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“Public Utilities has contracted with Hydrostructures and RJN Group to conduct testing and surveying of the City’s sanitary sewer system. You may notice Hydrostructures or RJN Group crews in your neighborhood.”
View notice & more details at VBGov.com:
By watching to see where smoke escapes, crews can identify problem areas in the pipes for further sanitary sewer investigation techniques. Smoke may be seen coming from manhole covers, storm inlets, or holes in the ground. On occasion, smoke may be seen coming from building foundations or roof vent stacks. However, the smoke should not enter your home or business unless you have defective plumbing or dried-up drain traps. If you have any seldom used drains, pouring water into the drain to fill the trap will help prevent sewer gases or odors and smoke from entering your home or business.
Your neighborhood should receive flyers on your doors alerting you to the day it’ll be done.
Agenda for SDCC Meeting Monday September 29th, includes an At-Large Candidates Night
MONDAY 29 SEP 2014
Shore Drive Community Coalition
CITY COUNCIL At-Large Candidates Night
7:30-8:30 pm
Where: Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station (Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order:
Meeting topic: TOWNHALL Discussions with At-Large Candidates for City Council
Officers’ Reports:President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –AUG Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday OCT 27, 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Please check http://www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Work Zone Cam screen shot from this morning
All Shore Drive lanes reopened after deadly accident at First Landing this morning
Both lanes of Shore Drive are now open. Thank you for your patience this morning.
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
Westbound lane on Shore Drive at First Landing now open
The westbound lane of the 2500 block of Shore Drive is now open. Eastbound Shore Drive remains closed for the investigation
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
Pedestrian struck, killed on Shore Drive near First Landing State Park. Officials have closed the eastbound and westbound lanes of Shore Drive while they investigate.
For the safety of the investigators on scene, both eastbound and westbound 2500 block of Shore Drive is shut down
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
You can be a part of history in the making by helping the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to Raise the Roof. But time is running out – CBF has space for only 50 more names to be included in their Raise the Roof effort.
Here’s how you can help:
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Help building a legacy for future generations! The most inspirational and sustainable building in Virginia history will soon be reality. After years of planning and more than 12 months of construction, CBF’s Brock Environmental Center at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach will open to the public this November! You can be a part of history in the making by helping the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to Raise the Roof.
But time is running out – CBF has space for only 50 more names to be included in their Raise the Roof effort. Each $100 donation will help purchase a permanent zinc tile as part of the center’s iconic curved roof. In appreciation, your name or the name of those you wish to honor will be memorialized forever on a plaque in the Center. To make a gift, visit cbf.org/brockRTR or call the Hampton Roads office at 757/622-1964.
The cutoff is 50 names or September 30th, whatever comes first!
As a model for sustainability and resiliency from the ground up, CBF’s Brock Environmental Center has been designed to create virtually no waste, be powered by the wind and the sun, and supply all of its own water. It will demonstrate how all of us can live, work and play beside ecologically sensitive locations without causing harm. And it will inspire all to become better stewards of our natural world. Together we will save the Bay and ensure a brighter future with healthy waterways for all.
To learn more about the history of this project, please visit: http://vimeo.com/75453049
For a video preview of the Brock Environmental Center under construction, please visit http://bit.ly/1maIKXs
Zinc roof tiles being installed at CBF’s Brock Environmental Center, thanks to Raise the Roof supporters!
Southern view of CBF’s Brock Environmental Center at Pleasure House Point, currently under construction.
“The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health has lifted all swimming and wading advisories that were issued Sept. 10 for parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach.”
“Virginia Beach Department of Public Health has issued a swimming and wading advisory for the Chesapeake Bay from Ocean View Avenue (end of the 5000 block) to Fort Story”
If your organization (or you personally) have an oyster roast coming up, give us a call! We will pick up the oyster shell following your roast, and they will be cured and later used on a sanctuary oyster reef!
Seriously – SAVE OYSTER SHELLS!
Every one counts.
