On Wednesday, August 2, 2006, in response to numerous traffic crashes caused by drivers following too closely in the area of First Colonial Rd. and Laskin Rd., the Virginia Beach Police Department?s Second Precinct, has begun notification of enforcement of the ?Following Too Close? traffic ordinance.
More at VBGov.com.

In about the last week, there has been a rash of vehicle break-ins in Cape Story.

…make the few open areas being developed as we talk stick to a MUCH less dense use of the land.

Anecdotal evidence as to how dry it is and the danger of ‘unsupervised’ fireworks.

Someone just now threw a firework in a yard across the street and the grass immediately caught fire and flames rose to about 2-3ft in height and 5ft square and was ‘catching’ rapidly.

We’re thankful we saw it and were able to put it out.

Its dry and hot. Please don’t allow anyone to do something so stupid on your street.

There was an item mentioned in this past week’s SDCC meeting agenda that there’s a meeting at PHP with various regulatory agencies and reps from Indigo Dunes.

It’s confirmed the meeting is closed to the public.
Thanks to Joel Rubin for the confirmation.

The story was forwarded to me by Regina, Cape Story’s Neighborhood Watch coordinator.

…If it hasn’t been suggested already, I would like to suggest that the cross walks that are to be installed along Shore Drive be done in a similar manner…

Thanks to Martha for submitting her ideas.

A $1.6 million dredging project completed this month has realigned the navigation channel, giving boaters a straight shot through the inlet for the first time in about a decade.
Yea!

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.

Wow, exciting you say. Why should you care?

Do you care what gets built next to the largest investment you’ll probably ever make?

The proposed changes [19 color PDF], put together by North End and Chicks Beach Civic Leagues.

Newer, much taller, larger footprint home on left. Older beach cottage with less footprint, more ‘green’ on right.

The native oysters of the river were called “Lynnhaven fancies” and were a delicacy.

Read ‘Artificial reefs erected to draw oysters in Lynnhaven River’ at Pilotonline.com

Read ‘Program seeks to recycle clam and oyster shells for artificial reefs’ at Pilotonline.com.

June 26th General Meeting
Called to order: at 7:35pm.
Attendees: 28.

GENERAL DISCUSSION

Indigo Dunes – Officers met with Sandler/some of project team. They’ve also held meetings with Baylake Pines & Ocean Park.

Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC)- General Meeting, Monday July 31, 2006, 7:30pm to 9:00pm, Ocean Park Fire & Rescue Hall.

This month we will have a brief presentation made by representatives from the Virginia Beach Resort Conference Center regarding their upcoming conditional use permit (CUP) to have outdoor entertainment on their deck.  The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

The next meeting of the Shore Drive Advisory Committee, which was tentatively scheduled as the Committee?s annual workshop to be held on Thursday, August 24, has been cancelled.  The annual workshop meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 7, at Baylake United Methodist Church, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

More details at VBGov.com.
SDAC [Shore Drive Advisory Committee] at VBGov.com.

My bayfront vision is simple: SAND DUNES.

I had asked some questions about the Indigo Dunes project for Pleasure House Point.

Thanks to Christine Pasterczyk of L.M.Sandler & Sons who answered them today.

The community is invited to attend a legislative briefing and discussion Thursday, July 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Want to affect what the City lobby’s the State for? Then this is for you!

You can race, or just stroll along in your kayak. There’s prizes and other stuff going on with the event too. It’s a fundraiser for the Ches Bay Foundation to help the Bay.

Check it out at CBF.org.

Help the Lynnhaven River by seeding your own Oyster Garden!

More info at CBF.org.

Joel Rubin, of Rubin Communications Group, Sandler’s PR firm has sent us a Press Release announcing the August 17th evening presentation at Cox High School.

You may have heard suggestions about a way to fund various capital improvements in the Bayfront area. One idea was to create a TIF.

A TIF explained at VBGov.com.