BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION meeting at Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad September 21, 2023 330pm. Join us!

THE NEEDLESS DESTRUCTION OF ABOUT 6 LIVE OAKS, The City Tree, will be on the Agenda.


Mistakes were made!
This is how many mistakes were made.
This was VIOLATED Thursday night and Friday.
Coincidentally, the VNG Director of Government Affairs made a Presentation Tuesday. Councilman Schulman asked her about the needless destruction, lack of respect by VNG and how to move forward having discussions how VNG, a PUBLIC utility is going to fix this.

Bayfront Advisory Commission meeting link at City’s website.

Bayfront Advisory Commission Agenda next week includes the Virginia Natural Gas property in Ocean Park. Join us!

Complete agenda, once we receive it, will be shared in another post.

BAC meets at OPVRS Thursday, September 21st.

“City Council approves all Shore Drive Safety Task Force recommendations!” #ThrowbackThursday 17 years

Equitable safety improvements for cyclists & pedestrians like contiguous sidewalks & bike lanes are coming to Shore Drive!

DELAYS since June 7th 2006!*

Read the news here where Vice Mayor Jones was quoted:

“I think the council is committed to getting the improvements done[.]”

* Remember when the powers that be tried making Shore Drive 6 LANES in the 90s?!

Remarkably, the then named Shore Drive Advisory Committee(SDAC) heard the presentation from the Shore Drive Safety Task Force at their April 20th 2006 meeting.

Highlights:

Here is the entire report from the Shore Drive Safety Task Force from April 20 2006. [LOL CITY OF VB BROKE THAT LINK. AGAIN. CUZ NEW WEBSITE. 🤡]

SHORE DRIVE SAFETY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL 2006. (PDF open in new tab)

SDAC, now named the Bayfront Advisory Commission(BAC) has their public meeting today at 330pm at the Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad where they will be grappling with the news of yet another PROPOSED delay in upgrading circa 1950s infrastructure in the “Gateway to the OceanFront & Virginia Beach” while the OceanFront continuously receives virtually infinite money for almost every idea proposed there.

Clearly this is heavily used by pedestrians & cyclists.
Why do City priorities continue to ignore the infrastructure needs of this area let alone the aesthetics that it’s embarrassing & looks like shit?

Join us today at BAC at OPVRS!

Schulman added, “To see the project was delay deferred was extremely disappointing to me, because I knew it would be also extremely disappointing to our residents.”

Coverage of Shore Drive by WTKR’s Angela Bohon.

Angela Bohon WTKR

“Decades long controversy”

PUBLIC COMMENT on PROPOSED BUDGET TOMORROW

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“Residents wishing to make comments during the hearings must register with the City Clerk’s Office by calling 757-385-4303 prior to 5 p.m. on the day of the hearing. If participating virtually, please also register via WebEx.”

Start here for PROPOSED Budget.

More PROPOSED delays.

BAYFRONT ADVISORY COMMISSION Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad 3769 E. Stratford Drive (Enter on side opposite Shore Drive)April 20 2023 Thursday at 330pm

Thanks to Hank for Agenda!

Welcome to the Bayfront of Virginia’s largest city.

“I have a saying, let’s get to yes on alotta things.”

First 27 minutes 30 seconds is discussion about why no presentation.

~ 27 minutes 35 seconds starts “Budget Reduction Options”.

~ 2 hours 53 minutes starts Presentation for Proposed CIP for Transportation Section including Phase 4 Deferred/Delay. Lower your expectations accordingly.

All you people who came out against 6 lane Shore Drive have delayed 2 miles of contiguous sidewalks in the 2nd most densely populated area in VB for 30 years.

Shore Drive, the 2nd most densely populated area in the largest city in Virginia, is getting contiguous sidewalks & bike lanes soon!

The Gateway to Virginia Beach, which is located on the Chesapeake Bay, has now become a high priority on par with the Oceanfront.

Woo hoo!

APRIL FOOLS you fool. 😐