Click image to learn more!
Someday they could grow up to be as gorgeous & delicious as this Pleasure House Oyster.
Learn more & check out which restaurants Save Our Shells at LRNow’s blog post.
“They’ve come from Ocean Park, Baylake Pines and Chic’s Beach, the kinds of places where everyone knows everyone. They’ve paid for a show – about $35,000 in donations – and it’s Doczi’s job to deliver.”
People gather along the beach near the Aeries on the Bay area of Virginia Beach to watch holiday fireworks at dusk on Saturday, July 12, 2014. The fireworks are privately- funded by the three area civic leagues along that part of the bay, including Chic’s Beach. (Martin Smith-Rodden | The Virginian-Pilot)
Check out entire article at Pilotonline.com.
LIFE ALONG THE BAY
This is the last of seven weekly narratives highlighting the beauty, vibrancy and struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
Household hazardous waste collection at LRNOW’s Fall Festival
Learn more about Lynnhaven River NOW.
Cleaning out your garage? Don’t throw out that old paint! Properly dispose of it! The city will be collecting household hazardous waste items during our October 11th Fall Festival at Rosemont Elementary School in Green Run. Review the list below and bring your hazardous waste items with you to the festival!
Acceptable Household Hazardous Waste items include:
Up to five gallons of liquids or up to 75 pounds of dry materials
Aerosol spray cans
Automotive fluids
Batteries: Alkaline (AA, AAA, C, D), Boat, Car, Camera, Cell phone, Hearing aid, Lead acid, Lithium, Rechargeable, Trucks
Herbicides
Household cleaners
Gasoline (up to 5 gallons)
Fertilizer
Pool Chemicals
Light bulbs – small quantities of CFLs or fluorescent tubes
Oil and water based paint
Pesticides
Propane tanks (small – up to 20 lb. capacity)
Materials will not be bulked on site, so containers will not be returned. Specifically applies to materials such as used motor oil and old gasoline.
For your ease of transport and handling, recommend using a box for multiple containers of materials.
We are not taking tires at this event. We can receive residential vehicle tires in small quantities at the Resource Recovery Facility at the Landfill at 1989 Jake Sears Road. For more information, visit http://www.VBgov.com/landfill.
Household Hazardous Waste Helpful Tips:·Items should be in original containers, preferably with label visible.
The Virginia Oyster is Back – Inside Business Article featuring local Chris Ludford
“There’s a revolution happening,” said Chris Ludford, owner of Ludford Brothers Oyster Co., a boutique oyster grower in Virginia Beach. “In the last four to five years we’ve regained a foothold in a younger population of oyster eaters.”
Click here to read the entire article http://insidebiz.com/news/virginia-oyster-back
Alfonso Joseph Strazzullo, 88, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014
Al was an inspiring friend who you could always count on. Those who had the good fortune to know him knew he acted much younger than his age and was always interested in learning something knew and if he could help fix something, anything, he was your man. His sense of humor was infectious.
Al’s energy, enthusiasm and love for the Shore Drive community was unlimited.
He played critical roles in preserving Pleasure House Point, helping Shore Drive become safer for pedestrians, cyclists – everyone, by getting our speed limit to the appropriate level and helping us get the infrastructure projects in place that you see happening right now and for years to come, ensuring the City Marina stayed a Public Marina and much more.
Reviewing Our Work page – he was always involved whether it was creating and sharing his edgy cartoons to inspire others, to contacting anyone in power that could help improve the Shore Drive community, writing to whomever could make a difference, to presenting powerful presentations at public hearings – Al was there.
Thank you for making our world a better place.
Our condolences to Al’s family and friends.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, 1264 Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach.
“It’s the best-kept secret in Virginia Beach,” his wife chimes in.
Some guy from a show called the Deadliest Catch was in Froggies – Ocean Park – over Labor Day weekend
Read article entitled At day’s end, nightlife begins along Chesapeake Bay at Pilotonline.com.
