 2013. Crews will be working from 7a.m. to 4 p.m.
The milling and paving operation is likely to produce traffic delays, congestion and some construction noise. Advanced warning signs will be clearly posted advising motorists of lane closures. Citizens are urged to use alternate traffic routes when possible.
All work is weather-permitting.
For additional information, please contact Dan Kiley or Bob Bidlack at 385-1470.
Noticed more files available at replacement for Lesner Bridge CIP Project Page
Added a list of what’s available at our SDCC.info/Hot page. Scroll down to find info about bridge.
Direct link to CIP Project Page for Lesner Bridge.
Landscaping Concept Under Bridge
Construction Impacts – Lesner Bridge Replacement Project
Sneak peak of power point presentation pulled from the Official City Project Page.
Construction – Begin July 2013; Complete July 2016
One image from presentation
Download presentation from VBGov.com. [24 page PDF]
Note: If you are viewing presentation on a Mac in Preview – you can watch in full screen slideshow mode.
You can also view each slide & read notes for each by clicking on small cartoon bubble icon in upper left corner of each slide.
More info about sand replenishment including study by VIMS
Forwarded from previous OPCL President:
Hope at receiving this you had a festive holiday season and are ready to do great things for our City in 2013. Attached you will find a draft of the legislation Chris Stolle is carrying for the City to set the ground work for a collaborative process of creating a sand replenishment program for the Chesapeake Bay Beaches. Following completion of the Council funded study by VIMS (can be found at http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/public-works/coastal/Documents/cxb-shoal-report-12-11.pdf )[246 Page PDF]. The study focused on Chesapeake Beach but we are confident the sizeable deposits of suitable material exist offshore of all our Chesapeake Bay Beaches. Please share with your Commission/Board and if you would like Phil and I are more than happy to attend your next meeting to discuss our program initiative. As this has the unanimous support of the City Council we would like to receive both the Beaches and Waterways Advisory Commission and the Bayfront Advisory Committee endorsements. The Norfolk City Manager’s office is endorsing the legislation as well. Also request that once your organizations are behind the initiative that you take the opportunity to let our General Assembly Delegation know of your support. Please call if you have questions. VR Dave
Dave Hansen
Deputy City Manager
City of Virginia Beach
(757)385-4242
Download the VIMS study entitled A Geotechnical Evaluation of Chesapeake Beach for Beach Quality Sand. [246 Page PDF]
VIMS is the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
One image from VIMS study
How to report a street light outage
From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:
To report a street light outage or cycling off and on, go to www.VBGov.com and click on “Services” at the top of the screen. Select “Report a problem” and then select “Street Light Outage” which will bring you to a form to complete.
You will need the location of the pole (on Main St between 2222 and 2224) and the pole number.
The pole number will be on a metal plate approximately 4″ x 4″ and will be a combination of numbers and letters such as:
N1019
MM88You can also call 385-1470.
Have you heard Plaza Azteca & shopping center at Great Neck Road…
…is getting bulldozed for a pharmacy?
Virginia Beach Citizens’ Police Academy info
From Cape Story neighborhood watch:
Virginia Beach Citizens’ Police Academy
Monday, January 07, 2013 · 10:00 am
The Virginia Beach Citizens’ Police Academy provides an excellent opportunity for citizens, ages 21 and up, or 18 and in college, who work and/or live in the City of Virginia Beach, to become familiar with the day-to-day operations of the police department. This will enable participants to gain a better understanding of the procedures, guidelines, responsibilities, demands, personnel, equipment, policies, and laws that guide the department’s decisions. Citizens will hear the accounts and experiences of a wide variety of police personnel and will also engage in hands-on activities. This class is not intended to make citizens into police officers but to allow citizens to learn more about police operations. Citizens will become informed as to the actual role of the police and, in return, the police will benefit from the wealth of knowledge the citizens can give about their community. A police ride-along opportunity will be offered during the session for observation of the officer’s daily duties.
Sponsored by the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, the 35th session will run from February 5, 2013 through May 14, 2013, with classes held every Tuesday night from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The classes will be held at the Law Enforcement Training Academy located at 411 Integrity Way in Virginia Beach. Applications are now being accepted and are available at any Virginia Beach Police Precinct, the Crime Prevention Unit Building #15 at the Municipal Center, or you can print a copy from this address: http://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/police/opsdiv/Documents/PD045.pdf.
Completed applications for this session must be received by the Crime Prevention Office by Friday, January 18, 2013. Please do not drop off completed applications at a police precinct. Seating is limited.
Topics covered in the academy include:
Recruitment, Selection, & Training
A Day in the Life of a Patrol Officer
Firearms Safety & Range Operations
Deadly Force Encounters
Forensics
Basic Criminal Law
Animal Control
History of Law Enforcement
Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney
Crime Prevention Programs
Crisis Intervention Team
School Resource Officer Program
Criminal Investigations
PhotoSafe Red Light Enforcement Program
Volunteer Opportunities
Jail Tour
K9, SWAT, Bomb Squad, & Helicopter Unit
Media Relations
Law Enforcement Technology
Special Investigations (narcotics, vice, & gangs)
For further information, contact MPO Jeff Eaton at 385-1066, bjeaton@vbgov.com
“The bill would require the Marine Resources Commission, the Department of Environmental Quality and other involved agencies to establish a procedure for approving within 90 days applications for permits to dredge sand from the bay and dump it on adjacent beaches.”
