From Stacey:

Event: VBRHCC Blood Drive
    “It only takes an hour to help save many lives!”
What: Please – donate blood!
Start Time: Tuesday, October 6 at 1:00pm
End Time: Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00pm
Where: Virginia Beach Resort Hotel & Conference Center – Cape Henry Room

From the City’s Digital City Page:
For the first time ever, the City of Virginia Beach will be placing sand from Lynnhaven Inlet directly onto Cape Henry Beach.

The new beach will be wider and higher – providing better storm protection and a more attractive and enjoyable beach for Virginia Beach residents.
Watch the video.

From Cape Henry Shores Neighborhood Watch:

The following was received by our neighbor in the 2100 block of East Kendall, who was the victim of the break-in Monday night.

“The police came over again today and the officer had stated that there was another laptop theft around here on that Monday as well.  day. The person simply came in the unlocked door, grabbed the laptop and stole it.  Again, the people were home when this occurred.  I don’t know any further details other than the house was on Shore Dr. around here, but the police are definitely pursuing this as it’s a bit alarming that someone is doing this.”

Clearly, we have to lock our doors/windows, even when you are at home.  And if you have important info on your laptop, back it up!

If anyone has more info on the other stolen laptop, please forward the info so we can get it out to the community.

From an email. Emphasis mine:

Training and Informational Forum ~ Free and Open to the Public.

Presented by: Virginia Beach Police Supervisor’s Association & National Latino Peace Officers Association

The Norfolk FBI and Virginia Beach Police Department, along with other community leaders will participate in a town hall meeting titled “Not In Our Town” at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach on Tuesday, September 29, at 6:30 p.m.

Forum Speakers: F.B.I., Virginia Beach Police Intelligence Unit, Youth Opportunities Team, Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office and the Youth of the Community

This special educational, training, and informational Forum is in collaboration with many Religious Groups, Business Associations, Civic Groups, Governmental Offices, Parents, Schools of Education, and law enforcement agencies.

A local pastor, Virginia Beach resident, and business owner, Aaron Wheeler, Jr., will provide a venue for law enforcement agencies, and other organizations to address the public’s questions and concerns related to gangs, violence, and crime in Virginia Beach.  An invitation is extended to anyone interested in identifying strategies and working together for a solution to the issues.

This is not an FBI or Virginia Beach Police Department sponsored event; however, the FBI and several Virginia Beach Police officers will be on the panel to address questions about law enforcement’s role in gang prevention.

Please share this opportunity with neighbors and friends.

Together we can make a difference,

MPO Jimmy Barnes
Public Relations/Marketing/Spokesperson
Virginia Beach Police Department
Chief’s Staff
jfbarnes@vbgov.com
(757) 385-4494 office
(757) 620-0472 cell

Half of what you think you know about recycling may be false.

Monday night, Mary Richmond, from the City of Virginia Beach’s Waste Management recycling division, will give you some surprising facts.  Then SPSA’s Tom Kreidel will help us find the easiest way to keep household hazardous materials out of our environment, especially our precious Chesapeake Bay. 

For more information on the presentation, click hear for the flyer

Plus, there will be free stuff to the first 30 people or so. 

See you at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocean Park Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station

From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:

A key on a lanyard was found on the bike path today in the vicinity of Hatton St. by a jogger.  Please call Regina, 496-6458 to claim. 

Please head over to ShareShoreDriveDay.net to learn more.

We sent it Tuesday September 22nd ‘09 10:28am EST. 

From Cape Henry Shores Neighborhood Watch:

I received this email late last night from a neighbor in the 2100 Block of East Kendall

“Wanted to send this along to you so that you can alert the rest of the neighbors.  This evening at around 11:30’ish pm (approx timeframe) someone broke into our house while we were here.  A window screen was sliced, and the person entered our house through the window.  We believe the dogs might’ve scared the person(s) off, but we did have a lap-top stolen.  The police came out and we filed a police report. We have no other information, but just wanted to raise awareness.”

From OPCL.org:

The vehicle in the attached picture has been associated with recent gang activity in the neighborhood. Be on the lookout for suspicious activity and call the police if you witness anything illegal happening.

Follow link to OPCL.org to see photo of vehicle.

Delegates Forum
Wednesday September 23, 7:00-9:00 PM
Cape Henry Collegiate, Dreyfus Auditorium
1320 Mill Dam Road

In November, we will be selecting new Delegates to represent our watershed and our neighborhoods in the Virginia General Assembly.  On September 23rd, you will have the opportunity to hear all six candidates answer questions regarding the important environmental issues and challenges facing our community and our state.  Do not miss this opportunity to be an informed voter.  All six candidates have committed to this forum: Bob Purkey and Peter Schmidt, Joe Bouchard and Chris Stolle, and Bob Mathieson and Ron Villaneuva. 

Our distinguished panelists asking the tough questions will be Don Luzzatto Editorial Page Editor for the Virginian Pilot, Ann Jennings, Virginia Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Marina Phillips, Environmental Attorney for Kaufman and Canoles.

