…300 apartments, 121 detached homes, 528 condominiums and 147 town houses. The homes would feature balconies, dormers and gables in pastels and earth tones. They would range in size from about 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. The developer does not yet have prices for the homes.

Read more about Sandler’s plans for PHP in Pilotonline.com.
Comment section & Poll available at Pilotonline.com link.

I could be wrong, but I think we’ll be discussing this project in more detail.

Looks like Council will be hearing the 77 Unit Condo Project at the June 13 session.

Thanks to Art, Christine, RJ, & Joel for an incredibly comprehensive presentation about L.M. Sandler & Sons, Inc. plans for PHP.

The man who did not stop after his car struck and killed two pedestrians on Shore Drive last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony hit-and-run and driving on a suspended license.
More at Pilotonline.com.
More at VBGov.com.

At a small number of private meetings, Sandler’s are presenting their plans for Pleasure House Point.

Currently, plans are expected to be presented to the public within a matter of weeks.

Road Closure request scheduled for June 14th Planning Commission meeting.  Road next to Bayvista development.
That’s the building going up in between Don Julio’s and the Chesapeake House.

Thanks to all who attended, about 50 Bayfront residents took the time to head down to City Hall to show their support for at minimum, completely funding the SDSTF recommendations.

Also, a special thanks to the 10 of us who spoke, particularly Nancy Day, who continues to show an incredible amount of strength, serious concern and love for her neighbors.

In case you missed it in your mail, view the newsletter [PDF] online.

The Department of Environmental Quality says boaters in Broad Bay, Lynnhaven Bay, and Linkhorn Bay will no longer be allowed to dump treated human waste.
More at WTKR.com.

The Police confirmed another pedestrian was hit on Shore Drive this afternoon. Witnesses said it happened near or in front of Wawa.

Here’s Beachwalker2b’s comments about Kendall Street beach walkway ‘construction’.

This is a typical screw up by our industrial city planners. They are convinced that their college degree entitles them to spread their ignorance on the general population but expect to be paid for it. Anyone who allows a ravine to be established through a sand dune to provide a walkway and ignore the very strong possibility…

A comprehensive study will permit the state ?to fairly weigh the benefits of offshore energy against the concerns expressed by the public, the U.S. Navy, and NASA,? Kaine said in announcing the signing.
Read the article at Pilotonline.com.

APRIL 24th – Shortened, quicker meeting as it followed the City Council Candidate Forum.
ATTENDEES – 19, Called to Order 9:20pm, Adjourned 9:54pm.

General Discussion

Starbucks clean up. Thanks!
Redevelopment – the one SDCC helped co-sponsor had to cancel due to lack of participation.
Todd talked up Public Forums – really worthwhile.

Shore Drive Community Coalition (SDCC)- General Meeting, Monday   May 22, 2006, 7: 30pm to 9:00pm,  Ocean Park Fire & Rescue Hall.

This month we will use the program time to discuss two key issues that will go before City Council soon.  The Shore Drive Safety Task Force Report(SDSTF) and the Rezoning/Development of the property next to WaWa.  Here are a few questions to think about and discuss.

Lawmakers from Florida and California led the fight to continue the drilling moratorium.

More links to news about vote, at Google News.

CBF helped secure a major legal victory when the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Northampton County, Va., can prohibit houses being built within 100 feet of a Chesapeake Bay creek.
Read more at Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s website.

Today, the dune looks not much like a dune at all. Where there was a thin ravine created by foot traffic, there is now an 8-foot-wide swath cut through the middle, with steep walls on either side. And bulldozer tracks everywhere.

Read entire article at Pilotonline.com.
Link to Pilot Warrior’s blog entries including photos about Kendall Street sand dune destruction.
Link to SDCC.info post of photos of Kendall Street ‘work’.

From Regina…

Last night (Tues. May 16) at approximately 10:15 p.m., a resident returned home in the 2400 or 2500 block of Shore Dr. to find a man in his kitchen.  I don’t have many details but the resident apparently was beaten.

Click on the image to view ‘full size’.

Here’s a few photos sent in by Bobbi showing the construction of the beach walkway at Kendall Street. 

June Barret-McDaniels, P.E. who recently presented the SDSTF Draft Report to SDAC, has forwarded us the SDAC recommendations for the Shore Drive Safety Task Force.