Visit LRNow Stewardship and Access Committee website to learn more.
Photo Credit: Whit Peace
And thank YOU Lynnhaven River NOW.
Read the entire Lynnhaven River NOW E-News July 19th 2012 edition.
This is very exciting!
Read press release at VBGov.com.
Photo Credit: Stephen Katz
School teachers and Chesapeake Bay Foundation folks participating in the Virginia Beach Systemic Environmental Literacy Initiative at Pleasure House Point on Monday, July 16, 2012.
Identified as a top priority for open space acquisition for the past decade, the 118-acre tract known as PLEASURE HOUSE POINT has recently been preserved by the City of Virginia Beach with help from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The local community, who’s vision & relentless legal work for the past decade, created the opportunity to preserve PHP forever.
Release Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 · 04:00 pm
Media Contact: Michael T. Moore | mtmoore@VBgov.com | 385-2080
(Virginia Beach, VA) – Beginning Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation Landscape Management crews will be onsite at the Pleasure House Point property in Virginia Beach to improve public safety access.
Work to be completed includes the removal of hazardous objects, minor lot grading, bush hogging and tree pruning along Marlin Bay Drive. Community volunteers with Lynnhaven River NOW will also assist with major trash pickup around the property. Clean up work is expected to continue through the beginning of August.
Identified as a top priority for open space acquisition for the past decade, the 118-acre tract known as Pleasure House Point has recently been preserved by the City of Virginia Beach with help from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) and in collaboration with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Located just west of the Lesner Bridge and south of the Chesapeake Bay, Pleasure House Point is 118 acres of water, tidal marsh, sandy shores and maritime forest. The shallow water estuarine environment of the property provides habitat for the iconic Chesapeake Bay blue crab and the Lynnhaven oyster. This high-profile property was once being considered for a large waterfront development, but with the help of the Trust for Public Land, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the surrounding community, the City has recovered one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land on the Lynnhaven River for generations to come.
For more information about clean up work being done at Pleasure House Point, please contact Michael T. Moore in Parks & Natural Areas at 757-385-2080 or mtmoore@VBgov.com.
Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation’s vision is a balanced, sustainable and value-focused system of parks, recreation and public spaces that creates a sense of community. We are accredited by CAPRA, the certifying agency of the National Recreation and Park Association. For more information, call (757) 385-1100 (TTY: 711 Virginia Relay), visit VBgov.com/parks or sign up our email newsletters at VBgov.com/eNews.
Attend all three!
PHP Stakeholder Meeting (Open to Public) – July 30th from 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Preliminary Stakeholder Meeting Agenda:
PHP PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE – July 30th from 6:00pm to 7:30pm – reveals the plans for PHP and you can spend as much time viewing displays as you’d like. Feel free to ask questions too.
Online you can:
Answer the survey at VBGov.com/PleasureHousePoint
Add your voice at PHP Master Planning Discussion website
Location for both meetings is Baylake Pines United Methodist Church (Social Hall), 4300 Shore Drive.
Enter Social Hall from rear parking lot.
SDCC Meeting at Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad. Enter from rear parking lot.
Pleasure House Point is officially preserved!
Come out and gently celebrate on PHP.
Ribbon cutting Friday October 12.
Lynnhaven River NOW Fall Festival Saturday October 13 afternoon.
Much more to follow!
Check Lynnhaven River NOW website in next few weeks for more details.
Volunteer or questions?
Let us know below.
Reminder.
Visit VBGov.com to read entire news release.
The agenda for the meeting will include the following:
Ø Update on public and private projects in the Bayfront area
Ø Update on committee activities in the Bayfront area
Ø A presentation on sea level rise in the Hampton Roads area
The Closing for Pleasure House Point was yesterday, July 10th 2012.
Without a number of dedicated people in the community – who worked tirelessly for years – it would have been impossible for this legacy purchase to have happened.
Thanks to their hard work, the vast majority of which happened behind the scenes with little fanfare, this dream came true. Over $150,000 of consulting was generously donated since 2002 which achieved the result of developers receiving exactly -0- permits to build on Pleasure House Point.
Those people look forward to working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the City of Virginia Beach and other concerned citizens and groups to ensure PHP becomes a leader in inspiring kids of all ages to achieve great things.
Photo Credit: KEVIN J O’HARA
From Cape Story neighborhood watch:
The following was received from the VB Police: Frank Reynolds, a resident on Ocean Shore Ave. has been Missing since 9:30 pm last night.
6′-1″ 170 lbs 64 years old.The police helicopter and officers are currently searching the area. If anyone has seen Frank, please call the VB Police at 385-5000. Your cooperation is appreciated. A picture is attached.
Thought you’d want to know.
Lake Bradford Lane is in Chicks Beach.
Update: At WVEC.com, at WTKR.com, at WAVY.com.
Hello all,
Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center and American Red Cross are hosting a blood drive on Wednesday June 27, 2012.
Please join our lifesaving mission and schedule an appointment today!
Drive Details:
Sponsor: Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center
Site: Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center
Drive Date: 6/27/2012
Drive Time: 01:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Co-ordinator Name: Stacy Day
Co-ordinator Phone Number: 7574819000
Click here to make an appointment
We hope to see you at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel in the Cape Henry Ballroom. Please help us make this a sucessful blood drive by donating on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012!
The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime.
Thank you for supporting the American Red Cross blood program!
American Red Cross Blood Services – 2025 E St. NW, Washington, DC, 20006
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For a printable versoin of the agenda, click here SDCC Agenda June 2012
Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC)
General Meeting
Monday 25 June 2012
SDCC General Meeting – Monday, June 25, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station (Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order
Special Conversation: Topics of interest discussion in preparation for Del Stolle’s July attendance
For Important information concerning this city, budget issues, Pleasure House Point, dredge spoils project and Long Creek channel maintenance dredging, and much more
Officers’ Reports
President’s Report – David Williams
Vice President’s report-Vacant
Secretary’s Report – Todd Solomon –May Minutes
Treasurer’s Report- Carol Collins
Update on issues: Discussions
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- July 30, 2012
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Speaker- TBD
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Phil is THE man!
If you don’t know him – head over to the beloved Lynnhaven Boat Ramp & Beach Facility and look him up. He’s the best.
#WeLoveShoreDrive 