He said Virginia Beach has agreed to pay for sand replenishment along its part of the Chesapeake Bay, which includes Chic’s Beach and the Shore Drive corridor, areas that suffer some of the worst damage from nor’easters and storms like Sandy.
Apparently Ocean Park was hit harder by Sandy than the east side of the Lesner Bridge.
Taken couple days after Sandy. Dinwiddie walkway in Ocean Park. Photo Credit ~ Jen C.
SB 946 Public beaches; authorizes MRC and DEQ to establish procedure for sand replenishment.
Introduced by: Frank W. Wagner | all patrons … notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:Sand replenishment for public beaches. Authorizes the Marine Resources Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality to establish an expedited procedure for sand mining and beach replenishment on the public beaches abutting the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. The bill requires the agencies to establish a working group, consisting of representatives from affected localities, to assist in the development of the expedited procedure. The working group is to consider a requirement that the application for the sand replenishment project permit include the submission of a mining plan by the locality for areas within the Chesapeake Bay from which the dredged material will be taken and the location of the beach replenishment project. The bill provides several types of information that such a plan would include, such as the analysis of benthic, marine, and fishery resources; impact on any historical artifacts; and impact on other uses of the state waters and bottomlands at the dredge site.
Virginia Aquarium asks for you to report stranded turtles by calling 757-385-7575.
Learn more about Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Stranding Response Program:
Our marine animal Stranding Response Program is part of the Aquarium’s Research & Conservation Division. The program is led by a group of trained staff and volunteers, our Stranding Team, who responds to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles along the Virginia coastline and beyond.
January 17th BAC meeting currently indicates a Presentation on the Storm Water Plans for east of Lesner Bridge
Plan on attending January 17th THURSDAY meeting at the Va Beach Resort Hotel 2800 Shore Drive at 3:30 PM.
Learn more about Bayfront Advisory Committee(BAC).
Molly just found on bike path in Lynnhaven Colony by Starfish
REUNITED
Pilot article about new fire station being built at Shore Drive and Greenwell
Accident in front of First Landing Fire Station 1 now.
East bound Shore Drive toward N Great Neck Rd currently closed.
Update: appeared cleared about 1155am.
Anyone else with info?
Proposed Page Avenue and Cherry Place Intersection Alternative at Shore Drive, Cape Henry Towers.
Thanks to Public Works Project Manager Jason B. Wilson for sharing the proposed changes for the intersection of Page Avenue and Shore Drive.
View the CHT Presentation Final (12 page PDF).
This is part of 2.117.000: Shore Drive Corridor Improvements – Phase III.
Learn more about Shore Drive infrastructure work at SDCC.info/HOT.
Alternative 1 for proposed realignment of intersection.
View from Page Avenue looking east down Shore Drive.
Trees pictured above would come down under all 3 Alternative proposals.
An excerpt of a comment from previous post at SDCC.info about this proposal:
I don’t understand the reason for ANY if these three proposals. Even when Duck In was hosting their famous Friday night parties, everyone (even drunk drivers) managed to exit onto Shore Dr without problems.
Bike stolen from Marina Shores Sunday Dec16.
Bolt cutters were used on the airplane steel cable type locking device. Bike was a Christmas present from 2011. It was stolen between 1-5p.
Why share this? Bolt cutters were used.
From Cape Story neighborhood watch.
WAVY coverage of Lesner Bridge replacement
City Manager’s newsletter includes news about Ocean Park, Pleasure House Point and more.
Download the 59 page PDF here.
Public Works repaired the beach steps in Ocean Park:
High winds and water in the Chesapeake Bay from Hurricane Sandy took their toll along the bay front. One casualty was the existing wooden step beach at East Stratford Road that was washed away. Public Works dispatched a crew to the area last week where they made the needed repairs and reconstruction. The beach access has re-opened and is available to the public in the Ocean Park community.
There’s also the Trust for Public Land ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE which includes a feature story about Pleasure House Point.
Visit www.TPL.org and donate to receive your hard copy. The digital copy is not yet available – except – in the 59 page PDF above, or download this 12 page PDF to read the story. It’s a great article. Full disclosure: yours truly is in it chatting about the SavePHP idea along with your neighbors Karen, Tom, Cindy, Mike, Whit, & Chris.
Mayor writes to Governor about forming the Chesapeake Bay Beach Storm Protection Program which includes dredging sand from the Chesapeake Bay for our beaches.
“Most Environmentally Sustainable Building in Virginia Gets Green Light from Virginia Beach”. CBF’s facility for PHP moves closer to completition.
Hoo ray!
Photo credit: CBF
“We are extremely gratified that the Virginia Beach City Council and the community support our new venture at Pleasure House Point,” said CBF Hampton Roads Director Christy Everett. “The CBF Brock Environmental Center will be a model of sustainable design, demonstrating how it is possible to build responsibly and make a substantial environmental difference without sacrificing comfort or aesthetics.”
The CBF Brock Environmental Center will feature cutting-edge green construction practices to meet the “Living Building Challenge,” a set of stringent, specific environmental standards established by the International Living Future Institute. These standards require the facility to have “net zero” impact on the environment, not only during construction but during its daily operation. It will be the first of its kind in Virginia.
More including video at WAVY.com.
Hopefully all the parties can come together to work out a deal to preserve the remainder of PHP too to ensure everyone including the kids using CBF’s facility will have the best possible experience.
Learn more about the possibility of trees coming down for duplexes within site of CBF’s facility here and here.