“Mrs. Brown – elegant, thin and warm with wispy white curls – takes line-dancing lessons twice a week. She sails and regularly swims in the bay, and is active with the Shore Drive Community Coalition and Lynnhaven River Now, an environmental nonprofit.”
The series continues at Pilotlonline.com:
And what better backdrop for their final act than the Chesapeake Bay, Mrs. Brown asks.
They have front-row seats for the drama of hurricanes, the action of windsurfing and the comedy of playful dolphins.
“We love the bay,” Mrs. Brown says. “There’s always something going on.”
Westminster Canterbury residents Penny and Ty Brown relax after playing in a croquet tournament Saturday morning, August 23, 2014. (Martin Smith-Rodden | The Virginian-Pilot)
SDCC General Meeting – Monday Aug. 25th at 7:30pm
Click here for a printable version of the agenda
MONDAY 25 AUG 2014
Shore Drive Community Coalition General Meeting
MONDAY 25 AUG 2014
7:30-8:30 pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
(Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order
Meeting topic
- Discussion of Current City Issues
- POST-HURRICANE RECOVERY for NEIGHBORHOODS
Officers’ Reports: President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –JULY Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday SEP 29, 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Bayfront Advisory Committee (BAC) Meeting (Thursday Aug. 21st) and Newsletter
Bayfront Advisory Committee to Meet August 21, 2014
The Bayfront Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, August 21, 2014,
at the Resort and Conference Center, 2800 Shore Drive, from 3:30pm-5:30pm
Click here for the meeting agenda and to read the latest BAC Newsletter
Bay provides means of livelihood for fishermen
This is the third of seven weekly narratives by Virginian-Pilot reporter Kathy Adams highlighting the beauty, the vibrancy and the struggles of the city’s Chesapeake Bay and Shore Drive communities.
Click here to read the article – http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/bay-provides-means-livelihood-fishermen
Friends of Live Oaks (FOLO) Monday, Aug. 25th at 3:30 pm at Bayside Recreation Center
Minutes from last FOLO meeting:
Minutes – Friends of Live Oaks Meeting – Monday, July 21st, 2014 3:30
Penny has purchased the friendsofliveoaks.org domain name and has a contract for hosting our website. She will order business cards.
Penny has learned that the Beautification Committee of the North End Civic League plans to plant 4 live oaks along with other perennials in the median of Atlantic Ave. from 42nd to 89th Streets for a total of 118 trees.
Karen announced that 2 live oaks are being removed from a home on Lynnhaven Drive, and the owner would like us to find new homes for them. The owners will help transplant them.
We have registered to participate in the Lynnhaven River NOW Fall Festival on Oct. 11th at Rosemont Elementary School in Green Run.
Clay will talk with personnel from Little Creek to consider planting live oaks along Shore Drive.
Clay also discussed a grove of live oaks on Princess Anne Road adjacent to the Sportsplex. He suggested the possibility of partnering with Parks and Rec to preserve the grove, perhaps as a memorial garden. Also, Parks and Rec is developing a program to enhance Bayfront dunes and the area immediately behind them, promoting a maritime forest environment. This may be an opportunity to plant live oaks.2014 Live Oak Distribution –
This year’s distribution will be on Sat. Oct. 18th from 10am – 1 pm at Laskin Road Annex (the former Linkhorn Elementary School). Stephen suggested we give away 250 trees. People who request trees online will have preference; the remaining trees will be available on a first come/first service basis.The tree request form will include “4th Annual Live Oak Distribution”. It will also say something like: “We are reserving a tree for you and submission of this form confirms that you will pick up your tree on Oct. 18th.” It will only be available online this year, but there will be instructions for those who want to print the form and return it by snail mail.
Clay will work with the city to generate a press release, which will go to many outlets, including the Council of Civic Organizations.
The next meeting will be on Monday, Aug. 25th at 3:30 pm at Bayside Recreation Center.
Rescued Live Oak wood being milled for CBF’s Brock Center.
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