There will also be time at the Forum for questions from our members.  Send your questions today to Karen at kforget@lynnhaven2007.com.  What would you like to ask our Delegate Candidates?

Pre-registration is not required.

Originally posted in August too.

The following files are archives of approved meeting minutes from the SDCC general membership meetings.
Click a link to open PDF file.

October 26, 2009

September 28, 2009

August 31, 2009

July 27, 2009

June 29, 2009

May 18, 2009

April 27, 2009

March 30, 2009

February 23, 2009

January 26, 2009

From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:

“Dear Neighborhood Watch,
I understand that our children really need a place to play and
ride their bikes.  However I am very worried that we may have a repeat
bike accident as we had on Beech about a year ago.  I need for everyone to know
that there are some very young children about ages 4-7 riding their bikes in an unsafe way
without supervision on Beech St.  On Saturday one of these children about age 4 or 5 years old steered their
bike in front of my moving car. I had to slam on the brakes. Then he stayed
there daring me to move forward. I am really very worried that someone else
may not see them or stop.  So parents would you please watch your very
young children when they are out on the street and give them instruction on bike riding safety?
I am sure we can work together to make this a safer neighborhood for everyone.
Thanks, A concerned resident.”

A large painting was stolen. Police are investigating.

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From their Neighborhood Watch:

For those who missed last night’s Civic Association Meeting, Detective Dewberry of the 2nd Precinct gave a very informative talk about the crimes in our neighborhood over Labor Day weekend.  Several juveniles have been arrested, 2 from our neighborhood, and have admitted to three house break ins, mailbox vandalism and car window breakage.  They teamed up with juveniles from other neighborhoods and went on a spree including stealing beer from a 7-11 and stealing baseball bats from Cox High School.  The parents were very cooperative.  The new house on Maple St. sustained approximately $20,000 – $30,000 damage and the other had various items stolen which will likely be recovered.  If any crimes from Sept 5 have not been reported, please contact Det. Dewberry at 385-2700.  You can also contact Det. Dewberry for questions pertaining to the crimes in our neighborhood.  Our Crime Prevention Officer, MPO Helen Gillespie was also present and talked to us about solicitors.  She showed us a solicitors permit and will send us a copy for insertion in the Skipjack.

From Cape Story Neighborhood Watch:

We have received several reports of incidents that happened last night (Sat) on Maple St. besides the two car rear windows on Sandalwood Rd that was reported earlier today.  At least 2 houses were broken into, one on Maple St. between Shore Dr. and the bike path and the other on Maple St. near Poinciana. Both homes were severely vandalized and in one case property was taken from the house.  There are also 2 other houses that the police suspect may have been broken into but have been unable to contact the owners.  At least 3 cars were gone through and ransacked but no reports of anything stolen.  Additionally, at least 3 mailboxes were vandalized.  One of those was the second occurrence in the past few weeks.  I spoke to a police officer who is investigating these problems and he asked that I remind everyone to please keep everything locked (cars and houses).  The officer indicated they are going to increase patrols in our area and request that if you were a victim of any of these type incidents last night to please call to report it.  In each case of vandalism, property was destroyed and glass items were broken which should have made some loud noises. If you happened to hear or saw anything that might help the police please call them.

Read a letter from the City Manager and correspondence mailed to residents.
Read both letters. [combined as a 3pg PDF]

Learn more at GoHRT.org:

Hampton Roads Transit, in partnership with the City of Virginia Beach, is in the early stages of conducting the Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study (VBTES), an evaluation of transit options for the community. The study will examine transit alternatives for a fixed guide way connection from the eastern end of The Tide [a.k.a. Light Rail] in Norfolk at Newtown Road to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront area along the Norfolk Southern Corporation’s inactive railroad right of way. The VBTES will be completed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended.

– Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 PM / Princess Anne High School, 4400 Virginia Beach Blvd.

– Thursday, September 10, 2009 from 6:00-8:00 PM / Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street

Have you checked out or Community Calendar lately?

Posters and more at available at the link from DriveSmartVirginia:

Just last year 90 people died walking or cycling on our Virginia roadways. In addition, 716 cyclists and 1,696 pedestrians were injured. A single death or injury is one too many. Increasing knowledge of roadway regulations and safe behaviors may help reduce those numbers.

DRIVE SMART VIRGINIA and BikeWalk Virginia, are working together to help improve understanding and create awareness of ways to reduce roadway injuries and fatalities. Funding for the awareness campaign is being provided by the Virginia Highway Safety Office at DMV. September 13-20, 2009 is Virginia’s first Cycling and Pedestrian Awareness Week.

More info at SharingTheRoadInVirginia.org.

When all users of the transportation system know the law and respect their mutual rights and responsibilities, sharing the road is safe and predictable.

This past Tuesday, City Council passed a resolution in their consent agenda recognizing the advantages of on-road bike facilities and requests that staff seek ways to include this category of bike accommodations in our transportation network. This includes looking for opportunities for back fitting existing roads & as well as a look at currently planned capitol improvement projects.
Thank you!

Read resolution at ShareShoreDriveDay.net.
Previously at SDCC.info.